DUBAI / WAM The Dubai South awarded contracts worth AED 1 billion for a number of project developments, most notably in the city’s Residential District, adjoining the Expo 2020 Dubai site. The infrastructure and design contracts have been awarded to noted industry leaders, including Parsons Corporation, Atkins Global, Studio International Architects, Al Nasr, Tristar Engineering and Construction and the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Industrial Coordination Council recently held its first meeting at the Ministry of Economy’s headquarters in Dubai headed by HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board. Also in attendance were Council members representing the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment; the Industry Development Office in Abu Dhabi; ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, announced the saving of 8 percent more energy compared to last year during the first month of its summer campaign, “Saving Starts at 24 C” which targets all of its customers and aims to reduce electricity consumption, protect the environment and contribute to lowering CO2 emission. In line with the ...

  Alkesh Sharma / Emirates Business As UAE financial institutions face unnerving and intricate challenges in light of increasing cyber scams, big data emerges as one of the major carriers of malware to the company’s system. According to industry pundits, apart from using a foolproof anti-virus to counter this problem, a close study of algorithms and better usage of statistics ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager of four major destinations in Dubai – JBR, Business Bay, Culture Village and DUBAILAND – announced that the first phase of infrastructure work has been completed and building construction is now in full swing at the Arabella 1 Townhouses located within the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, one of the leading banks in the region, signed an agreement with the Community Development Authority (CDA) to solidify its strategic, long-term commitment to people with disabilities in line with the Government of Dubai’s ‘My Community’ vision to transform Dubai into a disability-friendly city by 2020. Through the partnership, the bank’s #TogetherLimitless platform ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) implemented 99 ideas from a total of 2,317 submitted since the beginning of the year by its employees as part of the Afkari (Arabic for My Ideas) internal programme, which encourages innovation and creativity among DEWA’s employees. “DEWA takes priority in involving staff members in all initiatives and projects. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business EFS Facilities Services, a regional leader in delivering integrated facilities management services across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Turkey, was awarded a contract by Dubai Real Estate Corporation. This agreement will see the company manage and deliver a range of property services to a newly constructed residential development in Dubai. The contract with ...

  RAS AL-KHAIMAH / WAM The number of new members registered with Ras Al-Khaimah’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has risen during the first half of the year, with the chamber attracting 1,414 new establishments from the private sector, an increase of 20.5 percent on the same period last year. Of these, 189 were establishments affiliated with the Free Zones, while ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dar Al Ber Society, DABS, is to contribute AED 500,000 annually to students of low-income families at the Ajman University of Science and Technology, AUST. The 37-year-old university, based in Ajman, is to cut the academic fees by 20 percent for DABS staff members, their children, as well as the students of low-income families referred ...