DUBAI / Emirates Business The 2nd UAE Public Policy For-um has called for developing a national strategy for public-private partnerships that acts as a roadmap for collaboration between the government and the private sector at national level. The two-day forum was organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), the first research and teaching institution focusing on governance ...

DUBAI / Reuters Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest lender, posted a 17 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Tuesday, buoyed by loan growth, interest rate rises and higher sales. The bank, the first major lender from the United Arab Emirates to report its earnings during the quarter, made a net profit of AED2.18billion ($593.5 million) in the three months to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Centre of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi (Tadweer) on Tuesday announced the signing of five new contracts, worth AED165 million, for waste management investment projects in Abu Dhabi with leading firms in the waste sector. The total capital of these projects will be funded by the investors. The contracts were made public at the CWM-Tadweer ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is collaborating with Envyron Energy, a subsidiary of Alliances for Global Sustainability, to advance plastic-to-fuel technology, it was announced on Tuesday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The objective of this collaboration is to explore the further refinement of the plastic derived fuel produced by Envyron to up-cycle it into a ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Tuesday unveiled three ground-breaking real estate projects to be developed in Sharjah. Worth a total of AED2.7 billion, the trio of projects are the result of a joint venture between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Eagle Hills, ...

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree that establishes ‘Al Medayna Nature Reserve’ in the Emirate of Sharjah. Emiri Decree No. 02 of 2018 stipulates that a nature reserve will be established in the Emirate of Sharjah under the name of ‘Al Medayna Nature ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The mobile Zayed Giving clinics and its field hospitals have treated, locally and globally, more than 10 million children and elderly people in the last 17 years, it has been announced. The project was launched in line with the humanitarian spirit of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and in line with the directives ...

DUBAI / WAM The number of No Objection Certificates (NOCs), processed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), through the authority’s online website relating to infrastructure projects and works in Dubai currently hovers around 50,000 transactions per annum. These NOCs are issued to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, Etisalat, du, Empower, Etihad Rail, and the armed ...

Emirates Business Dubai Outlet Mall unveiled a range of attractions for the 23rd edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) to delight shoppers. From substantial prizes, opportunity for a Hollywood getaway, wonderful bargains to a marvelous visual spectacle with kites, DSF 2018 at Dubai Outlet Mall will be an amazing experience for shoppers. Customers will be able to enter a ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), has announced plans to organise the first-ever Arab Innovation Forum from February 26-28, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The foundation revealed its plans at a press conference held on Tuesday at the St. Regis Dubai hotel in Al Habtoor City, and was attended by MBRF’s CEO ...