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  Dubai / WAM The 14th annual Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai Trading Game, aimed at sharpening the skills of university and school students in the UAE and abroad, ended with total traded value of AED 5.4 billion from 16,802 transactions, with the top 13 participants achieving average profits of 35.6 percent. For the first time, the game included ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with publishing firm ‘MyM merchan’, one of the partners of Spanish newspaper and website, ‘El Economista,’ to publish a special supplement about the UAE economy in print and on its website in both Spanish and English. The MoU was signed by Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its vision to achieve global leadership in financial management, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched its PASS 99 Integrated Management System under the PDCA cycle model (plan, do, check, act), to be implemented in multiple stages. The first stage includes implementing the system within quality systems to manage Information Technology, and in the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates is leaving no stone unturned in fighting human trafficking since the country enacted Federal Law 51 in 2006, the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) said. According to the Annual Report 2015 compiled and released by the NCCHT, the UAE has made great inroads in containing the crime during the last ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Abu Dhabi’s international development body, on Sunday announced the launch of a brand new innovative training and support programme in electricity and water management, in partnership with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) for the rapidly expanding Seychelles energy and infrastructure sectors. The programme will provide a ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The working hours for employees at various Ministries and other Federal Authorities will be from 9 am to 2 pm during the Holy Month of Ramadan, according to Circular No. 17 of 2016 issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR). The circular is issued as per Cabinet decision No.13 of 2012 in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Leading UAE-based total facilities management (FM) company Farnek, will showcase its latest innovative systems and products during this year’s FM Expo event, which will run from March 23-25 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). One innovative solution that Farnek will be display at the show is its ground-breaking Time Attendance Solution, launched earlier this year ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The ADNOC Group (ADNOC) on Sunday unveiled its new identity aligned with a new strategic focus to ensure that it continues to be a competitive organisation that is ‘fit for the future’. Accompanied by ADNOC’s senior executive team, Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and CEO of ADNOC, revealed the new ...

  DUBAI / WAM In accordance with the approval of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Municipality (DM) announced that it awarded the Dubai Conference Centre (Arena) project at a cost of AED 1.8 billion. The announcement was made during a press conference ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has received a note from the British Embassy about launching the UK’s upgraded electronic visa waiver scheme (EVW2) by the end of May 2016, to make travel to the UK even easier for Emirati passport holders. Undersecretary for Consular Affairs at the ministry, Ahmed Elham Al Dhaheri, ...