March, 2016

• 8 March

  India signs int’l pact on migratory birds

  ABU DHABI / WAM India signed the Convention on Migratory Species, CMS, Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia, Raptors MoU, raising the number of signatories to 56. The Raptors MoU was signed by T.P. Seetharam, Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates, at a signing ceremony held in the CMS ...

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• 8 March

  DGCX’s new trading systems

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) on Tuesday announced that Stellar Trading Systems, a multi-asset trading software and services specialist, has become an approved Independent Software Vendor, ISV, on the exchange. Stellar Trading Systems has hosted its infrastructure at DGCX colocation facility to deliver its market making, low-latency order routing and algorithmic trading solutions to DGCX ...

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• 8 March

  Abu Dhabi Airports signs MoU

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports on Tuesday announced that it has signed an MoU with Aeroports de Paris (ADP) linking Al Bateen Executive Airport with Le Bourget Airport. The MoU was signed by Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports and Bruno Mazurkiewicz, Managing Director of Paris-Le Bourget and General Aviation Aerodromes, during Abu ...

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• 8 March

  SCCI, China to boost ties

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and an economic delegation from the People’s Republic of China, have discussed ways to develop and strengthen economic relations between the two countries in general and Sharjah Chamber in particular. The two sided also discussed the possibility of laying the foundations for the establishment of cooperative relations between the ...

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• 8 March

  EPG’s corporate services

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post Group (EPG) has said that its ‘Tejari Box’ service offers many value-additions to owners of multiple trade licenses, allowing them to rent a single P.O. Box for all trade licenses issued in the same emirate, provided they are under the same owner’s name. Chief Commercial Officer of EPG, Ibrahim Bin Karam, said that the Tejari ...

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• 8 March

  China sends markets sliding

  London / AFP World stock markets sank deep into the red on Tuesday, as China released data showing another hefty slump in exports, sparking renewed worries over the nation’s powerhouse economy. China’s exports dived more than a quarter on-year in February, new data showed on Tuesday, while imports were almost 14 percent off—far worse than forecast. “That shocking slide in ...

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• 8 March

  Mohammed, Biden discuss regional politics, security

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received US Vice President Joe Biden and the accompanying delegation at Zabeel Palace on Tuesday morning. Sheikh Mohammed and Biden held long talks on friendship and existing cooperation between the UAE and the United States of America. They ...

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• 8 March

  APICORP lists US$500mn Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dr. Aabed Al Saadoun, Chairman of the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) on Tuesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a US$500 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. The total nominal value of Sukuk currently listed in Dubai has now reached US$37.81 billion, reinforcing its position as the largest centre in the world for ...

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• 8 March

  Almas Bazar Expo on March 11

  

  DUBAI / WAM The 10th edition of the Almas Bazar Exhibition is all set to be launched in Dubai under the slogan “Arab Women’s Ultimate Destination.” The event will bring participants from all over the Arabian Gulf region and Middle East, and will also be attended by VIP ladies, wives of ambassadors, artists, trade marks’ owners, and fashion and beauty ...

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• 8 March

  EPG offers value-added services to big corporates

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Post Group (EPG) has said that its ‘Tejari Box’ service offers many value-additions to owners of multiple trade licenses, allowing them to rent a single P.O. Box for all trade licenses issued in the same emirate, provided they are under the same owner’s name. Chief Commercial Officer of EPG, Ibrahim Bin Karam, said that the Tejari ...

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