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MDC to establish coordinating council for industry

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministerial Development Council (MDC) held its first meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi following the recent cabinet reshuffle effected by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In his opening remarks, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of ...

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Dubai to promote entrepreneurship in MENA region

Dubai / WAM Dubai will play host to a dialogue between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) and various stakeholders involved in promoting entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during March 8-9. The MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy and Entrepreneurship, being held under the auspices of Dubai SME, the agency of the Department ...

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Zakat Fund gives AED 30.9mn to job seekers

ABU DHABI / WAM Over the last five years, up to March 2016, job seekers received AED 30.9 million in assistance from the Zakat Fund. Abdullah bin Aqueeda Al Muhairi, Secretary-General of the Fund, said the fund was working to launch programmes that deliver ultimate goals of the third pillar of Islam as per the directives of the UAE leadership ...

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