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  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) has selected the names for the two endangered pink-backed pelican chicks who were recently hatched at the Wasit Wetland Reserve. A large number of people took part in the process, suggesting the names they liked on social media platforms, and henceforth the two baby pelicans will be ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s presence at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) Africa, which took place in Cape Town, highlighted the continual appeal of Dubai to visitors from Africa, with Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) pressing upon its commitment to the continent’s business and leisure travellers. Presented the ‘Best Stand To Do Business’ award ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Medcare, the premium primary care provider of Aster DM Healthcare, set another milestone as it opened its first clinic in Sharjah. One of the first multi-specialty clinics of its kind in the city, the Medcare Medical Centre in Sharjah signals its expansion drive in the wider UAE and has created more jobs for healthcare professionals ...

  SUNAINA RANA / Emirates Business Arabian Automobiles Company (AAC) has recently launched a campaign highlighting the importance of road safety to its customers. ‘The Ultimate Protection with Nissan and Infiniti Service’ is a campaign established to provide special discount to the consumers on safety related services. Sharad Dubey, Director Aftersales, Arabian Automobiles Company, said “Our prime concern is the safety ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution specialising in public policy in the Arab world, has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO) to collaboratively train and empower professionals in Arab institutions and share expertise in areas of public administration and scientific ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business As the UAE industries aim to achieve exponential growth, utmost key of their success remains customer satisfaction. According to a latest research, direct communication with the consumers and clients helps the trade market to ensure that end-users are satisfied and they will come back to them for business again. The research, which was done ...

  New Delhi / Bloomberg India’s fuel demand grew 11 percent in the year ended March 31, the fastest pace in records going back to fiscal 2001. Fuel use rose to 183.5 million metric tons from 165.5 million tons in the previous period, according to preliminary data on the website of the Oil Ministry’s Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell. Diesel ...

Singapore / AFP Singapore announced a shock loosening of monetary policy on Thursday to kickstart the stuttering economy, as it forecast a slower growth outlook this year and analysts warned of a possible recession. The city-state’s central bank joined several others around the world in announcing easing measures as they battle sluggish global demand — particularly from key market China ...

  Beijing / AP China will “facilitate” the planting of genetically modified corn and other plants on an industrial scale in the next five years, officials said, after not authorising any new commercial GM crops for a decade. The controversial science is a key trade issue with the US, whose biotechnology giant Monsanto is a global leader in the field, ...

  Tokyo / Bloomberg Nikkei Inc.’s chief executive officer is taking the long view — the very long view — on the Japanese publisher’s $1.2 billion purchase of the Financial Times last year. While the deal took just five weeks to come together, Tsuneo Kita says it may take as long as 20 years to judge Nikkei’s investment in the ...