July, 2021

• 12 July

  Business confidence in Dubai highest since 2014: Survey

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s business environment is expected to see move forward in the third quarter of 2021, as confidence among companies and investors improves prior to Expo 2020 Dubai, a newly released survey from the Dubai Chamber has found. The Business Leaders’ Outlook for Q3-2021 reports that 66 percent of respondents said they expect to see better business conditions ...

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• 12 July

  UAE announces four-day holiday on Eid Al Adha

  DUBAI / WAM The Eid Al Adha holiday for federal ministries and entities will begin on Monday, July 19 (Day of Arafat), and will end on Thursday, July 22, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced on Sunday. In a circular, the authority said that work for all federal ministries and entities will resume on Sunday, July 25. The ...

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• 12 July

  Abu Dhabi, Israel ink deal to boost healthcare services

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health-Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel, one of the top 10 medical institutions in the world. The MoU aims to create a framework for cooperation in developing and improving healthcare services ...

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• 12 July

  Enoc Misr, Misr Petroleum sign pact to blend lubricants in Egypt

  

  DUBAI / WAM Enoc Misr, a joint venture between Proserv. Egypt Group and the UAE’s Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), has signed an agreement with Misr Petroleum to blend and fill lubricants locally at Misr Petroleum’s plant. With this three-year partnership, Enoc Misr will blend lubricants in Egypt, which will contribute to significant operational efficiencies and ensure a continuous product ...

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• 12 July

  Sharjah, EDB join hands to support SME sector

  

  Emirates Business The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of the country’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster the development and growth of UAE-based manufacturers, exporters and SMEs through financial support. As part of the MoU, both entities will strengthen ...

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• 12 July

  Ammar Al Nuaimi awards scholarship to blind Sudanese student

  

  Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, instructed officials at Ajman University to grant a blind Sudanese student, Khalida Hatem Junaid, a full scholarship, after she scored 98.93 percent in her high school exams in the general programme at Al Hikma Private School. His Highness ...

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• 12 July

  EGA marks 100th shipload of bauxite exported from Guinea

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) marked on Sunday the 100th shipload of bauxite exported from the Republic of Guinea since the start-up of its wholly-owned bauxite-mining subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) in August 2019, according to an EGA press release on Sunday. EGA uses capesize vessels to transport much of its bauxite ore. Capesize vessels are up to ...

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• 12 July

  Aldar launches exclusive land plots at Al Gurm

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties has announced the launch of the second phase of its Al Gurm development, a waterfront community on the south-west side of Abu Dhabi’s main island. The beach facing land plots at Al Gurm are exclusively available to purchase by UAE nationals, Aldar said in a statement on Sunday. A total of 71 new plots ...

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• 12 July

  Arada secures AED250m additional funding from DIB

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Arada, a property development company in Sharjah, has announced that it has secured an AED250 million Islamic facility from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) to finance general construction at its Aljada megaproject in the heart of New Sharjah. The credit facility is in addition to an initial AED300 million financing arrangement secured from the bank at the start ...

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• 12 July

  Masdar City’s ‘smart garden’ teaches children basics of homegrown food

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM This month, young visitors to Kidzania’s outlets at The Dubai Mall and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall, will learn how to easily grow healthy fruits and vegetables at home, through a unique interactive experience delivered by Masdar City-based start-up innovation, the HydroArtPod. As part of KidZania’s ‘Kids For A Greener World’ interactive workshop, kids will learn how ...

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