Jakarta / AFP When HeniKarmila sought to find a doctor for her ailing mother using Indonesia’s new healthcare system, she faced a nine-hour wait in a line outside a crowded public hospital in Jakarta. “The queue at the hospital is always very long, packed with young and old people, pregnant women, people who have had accidents, those in need ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Ali Al Baker, a economic analyst , oil and gas financial planner and the publisher of Curiosity Middle East (ME), a high-end travel industry oriented publication, has voiced much-regarded opinions about various topics pertaining to economy of the region. With strong and well-rounded business-development expertise along with in-depth understanding and experience of varied industries, ...

  Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS GREE Appliances Inc — the Chinese giant in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry — has rapidly grown from annual sales of 40,000 units in its first year of operation, to a manufacturing capacity of 65 million units in 2015. With over 800 million usersin 213 countries, GREE is the largest specialised air ...

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS A Dubai Government delegation, led by the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), concluded a successful tour of three prominent cities in Canada in a bid to explore commercial and investment partnerships for promoting sustainable and innovation-driven economic development. The delegation comprising officials from Jafza, Dubai ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) partnered with the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to offer latest innovative smart payment service under the e-Dirham system, enabling consumers to pay for fuel and other purchases at ENOC and EPPCO fuel stations as well as Zoom retail outlets by using the e-wallet of the e-Dirham app for ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution has received the ‘UAE Superbrand’ award for 2016, third year in a row, granted by the ‘Superbrand Council’, the largest independent global body that evaluates brands. The award was received by HE Saeed Mubarak Al Rashidi, Acting Chief Executive Officer at ADNOC Distribution. Commenting on the award, Al Rashidi said, “We see this award ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) honoured 150 employees, winners of its Internal Excellence Award for the first half of 2016. The award underlines DEWA’s commitment to motivating its staff to actively participate in establishing excellence, creativity, and innovation as daily practices. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, presented the winning ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts of Senegal as part of TRA’s strategic partnership programme with telecoms regulatory authorities worldwide to share best practices in the sector. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 2016 session of the International Telecommunications ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) – organised a workshop to highlight the main findings of the Mercury Emissions Inventory project for Abu Dhabi, with participation from key stakeholders and experts involved in mercury emissions from the federal and local government, as well as from the private sector. During the workshop, relevant stakeholders and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A recent study on innovation readiness in federal government entities showed that employees consider innovation as a key element for success in government performance. The first-of-its-kind study was aimed at measuring the adoption of innovation in government services as part of the government’s commitment to promote innovation to achieve the best results. The results of ...