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  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 ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin RashidAl  Maktoum, received on Wednesday afternoon at Zabeel Palace, Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and her accompanying delegation. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy ...

ABU DHABI,  WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) on Tuesday, to provide streamlined procedures for the establishment of schools and institutes of higher education at Masdar City. Under the agreement, Masdar will work closely with ADEC and third-party partners to develop areas of Masdar City ...

  Ritika Sharma Cutting-edge technology is giving a massive thrust to exhibitors’ projects at the ongoing Cityscape at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Virtual reality, modern design tools and digitally integrated utility services that the displayers are resorting to is drawing potential customers to their pavilions. Urban Planning Council Abu Dhabi is showcasing Urban Street and Utility Design Tool, ...