February, 2020

• 5 February

  Commercial complaints in Dubai down by 54%

  

  DUBAI / WAM Commercial complaints in Dubai showed a remarkable decline in 2019, as sustained campaigns by Dubai Economy to reach out to traders and resolve their complaints amicably helped improve relations within the business community and enhance business competitiveness in Dubai. The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP), sector in the Dubai Economy received 770 commercial complaints in 2019, ...

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• 5 February

  Sharjah set to host Sight ME from Feb 11

  Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah is once again set to host the region’s only exhibition dedicated to visual disability technologies, (Sight ME), from February 11-13, displaying innovations and technologies in the field of specialised aids for the blind and the visually impaired. The exhibition will be organised by the Emirates Association of the Visually Impaired at the Expo Centre ...

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• 5 February

  Hamdan approves plan to waive Dubai government services fees

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approved a decision to waive fees on various government services offered in Dubai, aimed at lowering the cost of living, facilitating the ease of doing business, and supporting investors. The waived fees include those for medical training ...

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• 5 February

  ADX signs partnership with UK’s FTSE Russell

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, on Wednesday, agreed to enter into a full index partnership with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), to become its benchmark administrator for domestic equity indexes in Abu Dhabi. The signing ceremony took place at the ADX in the presence of Khalid Bin Shaiban Al Muhairi, Chairman ...

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• 5 February

  Dubai to benefit from 1m hotel room nights amid event wins

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Business Events (DBE) recorded a total of 301 successful bids for meetings, conferences and incentives in 2019, set to attract an expected 150,095 delegates to Dubai over the coming years. This will deliver approximately 620,000 room nights for the city, and, added to wins from previous years, the total expected hotel room night pipeline stood at ...

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• 5 February

  Dubal Holding-EDF sign deal to explore green business opportunities

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubal Holding have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with Electricite De France (EDF) Group, to explore possible collaboration in the development of thermal power plants, technical support services, district cooling and sustainable energy solutions in the GCC, as well as “green” and electricity business opportunities in Brazil and elsewhere. The MoU was signed ...

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• 5 February

  Hub71 launches programme to engage corporates with startups

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Hub71 on Wednesday announced the rolling out of a new Corporate Engagement Programme and strategy to provide corporates with access to high growth startups transforming their sectors and enabling startups with access to major corporates as customers during the Technology Innovation Pioneers (TIP) Summit 2020 at New York University Abu Dhabi. The innovation team of the ...

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• 5 February

  Enoc to open 22 new service stations across UAE in 2020

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Group on Wednesday announced its plans to open 22 new service stations across the UAE by the end of 2020; ten in Sharjah, nine in Dubai and three in the northern regions. According to a press release issued by Enoc on Wednesday, the Group plans to bolster its retail network from its existing 136 service stations ...

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• 5 February

  ERC continues to provide aid to Rohingya refugees

  

  DHAKA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has continued providing humanitarian aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, upon the directives of the UAE’s leadership and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). The aid includes the distribution of various relief materials that ...

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• 5 February

  Trump considers withdrawing from WTO’s $1.7 trillion purchasing pact

  

  Bloomberg The US is mulling a plan to withdraw from a global pact worth $1.7 trillion in government contracts, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that may anger close allies during a delicate moment for trade. Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are circulating a draft executive order that would trigger a US exit from the ...

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