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  Bloomberg The U.K. will be safer staying in the European Union, two former chiefs of the country’s security services said, before voters head to the polls next month in an in-out referendum. Cooperation with the 27 other EU members means Britain is better placed to tackle threats ranging from IS terrorism to cyber-attacks by hostile governments, former MI5 chief ...

  FRANKFURT / AP Production of the 500-euro banknote is being discontinued amid concerns it had become too popular among crooks and money launderers. The European Central Bank, the monetary authority for the 19 countries that use the shared currency, made the decision at a meeting. The ECB said it was taking into account concerns that the banknote, which is ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business After beacons and self-automated kiosks, robotics is the next innovative kid on the block that is all set to bombard the world of smart airports in the coming months. Aviation experts maintain that an investment of upto $5 billion is expected to be made in the sector of aviation robotics in next three years. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office (SDO) recently organized an introductory meeting at Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) as part of its general plan based on working jointly and combining efforts with the founding strategic partners to make a success of the SDO’s initiative aimed at firmly establishing Dubai as the smartest city on earth by ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business As digitalisation triggers a boom in almost all sectors in the economy, a recent study in the UAE — as part of global survey ‘Mobility, Performance and Engagement’ — stated that the rise in employee engagement can upgrade performance at the workplace with assistance from mobile strategy. According to the survey, access to the ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As the UAE rolls out its happiness movement with the newly-established Ministry of State for Happiness, focus is being shifted towards eradicating negativity, and everyone in the community has a role to play in making this happen, a report in the latest issue of the 999 Magazine says. The 999 Magazine, the official monthly ...

  Emirates Business A complete overhaul of Dubai’s building classification is currently underway, led by Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Technical Affairs Department. The DLD’s state-of-the-art Building Classification System (BCS) has so far enabled the surveying of 20,000 plots of land, and more than 120,000 units including apartments, offices, retail, schools, and public amenities. This was done via a bespoke smart ...

  Emirates Business In its efforts to continue its expansion plans in order to reach the establishment of more than 450 stations in the UAE by 2017, ADNOC Distribution has announced the new opening of Kaber service station in Umm Al Quwain. ADNOC Distribution is keen to employ all its capabilities and expertise to provide the station with all the ...

  Emirates Business HOW TO ROCKET —an exciting new event connecting small business owners to key service providers — will be launched in the Emirates on Tuesday. Focusing on showcasing outstanding quality companies that offers their business related services and products to micro- and small- businesses, the event will feature quality brands showcasing their services, engaging presentations and seminars, hands-on ...

Emirates Business Amanat Holdings PJSC (“Amanat”), the region’s largest integrated healthcare and education company, announced a net profit of AED 9.5 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared to AED 1.5 million reported for Q1 2015. Amanat’s total revenue for the three months was AED 16.6 million, more than double that for the corresponding 2015 period, comprising AED 15.5 ...