April, 2016

• 20 April

  Preserving the tradition

  

    Tan-Tan / DPA Abdallah has been sitting drinking tea since dawn; the wind blows unrelentingly against his Bedouin tent, a protective layer between him and the vast, inhospitable Sahara Desert. He and his camel caravan have travelled from the Atlas Mountains to do business in Tan-Tan, a desert city in southern Morocco. By selling a small camel, he can make ...

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• 20 April

  Achieving Milestones

  

    Our Correspondent / Emirates Business After the darkness comes Dawn. Its striking silhouette transformed at a touch, its inviting interior opened to the elements — to friends, to the unexpected, to endless possibilities. Dawn lives in the moment deems the producer of the luxury vehicle. Abu Dhabi Motors, the sole authorised dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Abu Dhabi ...

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• 20 April

  Specsaddict to rebalance, recalibrate optical industry

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Specsaddict.com is a UAE-based online platform that provides consumers with 5,000 designer and homegrown eyewear pieces, such as sunglasses, contact lenses and eyeglasses, at reduced prices. Since launching in 2016, the site has gone on to introduce a raft of technology solutions to enhance the online shopping experience for residents in the UAE, including ...

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• 19 April

  UAE non-oil foreign trade hits AED1.56trn

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE non-oil total foreign trade volume of 2015 reached approximately AED 1.56 trillion, with the direct trade data, representing 68% of the UAE total trade volume with the value of AED 1.06 trillion and the Free Zone Trade data, representing 32% of the UAE total trade volume with the value of AED 497 billion. ...

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• 19 April

  Khalifa invited for patronage of FIKR Conference

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received an invitation from HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF), to extend his kind patronage of and presence at the annual FIKR conference (FIKR 15) which will be held in Abu Dhabi next November under the theme Arab Integration: GCC; UAE: A ...

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• 19 April

  Switzerland 1st to confirm Expo 2020 participation

  

    DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group met with Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, where Switzerland confirmed officially its intent to participate in Expo 2020 Dubai. Sheikh Ahmed said, “Expo 2020 Dubai will be ...

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• 19 April

  UAE first Arab nation to ratify TFA

    GENEVA / WAM Obaid Salem Saeed Al Za’abi, UAE Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, delivered the ratification instrument of the United Arab Emirates on the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation(WTO). The Director-General of the WTO expressed his thanks and gratitude to the UAE for being the first ...

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• 19 April

  ADFD, IRENA pact to allocate US$350mn ‘renewable funds’

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, (ADFD) signed a new cooperation and support agreement with the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, to ensure the effective allocation of the US$350 million of funds pledged by ADFD for renewable energy projects in developing countries around the world. The Project Facility has already allocated $144m worth of ...

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• 19 April

  $1bn Warner Bros themed destination comes to Yas Island

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Miral and Warner Bros officially announced that a Warner Bros themed destination is set to open in Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, which is one of the world’s leading business, leisure and entertainment destinations. The development will include the only Warner Bros branded hotel alongside the immersive theme park. The first phase of the project, ...

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• 19 April

  Abu Dhabi to host IDF Congress

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi has been selected to host the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) World Diabetes Congress, the biennial international health congress which provides a unique forum for sharing best practices and the latest achievements in diabetes research worldwide. The event will be held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the capital’s premier event venue, in December 2017. ...

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