March, 2016

• 1 March

  Maktoum opens UFC Sports Hall

  Dubai / WAM Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, has emphasised keen interest of UAE in general and Dubai in particular, to attract and care for all global sports and to disseminate a culture of sport as a way of life for all members of the community. This statement came when HH Sheikh Maktoum ...

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• 1 March

  DHA discusses importance of early detection of Tuberculosis

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHAs) smart clinic discussed the importance of awareness and early detection of Tuberculosis on Tuesday. Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by bacteria that is spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, ...

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• 1 March

  Bayer sales reach €46bn in 2015

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Bayer Group had a very successful year in 2015, both strategically and operationally. “Operationally it was another record year for Bayer. Sales reached the highest level in the company’s history, exceeding EUR 46 billion. Clean EBITDA substantially rose by about 18 percent and also set a new record of more than EUR 10 billion,” Management ...

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• 1 March

  Qualys unveils ThreatPROTECT

  Dubai / Emirates Business Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, today announced the Qualys ThreatPROTECT solution. Built on the Qualys Cloud Platform, ThreatPROTECT correlates data from vulnerability scans and active threat data from multiple sources into a single dynamic dashboard to provide a holistic and contextual view of an organization’s threat ...

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• 1 March

  DEWA’s Call Centre receives 1.4mn calls in 2015

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received over 1.4 million telephone calls in 2015. DEWA’s call centre, the Customer Care Centre, answered 665,343 calls, while a further 754,190 calls were managed by its Interactive Voice Response system, enabling DEWA customers to make use of its services smartly and efficiently. DEWA’s Customer Care Centre also received up ...

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• 1 March

  World’s largest AED30 billion wholesale hub to come up in UAE

  

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched Dubai Wholesale City, the largest global wholesale hub, set to span over 550 million sq. feet, with an expected development cost of AED30 billion over ten years. The new development aims to increase the UAE’s share ...

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• 1 March

  10,231 counterfeit beauty, skincare products seized

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) has seized 10,231 counterfeit beauty and skincare products in an inspection campaign launched by its Commercial Protection Directorate (CPD) in Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi. The CPD also issued 12 fines against vehicle owners who transported products without a license in Zayed City Centre in Abu Dhabi and the Industrial Zone ...

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• 1 March

  Adnoc rolls out self-service refuelling in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution on Tuesday launched the pilot phase of its smart self-refueling service (ADNOC SMART) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which will run until October 1 and cover four service stations on Abu Dhabi Island. ADNOC SMART also enables registered customers to benefit from a variety of innovative payment methods. The pilot phase of ADNOC ...

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• 1 March

  World’s biggest pension fund adds $42bn as stocks gain

  

  Tokyo / Bloomberg The world’s biggest pension fund posted its best quarterly gain in a year as a rebound in stocks helped add $42 billion to the value of Japanese asset manager’s investments. The 139.8 trillion yen ($1.2 trillion) Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) delivered a 3.6 percent return in the three months ended December as its holdings rose by ...

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• 1 March

  India’s largest gold market protests over excise tax

  

  New Delhi / Bloomberg India’s biggest gold market was shuttered on Tuesday as jewellers in the country’s commercial capital began an indefinite strike to try to reverse a plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce an excise tax. Jewellers in Mumbai’s Zaveri Bazaar have stopped work and want the proposal for a 1 percent levy announced in Monday’s annual ...

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