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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) revealed that 87 percent of the work at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City has been completed, prior to its being handed over to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) in the fourth quarter of 2017. The construction is part of Musanada’s efforts to realise the vision of President His Highness Sheikh ...

  Dubai /WAM A delegation of experts in government innovation from the United Arab Emirates has met with the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, at Buckingham Palace at a reception that aimed to present and share the best practices developed and incubated by the UAE’s government innovation team and implemented across government entities in the country. “Our aim is to ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, is now ISO 10002:2014 certified, which ensures best global practice in handling complaints related to any services offered by Abu Dhabi Ports. Basem Obaid, Area General Manager, was the representative from the Lloyds ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) and Abu Dhabi University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunities of cooperation in scientific research, field studies, academic applications of housing related activities and the development of scientific methodology used for pre-planning and forecasting Abu Dhabi’s housing needs, in addition to chances for student internship ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A delegation from the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), recently toured two cities in Portugal including the capital Lisbon, meeting and interacting with businessmen, investor groups and senior government officials. The visit was part of Dubai FDI’s strategic objective of introducing Dubai as an enabling ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares, part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced the creation of a new research programme, known as Evidence for Education in Emergencies (E3), at a special event in New York during the week of the opening of the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The launch event was hosted jointly by the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Media is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Majid TV and the important contributions it has made to reviving the cultural and historical heritage of Majid Magazine. Majid, which also has a strong online presence, including a website and a number of social media channels, seeks to engage children in ...

  Bloomberg Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as the leader of Britain’s Labour Party with an increased share of the vote and then urged the movement to heal its bitter divisions and unite against Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May. Corbyn took 62 percent of the votes of more than 500,000 party members and supporters, according to the result announced on Saturday ...

  Bloomberg Petroleo Brasileiro SA plans to sell its stake in petrochemicals producer Braskem SA before the end of 2018 to help fund its business plan and reduce debt, Chief Financial Officer Ivan Monteiro said. Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based state-run producer is known, has included the Braskem stake in a plan to raise $19.5 billion through divestitures in ...

  Bloomberg First Solar Inc. and SunPower Corp., the two biggest U.S. solar manufacturers, rose after their jointly controlled yieldco raised about $102.6 million to acquire completed power plants from its parents. First Solar rose 4.6 percent to $37.06 at the close in New York, the most since June 28. SunPower rose 3.3 percent to $8.52. 8Point3 Energy Partners LP, ...