Dubai / Emirates Business An increase in soil testing frequency is pointing to a buoyant construction sector in the UAE, according to the top official of Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL), a subsidiary of Prime, the region’s leading quality and compliance solutions provider. The Chief Executive Officer of GTL, Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi said, “There is an increase in frequency ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business The ambitious targets of the UAE government’s ‘UAE Vision 2021’ with regards to road fatalities demand the support of the entire nation and UAE’s corporations must play a vital role in achieving those targets. In this context, more corporations are rising to the challenge, becoming ever more aware of their critical role. Thought-leading corporations and ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai’s active initiatives towards encouraging 3D printing are set to make it the world’s leading destination in this additive manufacturing technology, a leading 3D printing expert has said. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recently launched the ‘Dubai 3D Printing Strategy’, a unique global initiative ...
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Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, UAE Minister of State for Happiness, announced the selection of 60 Chief Happiness and Positivity Officers representing federal and local government entities. The candidates will undergo a practical, comprehensive, and intense training programme – the first of its kind on a global level – as of September, to ...
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Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, headed the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Environmental Coordination for 2016, hosted by the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman, where the meeting was held at Al Zorah Nature Reserve in Ajman and attended by the committee members from concerned departments across the ...
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LONDON / WAM Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and Honorary Chairperson of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), participated in the opening ceremony of the Sharjah Business Women Forum in London, UK. Organised by NAMA and held at the capital city’s Royal Automobile Club, the ...
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Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Project activity in the UAE is forecast to recover in 2017 after a difficult 2016 on the back of a strong recovery in economic growth, according to a new report from Middle East business intelligence service MEED. MEED’s annual UAE Outlook Report for 2016 says that a recovery in oil prices combined with growing public ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq — one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions — has partnered with the Dubai Police to provide unique and innovative payment acceptance services to the UAE public. This comes as part of the Dubai smart city and smart government vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ...
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Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah-based humanitarian project The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) has teamed up with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the vital food needs of 17,000 of the poorest non-refugees in the Gaza Strip for one month. Through this partnership TBHF will help WFP transfer funds in the form of food electronic cards to ...
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Bloomberg The pound looks set to extend its decline next week, when traders and economists predict the Bank of England will cut interest rates for the first time in more than seven years. Sterling, which posted its third consecutive monthly drop against the dollar in July, has weakened versus all of its 31 major peers in the past three ...
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