March, 2016

• 24 March

  Dubai Tourism, DED tie up to safeguard Dubai logo

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is collaborating with the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to officially implement and regulate the terms of use for the Dubai brand logo. The use of the Dubai brand logo across any activity must be approved by Dubai Tourism, through the application of a consent ...

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• 24 March

  Call to use new tech for biz efficiency

  Dubai / WAM The 5th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum organised in Dubai by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on March 22, concluded with a call to make use of the latest developments in technology and innovation to enhance efficiency of business in various sectors. Organised under the theme, ‘The Internet of Things – Innovation to Connect’, the forum was ...

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• 24 March

  Etihad launches ‘accounting centre of excellence’ in Al Ain

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced the official opening of its dedicated Revenue Accounting Centre of Excellence in Al Ain. The centre, known as Global Business Service Solutions (GBSS), aims to become a pioneer in revenue accounting whilst creating long-term economic value for Al Ain and the emirate of Abu Dhabi. ...

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• 24 March

  Sharjah Tourism at ‘Moscow Exhibition’

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is participating for the seventh year in a row in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) from March 23-26, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow, Russia. The SCTDA is leading the Sharjah delegation which includes representatives from each of the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency, Sharjah International Airport ...

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• 24 March

  Air Arabia flies to Sarajevo

  SARAJEVO, SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia launched its inaugural flight from Sharjah to Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The delegation on the inaugural flight was led by the Chairman of Air Arabia, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Thani. Flights to Sarajevo, the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, operate thrice weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing ...

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• 24 March

  Dubai crude oil June price

  DUBAI / WAM The Department of Oil Affairs in the Government of Dubai announced that it had notified its customers that the official price of Dubai crude oil to be delivered next June will be US$0.20 less than the average daily settlement price of the Oman Crude Oil Financial Contract in Dubai Mercantile Exchange contracts traded over the next month. ...

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• 24 March

  DEWA gala dinner

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised its 7th Annual Gala Dinner under the theme, ‘Be Proud, our Homeland is United’. The move supports DEWA’s strategy to promote national identity, belonging, and its commitment to enhancing communications with staff and providing a happy and positive work environment for them.

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• 24 March

  UAE to develop biz exchanges with Russia

  

  MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in a meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin noted, “I am happy to be in Moscow and we hope to develop trade exchanges and will discuss the best ways to enhance this approach. We are ...

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• 24 March

  Mohamed, Kerry discuss extremism, terror

  

  MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday received John Kerry the US Secretary of State, in Moscow. During the meeting, they discussed friendship ties and co-operation between the UAE and the US as well as ways to enhance them in ...

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• 24 March

  UAE, Ecuador to bolster trade relations

  

  DUBAI / WAM Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial affairs, discussed on Thursday with Fausto Herrera, Ecuador’s Minister of Finance, the growing trade and economic relations between the two countries, and ways to strengthen them. During the meeting held at the ministry in Dubai, the two parties reviewed the growth and development of the UAE’s economy, as ...

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