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  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has marked World Environment Day by holding an array of environmental events. The RTA’s Energy and Green Economy Team held several awareness workshops to highlight the concept of green economy and energy saving. During the events, several departments and teams were congratulated for their excellent performance in implementing RTA environmental policies ...

  Bloomberg Britain’s referendum on European Union membership remained too close to call two days before the vote, with separate polls showing leads for both sides and billionaire investor George Soros warning of a slump in the pound should voters back Brexit. A YouGov poll of 1,652 voters for the Times newspaper published late on Monday showed “Leave” at 44 ...

  CAPEL-LE-FERNE, England / AP Rob Warnock is a proud British farmer and the son of a proud British farmer, and he hopes his son will follow in his footsteps one day. He’s also a European Union farmer, but that is not a legacy Warnock wants to pass on to his 6-year-old son. Warnock plans to vote this week for Britain ...

  Newlyn, United Kingdom / AFP The EU has lavished more money on people in Cornwall than any other part of England, but that has not bought it popularity — and many in this remote southwestern peninsula will back Brexit in Thursday’s vote. In the harbour at Cornwall’s biggest port, Newlyn, fishing boats fly “Vote Leave” flags from their rigging, while ...

  London / Bloomberg The leaders of some of France’s top companies urged their British neighbors to stick with the EU to safeguard jobs and investment, less than 48 hours before polls open for the Brexit referendum. In a joint letter published in English on Tuesday, 34 corporations including 16 listed on France’s benchmark stock index, called on the U.K. ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Despite speculations about a slower economy affecting various sectors, the tourism and hospitality industry in the UAE is expected to experience an escalating capacity and exponential growth in the coming months, experts affirm. UAE, which is home to over 200 nationalities, is among the top five countries in the world in regard to the ...

  Emirates Business Riding on the wave of positive industry news from the tanker shipping market, Seatrade has announced the return of its popular Seatrade Tanker conference, Seatrade Tanker Middle East. The newly rebranded conference will take place as part of Seatrade Maritime Middle East and Dubai Maritime Week. Reaffirming the decision, Chris Hayman, Chairman of Seatrade, said: “In light ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Government of Sharjah, Department of eGovernment (DeG), the emirate’s principal body responsible for transforming Sharjah into one of the digitally advanced cities in the region, has announced the commencement of a comprehensive plan to comply with the National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) standards. The move, which involves ensuring compliance with NESA standards across all ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE accession to the World Trade Organization marked its 20th year at a prestigious event held in Geneva recently. As one of the key speakers at the event, Eng. Mahmood Al Bastaki, CEO of Dubai Trade, spoke on the importance of enabling seamless trade and the benefits it brings the UAE Economy. Al ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Tejar Dubai entrepreneurship development programme, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiative, launched its 20th commercial project, Familia Emirati clothes store on Dubai-Oman Highway in Hatta recently. The new commercial project which is the 4th launched by Tejar Dubai this year has come as part of the entrepreneurship development programme’s efforts to support ...