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Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business ‘It’s all about following your dreams’ – Saudi Arabia’s first female pilot Hanadi Zakaria Al Hindi was quite clear in her thoughts and was full of conviction while she spoke during a panel discussion aimed at celebrating the womanhood in global aviation industry. “It’s all about your dreams and you have to work hard to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A series of renewable energy projects made possible by the US$50 million UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund (UAE-PPF) are set to be inaugurated in the Pacific Island countries and territories. Five small-scale solar energy projects, delivered by Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar, will come on stream across five island nations from May 10-15, marking the completion of ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business In a first, France’s GL Events is bringing its international event for composite materials to the UAE. The 17th Texwork exhibition and conference is scheduled to be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from November 22-23. This is only the second time the exhibition is held out of Europe; it was held in Istanbul in 2015. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), launched the Reading is Positive Energy exhibition at Zabeel Park in Dubai. The move is part of DEWA’s efforts to support the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan, President of the UAE, who declared ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai private sector companies indicated a sustained recovery in growth momentum from the survey-record low experienced in February. At 52.7 in April, up slightly from 52.5 in March, the seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index highlighted the fastest improvement in overall business conditions since November 2015. The headline index has now posted above ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The region’s biggest automotive aftermarket event — Automechanika 2016 — came to a close on Monday, with international players stealing the show. Industry bigwigs left no stone unturned to grow their strong footprints across the region. Talking to Emirates Business Michael Dehn, Group Exhibitions Director, Messe Frankfurt Middle East, organiser of Automechanika 2016, said, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Courts inaugurated its Smart Performance Indicators Program with the intention of achieving the objective of the 2015 Strategic and Operational Plan to develop electronic and smart software to gauge performance indicators. The move is in line with the strategic goals and detailed indicators related to main operations, quality initiatives, and sub-services, among others. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, will announce the winners of the 4th Annual EmiratesGBC Awards on May 18 at a gala event to be held at Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai. The Annual EmiratesGBC Awards, which recognise excellence in sustainable ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Good news for expats in the UAE — the future is looking brighter. Amid the constant speculation about whether the UAE’s ‘expat bubble’ is about to burst comes proof that more and more expats are planning to lay down their roots and settle in for the long haul. According to compareit4me.com, a survey carried ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia PJSC reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2016 exceeding analyst expectations as the Middle East’s first and largest low cost carrier continued to deliver outstanding performance and attract new customers. Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED114 million for the three months ending March 31, 2016, 34 percent higher ...