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  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Customs Training Centre organised, jointly with the Ministry of Economy (MoE) a training workshop on the provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), to give the employees of Dubai Customs (DC) an insight into the TFA. The workshop facilitator Sultan Ahmed Darwish, Director of Trade Negotiations and WTO, Ministry of Economy, said that “The United ...

  DUBAI / WAM As part of its role in enhancing the competence of UAE nationals, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has launched a summer training programme for Emirati university students to boost their learning process and expose them to latest technologies, innovations and environmental solutions. “The summer programme demonstrates our commitment to our country by training the UAE nationals ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) and Yahsat on Wednesday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new ways to offer a broadband connectivity solution serving several mobility markets in the Middle East within the next three to five years. In addition, while final terms are still being negotiated, the MOU allows both ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Promoting Dubai’s competitive business environment in the Russian market, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s international office in Azerbaijan recently participated in Innoprom 2016, which is the main International Industrial trade fair held in Ekaterinburg and is attended by over 48,000 visitors and 600 participating companies from more than 95 countries of the world. ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai has earned a global reputation for launching unique and spectacular real estate projects, and a Dutch developer hopes the emirate will now provide a successful springboard for stunning floating homes designed to take their owners back to nature. The company, New Living on Water (NLW), will give a Middle East debut to its striking ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the region, announced the launch of Emirates NBD Pay, a near-field communication (NFC) based mobile contactless payment service that enables customers to make in-store purchases instantly via their mobile banking app. The bank, a front-runner in digital and mobile banking solutions in the UAE, is the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Huge numbers of UAE citizens are risking missing out on valuable cover by neglecting to arrange their travel policies until the last hour, alarming insurance providers of the potential that holiday goers may not understand the value and necessity for these products to ensure a safe and happy vacation. In the midst of the Dubai ...

    Emirates Business A Dubai Cares delegation led by Chief Executive Officer, Tariq Al Gurg visited Ethiopia for the closing of Dubai Cares’ Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) program. The program, launched in September 2015, is a component of the philanthropic organization’s wider Enhanced School Health Initiative (ESHI) pilot program that is being implemented by the World Food Program ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE offered AED4.34 billion (US$1.2 billion) in foreign aid to Yemen from April 2015 to July 2016 as part of its humanitarian and development aid to support the Yemeni people and its ongoing efforts to lay down the foundations for development, security, stability and peace in the Arab Republic of Yemen. The massive foreign aid ...

  Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) honoured sectors, agencies, firms and individuals selected as winners of the 7th RTA Safety Award 2015. The award, which is presented annually and recognises the best safety practices of all RTA processes, aims to honour the best consultant, ...