March, 2016

• 8 March

  The US election’s echoes of 1996 Russia

  

  The very strange U.S. presidential election bears some surprising similarities to the 1996 campaign in Russia — a momentous event that undermined a fragile democracy and led to the emergence of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorial regime. This precedent could be especially telling if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump end up their parties’ nominees in the general election. The electoral systems in ...

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• 8 March

  ECB is hemmed in by world’s central banks

  

  As its governing council prepares to meet in Frankfurt on Thursday, the European Central Bank finds its scope for action influenced not just by regional issues but also by the world’s other systemically important central banks. The ECB is wedged uncomfortably between, on one side, the Federal Reserve — which is able but unwilling to venture deeper into unconventional monetary ...

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• 8 March

  UAE, Paraguay trade reaches US$68.8 million in 2014

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, and Eladio Loizaga, Paraguay Minister of Foreign Affairs have discussed ways to enhance economic relations between the UAE and the South American country. In a meeting with a high level delegation from Paraguay, Al Mansouri called for the intensification of such visits between the two countries. He ...

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• 8 March

  Dubai Crown Prince to share ‘A Glimpse of the Past’ on March 16

  

  DUBAI / WAM Exhibited for the first time ever, the private photography collection of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, will be on display at The Dubai Photo Exhibition from March 16-19. This collection, which exemplifies HH’s strong passion for photography, offers a rare visual insight into ...

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• 8 March

  DHA rolls out nutritional drive

  

  DUBAI / WAM The clinical nutrition department of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has kicked-off its nutritional awareness campaign for this year. The campaign known as Angiz Akhar (Do More) is taking place for the third consecutive year and will go on until end of April 2016. As part of the campaign, DHA nutritionists and physiotherapists will carry out 10 ...

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• 8 March

  Mideast Rail ’16 launched

  

  Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Abdulla bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, opened the Middle East Rail 2016 was launched at Dubai World Trade Center on Tuesday. ”The ...

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• 8 March

  SEWA inaugurates AED105mn power distribution station

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has announced the commissioning and inauguration of the AED105 million Al Khan power transmission and distribution station as part of the Sharjah government’s plans for expansion of the transmission network to cope with the Emirate’s projected rising energy demands. Dr. Rashid Al Leem, the Chairman of SEWA, said the 132/33/11 ...

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• 8 March

  Half a million Emiratis to benefit from KF’s products

  ABU DHABI / WAM Half a million UAE citizens will benefit from subsidised national food products. The gesture is in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Mohammed Haji Al ...

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• 8 March

  DGCX’s unveils Stellar 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

  DAFZA to help advance cause of women empowerment

  

  Dubai / WAM In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) has launched ‘Elham,’ a committee tasked to help advance the cause of women empowerment in the UAE. The announcement was made during a brunch event, which was held on Tuesday at the DAFZA headquarters. The creation of ‘Elham’ comes in line with the vision ...

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