DUBAI / Emirates Business The International Property Show (IPS), the Middle East’s biggest property sales platform for local and international real estate markets, is expected to drive UAE investment in Europe’s property market through the show’s dedicated Europe Country Pavilion. IPS will take place from 9 to11 April at the Dubai World Trade Centre, also featuring Country Pavilion for Egypt ...

Reuters Expectations for inflows of foreign funds in coming months boosted Saudi Arabia’s stock market to a multi-year high on Sunday, while a leap by Dubai’s biggest bank, Emirates NBD, lifted that index. The Saudi index surged 1.8 percent, its biggest daily gain since last June, to 7,696 points, its highest finish since November 2015. The index, which had added ...

Bloomberg Bitcoin’s rough week headed for a bitter ending. The virtual currency fell 6 percent to $8,760 in New York, after earlier losing as much as 10 percent. Bitcoin has slumped more than 20 percent this week amid increased regulatory scrutiny in the US and Japan, an attempted theft at one of the biggest trading venues, and news that the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Steel Wood Industries, a Dubai-based manufacturer of environment-friendly and sustainable wood products, has announced the introduction of a game-changing revolutionary product – Steel Wood Density Board (SDB) – that is set to change the wooden furniture and associated industries in the region, at the forthcoming Dubai WoodShow that takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre ...

Sharjah / WAM The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC), has announced that online registration for the 7th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2018), at Expo Centre Sharjah, is now open. Organised under the patronage of HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on 28th and 29th March, IGCF 2018 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE announced its participation in the upcoming 2018 Careers UAE exhibition, a leading national platform that connects Emirati jobseekers with employers looking for home-grown talent. At the event, set to run from March 13-15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Central Bank will showcase current vacancies for both experienced and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), hosted a five-day international mission on stakeholder involvement for the transition to the operation phase of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The workshop aimed to develop national communications programmes and initiatives in preparation for the transition to operation of the nuclear ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday inspected the status of a number of infrastructure developmental initiatives in the capital during a visit to the Abu Dhabi City Municipality premises. The projects inspected by HH Sheikh Mohamed included the ...

New Delhi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, has reaffirmed the commitment of the UAE to continue working with its international partners to launch ambitious initiatives and programmes to produce energy from clean and sustainable sources. In his speech at the inaugural conference of the International Solar Alliance ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and President of Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Governors of HBMSU, officially inaugurated the ...