February, 2016

• 21 February

  DC launches ‘Employees Happiness Meter’

  Dubai / WAM Under the Motto, “We Care”, the Dubai Customs, DC, has launched its Employees’ Happiness Meter, a survey which will measure employees happiness at work. Director of DC, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, inaugurated the new scheme in a ceremony attended by senior officials and members of staff at DC Head Office in Port Rashid at a ceremony attended by ...

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• 21 February

  Etihad and Alitalia partnership an important decision: Italian envoy

  ABU DHABI / WAM Liborio Stellino, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE, has said the partnership between Etihad Airways and Alitalia has created an integrated international network of air transportation with high capabilities, linking all continents. In a statement released on Sunday, the Italian ambassador said that as a result of this partnership, the number of travellers would increase by ...

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• 21 February

  UAE pavilion named best at Casablanca Int’l Book Fair

  CASABLANCA / WAM The UAE pavilion was named the best pavilion at the 22nd edition of the Casablanca International Book Fair, being held between February 11-21. Moroccan Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, presented the award to Director of Indexing and Classification at the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, Ahmed Al Jenaibi. Praising cultural ...

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• 21 February

  ADNEC contributes AED3.47bn to GDP

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced that its impact on the Abu Dhabi economy in 2015 surged by 26% to AED3.47 billion from AED2.76 billion in 2014. This follows a 13% growth in the number of events hosted by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre (AACC), which collectively hosted a total ...

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• 21 February

  NBAD’s 2016 report sees prospects in volatile markets

  

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES Business National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has published its ‘Global Investment Outlook 2016’, entitled ‘Investment Strategies in Today’s Volatile Markets’, that examines the global economic and investment environment, and provides insights that should help investors navigate financial markets profitably during the rest of 2016. Last year’s report anticipated the difficult year ahead for 2015, describing ...

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• 21 February

  UAE Chambers signs MoU with Chamber of Tajikistan

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federation of United Arab Emirates Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation, on the sidelines of the Global Forum on the work of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), organised recently by Dubai Chamber of ...

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• 21 February

  DPG unveils ‘Serena’ development in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Properties Group (DPG), one of the largest fully integrated real estate and community development businesses in Dubai, on Sunday unveiled the master plan of Serena, its latest residential development for 2016, which will be located at DUBAILAND. Spanning a total area of approximately 8.2 million sq.ft., the smartly designed residential community targets the surging affordable housing ...

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• 21 February

  Emirates Post Group takes part in Car Free Day

  DUBAI / WAM Employees of Emirates Post Group (EPG), are actively supporting Car Free Day, being observed on February 21, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The highlights of EPG’s participation included displaying special Car Free Day posters in all post offices and ...

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• 21 February

  UK PM appeals to London Mayor on crucial EU deal

  

  London / Bloomberg Prime Minister David Cameron started selling his deal on Britain’s membership in the European Union to voters with a direct appeal to Boris Johnson, the last senior figure in his Conservative Party still to declare which side he’ll join in the campaign. “I would say to Boris what I say to everybody else, which is that we ...

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• 21 February

  Cameron faces UKIP as ‘Brexit’ campaigning starts

  London / Bloomberg Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday began the daunting challenge of persuading his country to stay in the European Union, after announcing a June 23 referendum on its membership of the bloc. The conservative premier will face the outspoken leader of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Cameron announced ...

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