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  Dubai / WAM Emirates Environment Group (EEG), honoured the winners of the recycling, reforestation and recycling campaign, it carried out for a month involving various members of the community during the summer. The programme was part of the EEG’s efforts to promote the message of World Day to Combat Desertification in collaboration with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. ...

  Sharjah / WAM Al Qasba, Sharjah’s premier leisure, tourism and family destination, has unveiled two electric vehicle charging stations as part of the emirate’s green parking initiative, launched recently by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, (Shurooq) with the aim of promoting a sustainable ecosystem in Sharjah. The charging stations are also to be used to spread awareness about the ...

    Dubai / WAM Customers no longer have to stand in line for regular customs card for the ‘means of transport and machinery issuance’ procedure. The process has become a lot easier now, as Dubai Customs has deployed an automated, self-service device to issue the card in Port Rashid Customs Centre. Dubai Customs issued a total of 769,000 customs cards ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Peruvian gold exports to the UAE reached US$233 million in the first half of 2016, a 155% increase compared to the same period in 2015. Total gold shipments jumped from 42 kilograms in 2015 to reach more than 7 metric tons in 2016, making the UAE the fourth largest destination for Peru’s gold exports, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme received an unprecedented number of submissions for the first cycle of its programme, which begins September 12. Over 2,200 companies from 73 countries, on all 7 continents, applied to be a part of the first cycle of the program; including one submission from scientists in Antarctica! Applications poured in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park (MBRSP), in Seih Al-Dahal, Dubai. The Park’s ongoing projects support the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) formed a Corporate Excellence Council to ensure provision of high quality health services and continuous innovation and development in the medical field in Dubai. The council is chaired by Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the DHA. It will focus on a number of pertinent initiatives such as ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business wasl properties, the leading real estate management company, a subsidiary of wasl Asset Management Group, have announced that all of its Dubai customer service centres have become ‘Customer Happiness Centres’. The new initiative is in line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

  London / Bloomberg The UK government gave the go-ahead for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, a 6 billion-pound ($7.8 billion) project in the North Sea by Danish utility Dong Energy A/S. “Britain is a global leader in offshore wind, and we’re determined to be one of the leading destinations for investment in renewable energy, which means jobs and ...

  London / AFP Britain’s annual inflation rate edged higher last month, official data showed on Tuesday, and is set to climb further as a weak pound caused by the Brexit vote raises import prices. The 12-month Consumer Price Index rose by 0.6 percent in July, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. CPI had risen by 0.5 ...