April, 2016

• 26 April

  Staying true to its theme and authenticity

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Zuhour Group successfully operates and conceptualises F&B propositions in the Middle East. With a dedicated core approach, the Group has profitably developed a track record of working on unbeatable restaurant concepts, and offers its employees a great environment to work. The Group accentuates on its ability to build unique concepts with restaurants and ...

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• 25 April

  25% of Dubai vehicles to be driverless by 2030

    DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched on Monday the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, which aims to transform 25% of the total transportation in Dubai to autonomous mode by 2030, saving AED 22 billion in annual economic costs. He said, “Dubai is ...

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• 25 April

  Saudi unveils plan to move away from oil

    Riyadh / AFP Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would create the world’s largest wealth fund and sell shares in state energy giant Aramco as it unveiled a vast plan to transform its oil-dependent economy. The announcement of the long-term reform programme, dubbed “Saudi Vision 2030”, marks the beginning of a hugely ambitious attempt to move Saudi Arabia beyond ...

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• 25 April

  ADNOC participates in OTC 2016

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its diverse group of 21 subsidiaries, is participating in the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2016, which is taking place in Houston, Texas, from May 2-5. In addition to gaining technical knowledge and meeting with energy industry experts from around the world, the ADNOC delegation will also promote the ...

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• 25 April

  Abu Dhabi to host cruise forum

    ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi is set to host the world’s leading cruise line executives when they meet in the emirate for the return of the annual Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum this December. The forum is being organised and managed by Seatrade, planners of cruise industry events worldwide, and brought to the emirate by Abu Dhabi ...

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• 25 April

  SEWA briefs UK delegation on sustainability initiatives

    SHARJAH / WAM A UK delegation representing seven leading universities paid a visit to Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, as one of the leading world class organisations selected as best sustainability and environment models to be taught at several UK universities. The aim of the delegation’s visit to SEWA is to exchange views about the possibilities of initiating ...

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• 25 April

  Takaful Emarat’s AED8mn dividends

    Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Takaful Emarat (“the Company”), the DFM-listed, Shariah-compliant life and health insurer, during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) voted for a proposed cash dividend of AED 8 million, equating to 5.33% of its paid-up capital. The Company’s first ever dividend payout, proposed by the board of directors, follows a 42% uplift in Net Profit for the ...

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• 25 April

  FBC-G summit to throw spotlight on ‘Next Generation Transition’

    DUBAI / WAM Under the theme, ‘Next Generation Transition’, the Family Business Council-Gulf (FBC-G), Annual Regional Summit will take place in Dubai on April 27-28, an issue that is becoming one of the main concerns for family firms in the region with many of them moving from first to second or second to third generation. The theme reflects the ...

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• 25 April

  Arabian Travel Market opens

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Monday inaugurated the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Over 2,800 exhibiting companies and more than 100 new exhibitors will make their debut at ATM this year. During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan tours Emirates’ stand on the first ...

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• 25 April

  Tadweer, KSA Municipality discuss ‘waste collection’

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) hosted delegation from Al Khobar Municipality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The Deputy General Manager and heads of the Strategy, Public Awareness, Collection and Transportation of Waste, Public Health Pest Control, Projects, and Licenses, Tariffs and Customer Service ...

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