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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, issued a Decree empowering students to complete training periods and fill positions in the private sector after obtaining their work permits. Conditions of the Decree stipulate the need for written consent by the guardianship of student aged between 12 and 18 years for training purposes, similarly to those ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) co-hosted in Abu Dhabi the Tidewater Development Cooperation Meeting, with the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Tidewater Meeting convenes ministers and heads of major bilateral and multilateral aid agencies and development banks each year for a strategic conference ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recently organised workshops to review strategies, and cascaded each division’s strategic plans and Balanced Scorecards within DEWA’s corporate strategy. The first workshop, held in cooperation between DEWA’s Strategy and Business Development and other divisions, took place in May. “Strategy is the cornerstone of our success and the means by which ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Hussain Al Qemzi, CEO, Noor Bank, one of the fastest growing Islamic banks in the region, on Wednesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of Noor Bank’s USD 500 million debut Tier 1 Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. It was the 11th Sukuk listing in Dubai this year, as well as the first perpetual ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network in partnership with Dulsco organised the ‘Open Source Circular Economy’ Days. Dubai is the only city in the region to be part of ‘OSCE Days’ among 70 other global cities. Industry experts from Dubai shared best practices with regard to efficiently recycling resources, collaborating with peers and thereby creating a new ...

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business The recent partnership of Neon Energy — a leading global provider of green energy solutions — and Dubai-based Al Fajer Group is successfully providing affordable integrated solutions in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, the company CEO affirms. According to the top executive, this partnership is expected to make huge contributions in ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business UAE-based LiFi Company, Zero.1 is in the final development stages for HEALTHCARE4U, a revolutionary management system for the healthcare sector. The UAE healthcare market is projected to reach $19.5 billion (Dh71.56 billion) by 2020, achieving an annual average growth of 12.7 per cent, marginally higher than the GCC growth average. Light Fidelity (LiFi) is a ...

  Emirates Business UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels Management, has added another environmental accolade to its achievements with the announcement of its first Green Key status for all hotels and hotel apartments across the hospitality groups’ portfolio. A leading international standard of excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry, the Green Key award ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading banking Group in the region, announced the winners of the 2016 GEMS Citizens of Tomorrow Innovation Competition, an initiative undertaken as part of Emirates NBD Group’s External Innovation program, in partnership with Emirates Islamic. Three winning teams received gift vouchers worth AED 5,000, AED 3,000 and AED 2,000 for first, second ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Driven by demand, spa and wellness industry in the region is poised for a double digit growth in next two years, experts say. Coming years are expected to see a considerable rise of 19 percent in the region as far as the number of wellness brands or spas are concerned. UAE alone is expecting ...