Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat and RAKBANK on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Managed Point of Sale Services. As part of the strategic partnership, Etisalat shall provide RAKBANK with last-mile Point of Sale (PoS) operations as its outsourced and managed service partner, a first-of-its-kind approach in the UAE payments and banking industry. The MoU was signed by …

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has directed the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), to draft a plan to increase percentage of Emirati students admission in private schools, which are rated good and above 100 percent, over the next three years. His remarks …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, has on Tuesday released an additional building for sale at Mamsha Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island’s spectacular beachfront community currently under development. Building 1 also known as the Azure building, offers investors and prospective homeowners a compelling …

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates, recognized this year as the Best Airline in the World in the inaugural TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards, is celebrating 10 years in Canada. Since the inaugural flight in October 2007, Emirates has carried over 1.2 million passengers through its Toronto – Dubai route. In Canada, Emirates’ established codeshare partnerships with WestJet and Alaska Airlines enable …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports welcomed airBaltic’s first flight arriving from Riga, Latvia. The maiden flight marks the commencement of a direct service four times a week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), and Riga International Airport (RIX), by airBaltic. The inaugural flight arrived at 7:25 am on October 30 and was welcomed with the traditional water cannon …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Transformation, diversification and evolution will be top keywords at the world’s leading annual conference for oil and gas professionals, the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), as the industry readies itself for future challenges and opportunities. ADIPEC is renowned as a global hub for knowledge exchange in the hydrocarbon business, with its landmark …

Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday opened Gulfood Manufacturing 2017, the fourth edition of the Middle East’s largest ingredients, processing, packaging, and logistics exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Touring the 80,000 square metre show, which runs for three days and is expected to attract tens of thousands …

Dubai / WAM The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2018 report revealed on Tuesday that the UAE is ranked 21st globally and is ranked top of Arab countries for the fifth year in a row. The report showed that the UAE has ranked in the top ten globally in five of the reports ten topics. The UAE is first …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Hamad Ali Al Kaabi, UAE’s Permanent Representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that hosting of the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century by the UAE demonstrated the world’s acknowledgement and appreciation of the country’s efforts to produce peaceful nuclear energy. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, …

DUBAI / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HE Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, the 3rd Maritime Academic Conference and Expo (MARACAD 2017) concluded at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The conference attracted 22 international maritime organisations, which made it an exceptional event for the …