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  Dubai / wam The Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai recently received delegations comprising representatives from Dubai Airports, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), and the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) at the Dubai Business Club, a 6-Star facility opened recently in DED to provide an exceptional experience and improved ...

  New York / AFP Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, according to the New York Times reported. The sum was stolen from a project called the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which had collected the money in Ether, a form of currency ...

  wana / wam The Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Hospital built at a cost of US$5 million has been inaugurated in the Shulam area of South Waziristan, Pakistan. The project is in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), received TP Seetharam, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, at the FNC’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, to discuss ways of promoting parliamentary cooperation relations between the UAE and India as part of the distinguished and growing strategic partnership the two countries share. During the meeting, Dr ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet recently approved a proposal by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, to extend the period for existing companies in the UAE to comply with Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 on Commercial Companies by one more year. Companies established before the issuance of the new law under Article No. 374 were ...

  Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Decree No (18) of 2016 on the establishment of the ‘Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management’. Under the Decree, a Board of Trustees will manage the Award. The Board will ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) launched the initiative, ‘In The Presence of a Book,’ which includes quarterly discussion sessions. Each session will highlight one book published locally and to be discussed in the presence of the book’s author, intellectuals and TRA employees, where attendees will have an open forum with the author. The initiative ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau and a division of Dubai Tourism, in partnership with the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the education arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), on Saturday announced that the Emirate will host the 69th World Real Estate Congress in 2018. The annual event organised by the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (Abu Dhabi City Municipality) is planning to undertake during the third quarter of this year construction works in upgrading rainwater drainage works at a cost exceeding AED 39 million. The project is set for completion two years after the start date. The project epitomises the keenness of the Department ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Institute of Management Accountants announces Imdaad as this year’s recipient of the “IMA ME Finance Team of the Year Award.” Through this award, IMA identifies and honours the contribution of finance teams in the overall success of their organizations based on the foundations of outstanding performance, management accounting excellence, business partnering and innovation. The recognition ...