Emirates Business Etihad Airways Partners (EAP), a unique partnership of eight airlines, has announced further steps aimed at aligning the benefits for tiered members of the separate frequent flyer programmes operated by each airline. The latest enhancements incorporate customer feedback on benefits they value and are part of an ongoing strategy to enhance the customer proposition and create the ...
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Wellness programmes boost employees’ health
Dubai / Emirates Business Almost two thirds (65%) of business managers in the UAE said their company’s corporate wellness progamme had improved the health of their employees, according to a survey carried out by Middle East business intelligence provider MEED. Almost half of respondents (48%) said that corporate wellness programmes had improved employee engagement, 35% said the schemes had ...
Read More »UAE customers switch from cash to digital
Dubai / Emirates Business Methods of payment are changing for customers in the UAE, with many now switching from cash to digital. In the first half of 2016, the number of du customers paying bills online through the telco’s faster Quick Pay service shot up nearly 50%, compared to the same period last year. Quick Pay is the latest ...
Read More »â€˜OPEC could cut output more in Nov if needed’
Bloomberg OPEC could cut production at its late November meeting in Vienna by another one percent more than the amount agreed in Algiers last month, if producers reckon it is needed, Algeria’s Energy Minister Nouredine Bouterfa has told local Ennahar TV. He also told Ennahar that OPEC and non-OPEC members would hold an informal meeting in Istanbul Oct. 8-13 ...
Read More »UAE to rely on investment in education: Mohamed
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE established the foundations and favourable circumstances for excellence in education and in other sectors in a short time providing a driver for continuous development, thanks to the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and ...
Read More »Dubai South assigns Etihad ESCO for green initiatives
DUBAI / WAM Dubai South has assigned Etihad ESCO to provide advisory and implementation services for its energy efficiency and environmental sustainability initiatives, as well as implement the adoption of Dubai Green Building Regulations across the city. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to this effect at WETEX 2016, currently taking place at the World Trade Centre, ...
Read More »Dubai World Trade Centre to power up with solar energy
DUBAI / WAM In its ongoing commitment to champion the UAE’s clean energy agenda, the Dubai World Trade Centre, (DWTC), has conducted an extensive feasibility study to use solar energy across its real estate assets, in both the Trade Centre and Jebel Ali locations. Within the DWTC complex, the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, DICEC, is planning to ...
Read More »Dolphin, Qatar Petroleum ink LNG pact
ABU DHABI / WAM The Dolphin Energy Limited, Dolphin, and Qatar Petroleum, on Wednesday signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement in Doha, Qatar. As per the agreement, Qatar Petroleum will supply additional quantities of LNG to Dolphin for exporting them to the UAE through the offshore pipeline extending between the two countries. Dr. Sultan ...
Read More »ADX total margin trading hits AED10.5bn
ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of margin trading in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has reached AED10.5 billion during the first nine months of 2016. The value of margin trading, according to Rashed Al Blooshi, Chief Executive of ADX, has represented 15.5 percent of total trade deals in the market that equalled AED68 billion. Real estate companies ...
Read More »Jafza forum discusses growth of construction & steel sector
DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone, (Jafza), is keen on providing additional incentives to construction and steel sector, having allocated an area of 1.1 million square metres in Jafza South for companies in the industry, according to a top official of the free zone. “Jafza supports the role of the construction and steel industry by facilitating incentives for ...
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