February, 2016

• 13 February

  GAC Group’s P&I expert wins IMC Golden Award

  

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The International Maritime Club presented Meena Mathews, GAC’s Regional P&I Manager for the Middle East, with its Excellence in Marine Claims Management accolade at the IMC Excellence Awards ceremony at the Ocean Blue in Sharjah. Mathews was nominated by the Club’s committee of industry specialists for her work in protection and indemnity and insurance over the last ...

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• 13 February

  Ajman Contact Center launches second phase

  

  AJMAN / EMIRATES BUSINESS Upon the instructions of His Highness Sheik Amar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Ajman Prince, head of the Executive Council to include all the governmental bodies at Ajman Emirate to its contact (call)center, the second phase has actually started so as to provide all kind of services for the clients ensuring the easiness of accessibility (communications), alongside with ...

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• 13 February

  QNET grooms young women entrepreneurs

  

  ]ubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS More and more women want to achieve better work-life balance, earn extra income while nurturing their families. Some are keen to start their own business, manage their time and be their ‘own boss’. One of the quickest, easiest, and low risk opportunities available to women is to be empowered visionaries and entrepreneurs within the direct selling ...

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• 13 February

  SHS showcases country’s medical expertise

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Swiss Healthcare Services (SHS), the medical arm of the Swiss Discovery group that provides clients with customized solutions from Switzerland, showcased the country’s medical expertise in treating and rehabilitating people with injuries and disabilities at ‘AccessAbilities Expo 2016’. Swiss Healthcare Services showcased its carefully chosen network of Swiss specialist care providers that together cover a comprehensive range ...

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• 13 February

  Air India Express to start flights to RAK Airport

  Dubai / WAM Ras al-Khaimah International Airport has announced that Air India Express, India’s leading low cost carrier, will start flights to the northern emirate from this March. This comes on the back of the commencement of scheduled flights by Qatar Airways between Ras al-Khaimah and Doha last week and the announcement of other development projects at RAK International. Air ...

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• 13 February

  DHA’s smart clinic discusses services for differently-abled

  

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Dubai Health Authority held a smart clinic from the DHA stand at AccessAbilities Expo 2016. Health experts from the Authority highlighted the various services available at the DHA facilities for differently-abled persons and emphasized on the need for early detection, social interaction and community support to help improve the lives of such patients and to help them ...

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• 13 February

  Firms root for Emiratisation to push forward UAE’s efforts

  

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Emiratisation rang loud and clear at the recently-held National Career Exhibition 2016, in Sharjah. Backing UAE’s pledge to nurture local talent and provide superior training and growth opportunities to Emiratis, participating companies said they were fully dedicated to create a national workforce. Rashed Al Ansari, General Manager, Al Ansari Exchange, one of the main participants ...

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• 13 February

  Greenhouses go greener

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Plans for self-sufficient greenhouses that enable the production of high-quality plants in sub-tropical regions affected by water scarcity will be unveiled by leading agricultural experts at Abu Dhabi’s Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) on Tuesday. Saving water while utilising renewable energy sources, such as solar power, wind, biomass and geothermal energy is vital ...

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• 13 February

  Cloisall secures AED700mn contracts

  

  Ritika Sharma / EMIRATES BUSINESS Gains are in for interior fit-out companies in the UAE as real estate in the region is getting a push from the ensuing Expo 2020. The estimated size of the interior and fit-out market grew at a pace of 8.5 percent and reached US$7.98 billion in 2015. On the same lines, Cloisall, the GCC’s leading ...

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• 13 February

  Du, SAP launch new cloud services in UAE

  

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE government enterprises will gain access to some of the world’s smartest applications in 2016 through their new cloud services, according to telecom giant du and software leader SAP. The announcement was made during the World Government Summit held in Dubai. The collaboration between the two organisations will create digitalization and innovation across the country. ...

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