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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat is offering free access to its super-fast ‘UAE WiFi by Etisalat’ network. All UAE residents can benefit from the promotion across major locations in the country including malls, cafes, beaches and parks from November 30 to December 3. This is part of Etisalat’s 45th UAE National Day celebrations. Customers can experience high speeds ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Parks and Resorts on Sunday announced that its #DPR NationalPride tickets sold out in less than two hours giving 27,000 guests the chance to experience LEGOLAND Dubai and Bollywood Parks Dubai at the National Day anniversary equivalent price of 45 AED. Last week, Dubai Parks and Resorts confirmed it will celebrate UAE National Day ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In a new survey by Bayt.com titled ‘Top Cities in the Middle East and North Africa’, both Abu Dhabi and Dubai ranked the highest for cities to live in. The ranking was based on several factors including economic, environmental, standard of living, socio-cultural, and entrepreneurship factors. The survey determined that the top 10 cities ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Average rents in Sharjah are still 38% cheaper than in 2008, as additional supply keeps rates from increasing rapidly, according to the UAE Property Review Q3 2016 report from leading real estate consultancy Asteco. The report revealed the Northern Emirates property market is stable. Sharjah apartment rents saw minimal changes in Q3, down by only ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), on Sunday organised patriotic festivities in observance of the 45th National Day of the UAE. ADFD exemplified UAE pride, glory and triumph with a series of traditional activities and Memorabilia Museum. On this occasion, His Excellency Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business World leaders and official government delegations attending the recently concluded 22nd session of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech renewed their commitment to translating the outcomes of the Paris Climate Agreement into concrete steps and successful projects towards reducing the impact of global warming ...

  Tunis / AFP Tunisia will host 2,000 business and finance executives from 40 countries this week in hopes of drumming up investment to boost its struggling economy. Six years since the revolution that swept away dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the country’s fragile democratic progress has been threatened by economic stagnation that has stirred social unrest. As it ...

  AFP Chinese household debt has risen at an “alarming” pace as property values have soared, analysts say, raising the risk that a real estate downturn could send shockwaves through the world’s second largest economy. Loose credit and changing habits have rapidly transformed the country’s famously loan-averse consumers into enthusiastic borrowers. Skyrocketing real estate prices in major Chinese cities in ...

  AFP An International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said on Sunday that detailed options for moving some Tokyo 2020 venues will be presented this week at a key four-party meeting. Tokyo is eyeing ways to save money after warnings that skyrocketing costs could hit an eye-watering $30 billion — four times the initial estimate and almost triple that of the ...

  AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock decision to scrap most of India’s curr- ency was hailed by some as a masterstroke against endemic corruption, but signs are emerging that it may hit the economy hard. The sweeping overnight abolition of all high-value notes was supposed to bring billions in so-called “black”, or undeclared, money back into the formal system. ...