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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has recently noted the significant growth in construction material exports to the Arab World. The strong numbers indicate that the UAE is a leading country for Brazilian exports in 2016 with US$15.69 million recorded for the year alone so far. This reflects the strong trade relations between Brazil and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways Engineering has opened its hangar doors to some of the UAE’s brightest minds as part of its drive to attract university students from different disciplines to consider a career in aerospace engineering. Around 50 students from Khalifa University and Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the UAE have visited the Etihad Airways ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Investing in private education organisations as well as cooperating with them on new regulations will facilitate the growth of quality education in the MENA region. That is the message that has been delivered by senior representatives at the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and international education experts to regional education professionals on the opening day ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Smart Deal Events will organize Raag Tarang, on November 24 at Al Nasr Leisure land, Dubai. Rag Tarang is a fusion of ‘Bollywood Music and Dance Show’, uniquely positioned in Dubai’s Events calendar just before the National Day Celebrations week. Current Bollywood heartthrobs, Mohammed Irfan, male play back singer of Salman Khan Starrer Kick and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Wholesale City, the global integrated wholesale trading hub, and a member of TECOM Group, announced the beginning of excavation works during a ceremony that was attended by Abdulla Belhoul, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Wholesale City, as well as representatives from TECOM Group; senior officials, employees of Dubai Wholesale City and representatives from the ...

  Riyadh / Emirates Business The Middle East is one of the largest importers of French dairy products according to the latest research from the country’s official cheese board, the Centre National Interprofessionnel de l’Economie Laitière (CNIEL). The research puts the Middle East ahead of China (US$354m), North America (US$270m), Switzerland (US$137m) and Australia (US$30m). Edwina Salvatori, Account Director, SOPEXA ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati women make up for 20 percent of the workforce in the UAE’s nuclear energy industry, the highest rate globally in the nuclear energy sector, a senior official at the Nawah Energy Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), said on Monday. “This strong presence of women in the nuclear sector reflects ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Valued-added tax (VAT) to be introduced in the UAE in early 2018, will reflect positively on the economy and the government’s financial stability, as the money levied will be used to launch new developmental projects, a senior official said on Monday. “The proposed five percent VAT will be applied to consumption and not on savings ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stressed the importance of long-term investment in innovation and supporting UAE innovators and enabling them to turn their ideas into innovative projects that benefit people. “Supporting UAE innovators is a key pillar of the future work and efforts ...

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS) on Monday received a delegation from ABET, the US-based Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, who are on a visit to the emirate. The parties discussed academic progress being made by the UoS. ...