Dubai / Emirates Business Trade exhibitions related to technology, real estate, education, healthcare and upcoming themeparks are all set to boost the temporary staff requirements as per Dulsco, a regional leader in human resources and waste management. UAE is one of the most sought after destination in the Middle East for the MICE sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions). ...
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Where should organisations in UAE use DevOps?
Gordon Haff Special to Emirates Business There lingers the misperception that DevOps is mostly for companies that sport ping-pong tables and have free sushi for lunch. Trendy Web giants out on the technology bleeding edge. Firms that manufacture construction equipment and have large swaths of legacy computer code? Not so much. It’s really not surprising that this misperception exists. ...
Read More »UAE, Slovenia pursue stronger trading ties
Dubai / WAM The UAE and the Republic of Slovenia are witnessing an evolving economic landscape and have an extraordinary opportunity to take their bilateral relationship to the next level and help each other make a more positive and profound impact on the global economy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said on Thursday. “In recognition of Slovenia’s ...
Read More »Focus on innovation, training to improve efficiency: Mohammed
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai visited the head office of the Dubai Health Authority to inspect the flow of work and vital projects announced as part of Dubai’s strategic plan for 2016-2021. HH Sheikh Mohammed commended the health authority’s ambitious strategy and stressed that ...
Read More »DEWA organises ‘Excellence Camp’
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised its first Excellence Camp 2016, which took place at the Raffles hotel in Dubai. The camp aims to increase awareness about standards of excellence, based on the objectives set by the fourth-generation government excellence system. This will improve government work based on innovative standards, while enhancing excellence and ...
Read More »Hanjin Shipping gets $54mn loan to unload stranded cargo
Bloomberg Korea Development Bank, the main lender to Hanjin Shipping Co., offered a conditional credit line of 50 billion won ($45 million) to help ease supply-chain disruptions caused by the collapse of the nation’s biggest container mover. The state-owned bank will extend the loan only if the funds pledged by Korean Air Lines Co., the largest shareholder, Chairman Cho Yang ...
Read More »China removes 13-year-old ban on some US beef products
AFP China has removed an almost 13-year-old ban on some US beef products, its quality inspection regulator said Thursday. A ban on imports of “American bone-in beef and boneless beef for cattle under 30 months” has been lifted effective immediately, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said, according to a document posted on its official website. ...
Read More »Unrest flares anew in US city after police shooting
Charlotte / AFP A second night of race-related clashes in Charlotte, North Carolina has left one protester on life support, with the renewed violence prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. Several hundred people taunted riot police late on Wednesday amid clashes in the city center, a second night of unrest ignited by the fatal police shooting ...
Read More »A new biz model to push SME growth in UAE
DUBAI / Emirates Business A novel strategy — the agglomeration business model — can help SMEs in the UAE and the GCC region to grow their businesses on a fast-track basis, according to an expert. Callum Laing, a Singapore-based entrepreneur and author who successfully deployed the business model along with his partners in Singapore, will reach Dubai by the ...
Read More »Hala Abu Dhabi confirmed for Sir Bani Yas Island cruise launch
Emirates Business Hala Abu Dhabi, the destination management company of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), has been selected as the exclusive shore excursions and activities provider for Sir Bani Yas Island and Beach Oasis, the latest cruise destination stop in the UAE for the 2016/2017 season. The announcement was made at the Seatrade Cruise Med conference, being held between ...
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