DUBAI / EMIRATES Business The total number of people who visited Dubai Health Authority run medical fitness centres during 2015 was 2,051,802 said a top health official. Of these 843,085 were new applicants and the remaining were visa-renewals. Medical fitness test is a mandatory requirement for all expats in the UAE. It is required for a residency, employment or education ...

DUBAI / WAM Recognised in the international aluminium market as an important company of smelting technologies, Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”) on Wednesday concluded the sale of its internal established, exclusive DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology to Aluminium Bahrain BSC (“Alba”) for the latter’s Line 6 expansion task, marked by the trademark of the associated Technology Licence Agreement. The sale marks a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), on Wednesday opened a permanent office for municipal services at Al Bateen Council to deliver an integrated municipal service experience. The step reflects ADM’s keenness to improve the services it provides community members and customers by serving their interests and facilitating transactions. Musabbah Mubarak Al Murar, Acting General Manager of the Abu ...

DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Middle East Rail 2016 has increased its exhibition space by 25% compared to last year, in response to huge demand from the growing number of exhibitors keen to take advantage of the opportunity to network at the regional rail industry’s ultimate marketplace. The announcement was made at a press conference held Wednesday at Ministry of Infrastructure Development. ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Undeterred by the global speculation about dismal economic growth, Abu Dhabi Ports seems to be riding high on growth quotient this year, which is clearly based on the robust performance of the previous year. Abdulkareem M. Al Masabi, Vice President – Ports Operations, Abu Dhabi, said that looking at the year-on-year double digit growth in ...

WAM RAK Properties reported during its board of directors meeting an impressive 23.5 per cent growth in revenues in 2015. A proposal of dividends distribution of 5% cash for the year 2015 was also recommended by the board and will be presented on the company’s annual general meeting due to be held on March 12. RAK Properties posted a 2.8 ...

Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) has announced the launch of construction activities of National Food Product Company’s (NFPC) new 752,000-sq metre production facility. NFPC is one of the largest food producers in the UAE, known for its market leading products such as Oasis, Blu, Milco, Lacnor and Gulf &Safa. The facility, which will manufacture most of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business British Airways has unveiled its prestigious new lounge at the newly built Concourse D in Dubai International Airport. The airline’s new concept lounge features a special Concorde Bar for those flying in First. The lounge has been designed to maximise space using architectural elements such as illuminated glass screens giving customers separate spaces to work, relax ...

Emirates Business Offering innovative platforms to the clients, who are looking forward to make most out of their investments in the digital transformation sector, a leading technology firm Synechron aims to reach $1 billion by the year 2020. Synechron, one of the fastest-growing digital, business consulting and technology services company, has unveiled its new brand identity, representing the significant steps ...

WAM Investment opportunities between Sharjah and Canada were discussed at a roundtable session which was recently organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in collaboration with the Canadian Business Councils in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Panels, consisting of top executives from leading government sectors in Sharjah, discussed keys areas of investment and growth in the emirate, and also ...