March, 2016

• 5 March

  Abu Dhabi, Dubai Chambers to approve certificates of origin

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have signed an agreement to approve certificates of origin issued by the Abu Dhabi Chamber allowing them to bear the World Chambers Federation (WCF) international label and to be delivered in accordance with the rules and standards laid down in the ...

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• 5 March

  UAE calls for more care to persons with disabilities in times of emergency

  GENEVA / WAM UAE has stressed the need to pay more attention to the people with disabilities in emergency situations, and to seek appropriate conditions for them so that they get the right and timely care and safety. This came in a statement delivered by Reem Ibrahim Al Mannai, of the UAE Permanent Mission to the United Nations office in ...

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• 5 March

  AUBL launches banking operations in DIFC

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ahli United Bank Limited (AUBL), a 100% subsidiary of Ahli United Bank B.S.C., has launched its banking operations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), UAE with an initial paid up capital of US$ 25 million. AUBL has become the first bank in the GCC region to receive the Category 1 License from the Dubai Financial ...

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• 5 March

  Apollo Hospitals unveils new mammography technology

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s foremost healthcare provider, stated that the latest developments in 3D scanning technology will be able to diagnose breast cancer with further precision. This full-field digital mammography with Tomosynthesis (3D) system, available at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospitals, is a 3-dimensional imaging technology that involves acquiring images of a stationary compressed breast at multiple angles ...

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• 5 March

  ERC local aid stood at AED145mn in 2015

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) local assistance stood at about AED145 million in 2015, including social and seasonal aid for one million Emiratis and expatriate residents registered in 10 ERC offices nationwide. The move follows the implementation of the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, Chairman of ...

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• 5 March

  TBHF to raise funds for children and families in need

  Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping children and families in need worldwide, has launched a local campaign seeking support from UAE citizens and residents to support Palestinian and Syrian refugee children, child cancer sufferers, and children in need. The campaign aims to help alleviate suffering of children affected by conflict and ...

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• 5 March

  China cuts 2016 growth target to ‘6.5-7 percent’

  

  New Delhi / Beijing China on Saturday cut its growth target for this year to a range of 6.5 to seven percent, as the world’s second-largest economy faces a litany of challenges from overcapacity to weak trade. The country is a key driver of global growth but expansion fell last year to 6.9 percent, its slowest in a quarter of ...

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• 5 March

  Monsanto threatens to cancel India seed venture if royalties cut

  New Delhi / Bloomberg A Monsanto Co. joint venture in India that licenses genetically modified cotton-seed technology said it would have to “reevaluate every aspect” of its position in the country, the biggest grower of the fiber, if the government makes a substantial cut to its royalties. The agriculture ministry is set to recommend a 70 percent reduction in the ...

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• 5 March

  Philippines 3G service outpaces Japan’s in Q4

  

  Manila / DPA The Philippines saw the quality of mobile Internet service improve by the end of 2015 as local telecommunication companies ramped up investments. Citing the latest Asia Network Quality Report of JP Morgan Securities issued last month, Smart Communications said 3G mobile data download speed in the country increased to 2.09 Mbps in the fourth quarter of 2015 ...

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• 5 March

  Nepal industrialists face hardships over settlements

  Kathmandu / DPA Industrialists in Birgunj, southern Nepal, have complained that increasing human settlements around the Birgunj industrial corridor has made it difficult for them to operate their factories. About half a dozen new residential areas have sprung up along the industrial corridor from Gandak to Pathlaiya. The industrial zone is one of the largest manufacturing centres in the country. ...

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