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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has successfully participated in the Middle East Fraud Conference hosted by the Financial Audit Department of Dubai Government on in cooperation with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). As a supporting sponsor of the event, which attracted as many as 450 anti-fraud professionals, DFM highlighted its cutting-edge capabilities of Trading Surveillance, Audit ...

KOCHI / WAM As per the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and following the successful historic visit to India by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Dubai Holding has opened ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution has announced the temporary closure of Al Jazeera service station, located on Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Street, in Abu Dhabi. The service station will remain closed from 21st February for a period of two months for the execution of general maintenance works and upgrade of infrastructure facilities. ADNOC Oasis retail store and LPG selling services ...

Dubai / WAM Under the Motto, “We Care”, the Dubai Customs, DC, has launched its Employees’ Happiness Meter, a survey which will measure employees happiness at work. Director of DC, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, inaugurated the new scheme in a ceremony attended by senior officials and members of staff at DC Head Office in Port Rashid at a ceremony attended by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Liborio Stellino, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE, has said the partnership between Etihad Airways and Alitalia has created an integrated international network of air transportation with high capabilities, linking all continents. In a statement released on Sunday, the Italian ambassador said that as a result of this partnership, the number of travellers would increase by ...

CASABLANCA / WAM The UAE pavilion was named the best pavilion at the 22nd edition of the Casablanca International Book Fair, being held between February 11-21. Moroccan Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, presented the award to Director of Indexing and Classification at the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, Ahmed Al Jenaibi. Praising cultural ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced that its impact on the Abu Dhabi economy in 2015 surged by 26% to AED3.47 billion from AED2.76 billion in 2014. This follows a 13% growth in the number of events hosted by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre (AACC), which collectively hosted a total ...

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES Business National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has published its ‘Global Investment Outlook 2016’, entitled ‘Investment Strategies in Today’s Volatile Markets’, that examines the global economic and investment environment, and provides insights that should help investors navigate financial markets profitably during the rest of 2016. Last year’s report anticipated the difficult year ahead for 2015, describing ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federation of United Arab Emirates Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation, on the sidelines of the Global Forum on the work of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), organised recently by Dubai Chamber of ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Properties Group (DPG), one of the largest fully integrated real estate and community development businesses in Dubai, on Sunday unveiled the master plan of Serena, its latest residential development for 2016, which will be located at DUBAILAND. Spanning a total area of approximately 8.2 million sq.ft., the smartly designed residential community targets the surging affordable housing ...