Hatta / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered concerned government entities to speed up the execution of projects related to Hatta’s comprehensive development plan, that seeks to turn the city into a key touristic and investment hub that offers all requirements for decent life to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, issued an Emiri Decree restructuring the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The Decree ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The importance of ensuring Houthi militias’ full compliance with the UN-sponsored Sweden agreement was the crux of the meeting Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, had with the envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to Yemen and Libya, Peter Semneby. During the meeting, which was held at the premises of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Prospects of cooperation in promoting investment and trade exchanges between the UAE and Australia were reviewed by Undersecretary of Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade, Abdullah Al Saleh, and Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham. At the meeting, which was held at the Ministry’s premises in Dubai, the two sides addressed e-commerce challenges, ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), on Monday delivered an electric generator to Thamud Directorate in Hadramaut, Yemen, to support the energy sector and solve the power outage crisis for residents. The gesture is part of the UAE’s continuing efforts to rehabilitate the infrastructure including energy across various Yemeni governorates, and to alleviate the suffering of Yemeni citizens. ...

Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai, received 32,650 complaints from consumers and 1,657 from businesses in 2018, as DED continues to enhance communication with different customer groups and encourage them to use its diverse complaint resolution channels. On average, the department received 2,720 complaints a month in ...

Mohammed Jalal Alrayssi Executive Director of WAM The global monitoring and evaluation institutions vary in their forecasts for Dubai’s economic growth rates for 2019 to 2023, but all agree that the Emirate of Dubai has a proactive capacity to absorb and neutralise the negative repercussions of the global economic and trade volatility. “The continued economic activity, which is regularly supported ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) organised a ceremony to honour real estate brokers operating in Dubai for their outstanding performance during 2018, according to a number of select categories. The ceremony was attended by HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD; HE Eng. Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, CEO of RERA; the event organizer; and DLD’s ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) presented the exceptional investment advantages and business opportunities offered by the business-friendly emirate to a number of high-profile investors and decision-makers from India and around the world participating in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 in the state capital, Gandhinagar. Invest in Sharjah participated at one of India’s most important business ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Saudi Aramco to cooperate on energy, Research and Development (R&D), and smart grids, as well as exchange experiences and best practices, to achieve their strategic objectives. This supports Dewa’s strategy to explore opportunities and help shape the future of the energy sector in the region. ...