Dubai / WAM The UAE government signed an agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to host the next four editions of the Annual Meeting for Shaping the Future. The first of these meetings will be hosted in Dubai on November 13 and 14 , featuring 50 specialized councils and more than 700 experts with the aim of preparing a ...

    Dubai / WAM Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of global trade enabler DP World, rang the market-opening bell today to celebrate the listing on Nasdaq Dubai of US$1.2 billion dollar Sukuk. The listing by DP World reinforces Dubai’s status as the global leader for Islamic bond listings, with a total nominal value of US$44.56 billion. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Surveys conducted by the newly-recognized Fellows of the Shamsa bint Mohamed Al Nahyan Fellowship in Early Childhood Development (ECD) offer fascinating insights into the challenges working Emirati parents face in childrearing and their desire for help juggling the work-life dynamic. A recognition ceremony took place at which the 10 Fellows showcased their individual projects ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The latest Economic Impact Assessment report released by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), revealed that the spend associated with large-scale exhibitions, trade events, conventions and conferences hosted at DWTC in 2015 has contributed AED 12 billion in retained value towards Dubai’s economy, equivalent to 3.1 percent of the emirate’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The 2015 ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, selected 18 senior and executive Emiratis bank managers to attend a two-week executive development program at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Concluding its seventh offering, the Leadership Development Program (LDP) equipped the Gulf region’s ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) recently announced the launch of the ‘Ejari’ smart application at the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI)’s forum for leasing and property management companies, at an event which was attended by DLD’s senior management and a number of senior managers, The new Ejari electronic platform is expected to make a quantum leap ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The National Health Insurance Company – Daman, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), is undertaking throughout 2016 a series of specialised workshops to enhance the health care in Abu Dhabi. The main areas of focus include developing health insurance practices in SEHA’s medical facilities and improving the experiences of end-users. The ...

  Madrid / AFP Spain’s ruling conservatives made a fresh push on Monday to form a government and unblock months of political paralysis after emerging stronger from another inconclusive general election. The Popular Party (PP) was the big winner of Sunday’s elections, the second in six months, which played out against a background of turbulence from Britain’s shock vote to leave ...

  Bangkok / AFP Activists on Monday urged Britain to hand over details of the multi-million-dollar sale to Thailand of fake bomb detectors that led to the detention of scores of innocent people. British fraudster Gary Bolton was jailed in 2013 for making millions selling the GT200—which he billed as a “magic wand” able to detect tiny particles of explosives ...

  France / AFP Voters in western France gave the go-ahead on Sunday to a controversial airport development that has been at the centre of a years-long battle between environmental activists and the government. The local referendum on the new Nantes Atlantique airport passed with a 55 percent majority, ending a 50 year argument that saw the government’s environment advisers ...