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Dubai / Emirates Business High-profile decision makers and influential leaders are set to converge in Dubai next week, from November 13-14 to explore the future of strategic sectors as the UAE hosts the inaugural Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, (AMGFC) the world’s largest future think tank. The UAE’ participants include influential leaders from the public and private sectors, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Tram served about nine million commuters from the start of operations back in 2014, up to the end of October this year. The Dubai Tram will celebrate its second anniversary today amid high performance indicators, compliance to schedules, on-time arrival, high safety standards and the highest customers’ satisfaction & happiness ratings in keeping up with the ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Ajman tourism delegation concluded its successful participation in this year’s World Travel Market (WTM), with majority of the participants expecting an improved tourist arrivals from the UK market this tourist season and in 2017. Participants received encouraging feedback from visitors and decision makers from the travel and tourism industry who attended the three-day exhibition ...

  DUBAI / WAM Celebrating the month from Flag Day through Martyrs’ Day to National Day, Mashreq captures the pride of the nation with its #youAE campaign. Last year Mashreq introduced #youAE with the question – “What makes a country great”? Hundreds of thousands of UAE residents replied, sharing what inspired them about living here. This year Mashreq is asking a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Thursday praised the strategic direction of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) that will ensure a resilient oil and gas sector, for decades to come, as part of a diversified energy mix, thanks to the support of President His ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business ADNOC, Abu Dhabi’s integrated oil and gas company, in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi Chamber, on Thursday hosted the ADNOC Private Sector Forum, as part of its efforts to strengthen its partnerships with suppliers and local businesses. HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO said: “Abu Dhabi’s private ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Thursday it will expand its use of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) technologies as part of its plans to maximise the value of its resources. ADNOC intends to expedite the development of its hydrocarbon resources, and enhance recovery from the large number of ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the closing of its Customer Centre in Al Hamriya from November, 30. This comes as the result of a study which DEWA undertook to streamline smart transformation under the Smart Dubai initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business According to a recent study by Frost and Sullivan, the total waste generated in the GCC is expected to increase from 94 million MT in 2015 to as high as 120 million MT per annum by 2020. Growing population and industrialisation are viewed as the reason for the increased waste generation. The rise in municipal ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Global Business Forum on Latin America kicked off on November 9 with day one bringing together a number of high-profile speakers and panellists who explored prospects for investment and cooperation between the GCC and the countries of Latin America. In a panel discussion titled “Sector Insight – Energy: The Challenge of Renewables”, Hector Olea, ...