ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Events Licensing System (ELS), which was launched earlier during the year by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has experienced unprecedented growth of 19.5 percent in total applications between Q1 and Q2. Operated by TCA Abu Dhabi on behalf of Abu Dhabi Government, the ELS, a mandatory register of all …

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Community Development Authority’s (CDA) team of professionals dedicated to implem- enting the Dubai 10X strategy is organising a week-long series of brainstorming workshops to turn their initiatives into pragmatic projects. The series kicks off with a workshop for CDA’s tier-one and tier-two leaders, where, along with the Authority’s Dubai 10X team, attendees will explore pragmatic …

Dubai / Emirates Business Amlak Finance PJSC, a leading specialized real estate financier in the Middle East, announced its financial results for the first half ended June 30, 2017. Amlak reported net profit of AED 15.5 million for the first half ended June 30 2017. The company reported profit of AED 8.1 million for Q2 2017 compared to loss of …