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  LONDON / WAM Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and Honorary Chairperson of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), participated in the opening ceremony of the Sharjah Business Women Forum in London, UK. Organised by NAMA and held at the capital city’s Royal Automobile Club, the ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) requested all its customers to provide their Ejari certificates from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) before activation of water and electricity services. This initiative is in line with DEWA’s efforts to achieve the vision of Dubai Government that aims at enhancing the concept of transparency in the government sector, by ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Project activity in the UAE is forecast to recover in 2017 after a difficult 2016 on the back of a strong recovery in economic growth, according to a new report from Middle East business intelligence service MEED. MEED’s annual UAE Outlook Report for 2016 says that a recovery in oil prices combined with growing public ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has announced that rehabilitation works of Khonoor and Al Huweiteen Schools are almost completed and that both schools would eventually be handed over to Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) at the start of the new 2016/2017 academic year. This comes as part of Musanada’s efforts to realise the vision ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Auction, the world leading company in hosting, organising and managing public auctions of all kinds, and Al Jalila Foundation, the leading institution in support of education and research in the medical sector, signed a cooperation agreement that aims at consolidating their partnership in organising and conducting auctions dedicated to humanitarian work in line with the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq — one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions — has partnered with the Dubai Police to provide unique and innovative payment acceptance services to the UAE public. This comes as part of the Dubai smart city and smart government vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah-based humanitarian project The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) has teamed up with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the vital food needs of 17,000 of the poorest non-refugees in the Gaza Strip for one month. Through this partnership TBHF will help WFP transfer funds in the form of food electronic cards to ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Motor Company (EMC), the Mercedes-Benz authorized distributor in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and the flagship company of Al Fahim Group, has announced that customers who have purchased any AMG after June 1 will receive vouchers to participate in three different AMG experiences at Yas Marina Circuit until December: the Mercedes-AMG GT Experience, ...

  Riyadh / TNS In the context of the drop in oil prices, which has caused a level of disruption and re-prioritization of development agendas in Saudi Arabia and across the GCC, there is a move on the part of regional governments to look at new models for national revenue through economic diversification planning. On its part, Saudi Arabia has ...

  Jeddah / TNS The Ministry of Housing has launched Etmam e-portal to develop the real estate sector and facilitate its procedures. The e-portal is also aimed at creating an attractive opportunity to increase the volume of investments in the sector from within and outside the Kingdom in a manner that will accelerate the pace of work in housing projects. ...