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  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Ministry of Economy recognised du as a pioneer in training and qualifying Emirati nationals in the profession, either for employees or the community with an award for The Emiratis in the Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management professions. du representatives, Amer Kazim, Chief Financial Officer, and Mohamad AlSaabri, Senior Director for National Development, received the ...

  Manama / Emirates Business Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels’ organisation, in strategic partnership with the Economic Development Board (EDB) is preparing to host the third Middle East North Africa (MENA) Angel Investors Summit at the Ritz Carlton Hotel , Bahrain on November 22-23. More than 40 start-ups are expected to attend the event. The Summit aims to provide a ...

  PARIS / Reuters PSA Peugeot Citroen said it plans to sell more than 150,000 Peugeot vehicles in Iran in the second half of this year as the French carmaker seeks to reclaim the leading position it once enjoyed in the country. Peugeot, the biggest-selling European automaker in pre-sanctions Iran, suspended sales in 2012 when an international boycott due to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Human Resources Law which regulates all matters concerning human resources from the appointment of the employee until the end of his service. The law will be enforced on civil servants in government entities of the ...

  DUBAI / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME to strengthen emirate’s position in the entrepreneurship and waqf (religious endowment) sectors in a way that reflects positively on the economy and society at large. The MoU was signed by Tayeb Al-Rais, Secretary-General of AMAF and Abdul Baset Al Janahi, ...

  OTTAWA / WAM HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, and Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of International Trade, on Wednesday chaired the preparatory meeting of the first joint economic committee of the UAE and Canada in Ottawa, Canada. The meeting was attended by senior government officials from both countries, including Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Shehhi, Under-Secretary ...

  DUBAI / WAM A UAE company is set to design and build the first building in the UAE to be fully printed onsite, as well as to build the first 3D-printed laboratory building in the world. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded Convrgnt Value Engineering (LLC) the tender — announced last May — for the ground-breaking work. ...

  Sharjah / WAM Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) leads not only to wealth in economic terms, but also builds a nation’s culture, art and literature, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has said. Sheikh Sultan made the remark during his opening address at the second edition of the Sharjah Foreign Direct ...

  Dubai / WAM The Convention Centre of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai will be the focal point for the region’s premier franchise exhibition on October, 25-26. The event brings together local and international brands with products and services from over 90 companies alongside workshops and networking opportunities with special stands designed for ‘Meet the Buyer’ meetings. The Middle East ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) announced on Wednesday the signing of a container terminal concession agreement with Cosco Shipping Ports Limited – Abu Dhabi (CSPL SPV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cosco Shipping Ports Limited. Cosco Shipping Ports Limited is one of the leading container terminal operators in the world and a subsidiary of China Cosco Shipping Corporation ...