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  Dubai / WAM Growth of the UAE’s non-oil private sector accelerated to a ten-month high in July. Sharp expansions of output and new work helped the sector to gather momentum, alongside quicker rises in purchasing activity and employment. Notably, the rate of job creation was the fastest in over a year. Meanwhile, purchasing costs continued to increase solidly. The rate ...

  Dubai / WAM A total of 503 fake passports were seized during the last six months by the Expertise Centre Identity and Fraud Documents (ECIFD) system at Dubai International Airport, according to a top official. During an inspection visit to the ECIFD, Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, GDRFA-Dubai, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In line with its commitment to support aerospace innovation across the Middle East, Honeywell (NYSE:HON), has brought its industry-leading test aircraft to Dubai for a three-day stop as part of final testing for a revolutionary new GX Aviation, high-speed inflight Wi-Fi network arriving to airlines and business jets later this year. Honeywell has a long ...

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / wam The Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (DED) in cooperation with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, has completed its annual economic survey and quarterly survey (Q1 2016), which ran from April 10 until June 16. The surveys involved 1,200 companies across a variety of sectors throughout the emirate, including free zones, and ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced the organisation of the third Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) 2016, to be held at Madinat Jumeirah this October with Thomson Reuters as Strategic Partner. Themed, “Inspiring Change”, this year’s event will include six plenary sessions covering broad topics such as the ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah recorded a 23 per cent increase in visitors from India during the first six months of 2016 compared to the corresponding January-June period last year, according to the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA). The positive growth trend during 2016 ranks India as the third largest international source market ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has joined the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) partnership, launched by the United Nations (UN), to double the rate of energy efficiency by 2030. Building efficiency policies can result in 25-50 per cent reductions in energy demand from both new and existing buildings, saving money and reducing pollution. “DEWA adopts a ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) successfully enhanced its track record by once again receiving the ISO 10004:2012 certification, for defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, received the certificate from representatives of the international evaluating organizations. This certification enhances the ongoing ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah registered a 1.4% decrease in road fatalities in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, according to data released by the Department of Traffic and Patrols of Sharjah Police General Command. First Lieutenant Lt. Khaled Al Shamsi, Head of Strategy and Excellence at the department, said that injuries ...

  Dubai / WAM The newly established ‘Happiness Centre’ at the Latifa Hospital in Dubai has started receiving customers aimed to achieve their satisfaction and happiness by simplifying a number of services at one-stop destination. The centre was inaugurated by Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of Dubai Health Authority (DHA). The services provided at the Happiness ...