ABU DHABI / WAM The National Media Council will start work on the design and installation of the UAE pavilion in February at the EXPO 2017 Astana, in Kazakhstan, after it received the site from the organising committee. The expo, themed ‘Future Energy’ will be held from June 10 to September 11 in the capital city of Astana. The ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of its efforts to reinforce safety practices in workplace, Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, has launched a health, safety and environment (HSE) award. Aimed at recognising the contributions of individuals, government and private entities and ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) published a Trade Finance Report detailing key findings of a review of trade finance activities carried out in and from Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The review assessed the quality of systems and controls, in particular measures to mitigate trade-based money laundering risks, at banks and other financial service providers ...