Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties PJSC, recorded a growth of 8 percent in its net profit for the first half (January to June) 2018 to AED 1.102 billion ($300 million) compared to the H1 2017 net profit of AED 1.021 billion ($278 million). Revenue for half-year 2018 is AED ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), announced on Sunday that it has expanded its Tajer Abu Dhabi licence package by opening it up to all GCC nationals and UAE residents and increasing the number of eligible commercial activities to 1,057; all exempted from having a physical presence or an office. The department has also ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), has been awarded the ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security Management. The ISO 27001 is a framework that helps organisations manage and protect their information internally and externally. The certification will support FANR by identifying information-related risks and developing the needed controls in order to minimise them. The certification ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME), sector, marked the opening of ‘The Co-working Popup,’ the latest business incubator to come on stream in the emirate following the introduction of the new regulations for ‘Incubators and Business Accelerators earlier this year. Abdul ...

DUBAI / WAM Inspired by the growth of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in boosting the economy, the annual World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2018), will focus on developing the digital economy and integrating it with the green context. The summit is a strategic platform to share and exchange knowledge and bring to focus new technologies that drive the ...

Dubai / WAM The General Operations Administration of the Dubai Police and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), have discussed the use of “Advanced Smart Phone Positioning Technology,” known as AML, which uses satellite technology, in operations rooms around the country. The technology, which was launched by the Dubai Police in March, can accurately identify the locations of those calling the ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has reported strong results for the first half of 2018, with 125 successful bids to host business events, reflecting a 29 percent increase over the same period last year. Conferences, meetings and incentive programmes secured in the first six months of the year, including from bids submitted in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM July 30 is a significant day for women and children in the UAE, when the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan issued a decree establishing the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), in 2003, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 80,000 people, including tourists and heritage lovers, visited the14th Liwa Date Festival, which came to an end in Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. The 11 day-event offered heritage lovers colourful activities, cultural celebrations, traditional performance and competitions, where a number farmers were rewarded for producing the best types of date through the season. ...

New Delhi / WAM India’s Minister for Commerce, Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, has praised the UAE’s achievements, comparing them favourably with countries which have much more in diverse natural resources and population which could not, yet, achieve as much. Prabhu made these remarks at the launch of a global emerging technologies start-up competition, the “GovHack Series,” attended by ...