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Dubai / Emirates Business Meraas Holding (Meraas) announces that it has entered AED5 billion ($1.4 billion) long-term strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield) to jointly own and operate a retail-focused real estate platform in the UAE with a mandate to explore growth opportunities in the retail sector across the GCC region. This transaction represents a significant investment in the region ...
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September, 2019
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22 September
DCD awards licenses to non-Muslim places of worship in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi organised a ceremony on Sunday to award licences for the existing 18 non-Muslim places of worship in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Licences for five other places of worship were also announced in the ceremony. The event aimed to highlight the DCD’s vital role in regulating places ...
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22 September
Dubai Chamber recognises top-performing members
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted its Exporter of the Month ceremony at its head office where 8 member companies were recognised for outstanding export performance during the first eight months of this year. GTCS Trading DMCC and DBMSC Steel FZCO were both recognised as companies reaching the highest export value, while Hitech Industries FZE ...
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22 September
‘DecoBuild 2019’ exhibition comes to Dubai in November
Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE), announced the start of preparations to organise the third edition of Housing, Building Materials, Decoration & Engineering Consultancy Exhibition “DecoBuild 2019”, which will be held in Dubai, from November 6-9. The exhibition, which is organised for the third consecutive year, will be witnessing broad participation of governmental entities, especially exhibitors, ...
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22 September
DED issues 2,650 new business licenses in August
Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED), issued 2,650 new licences for various professional, commercial, industrial and tourism activities in August 2019. This is a sign of continuing investor confidence in Dubai and new opportunities arising across diverse economic sectors, said a DED press release issued on Sunday. According to the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL), sector in ...
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22 September
UAE leaders greet King Salman on Saudi National Day
Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have sent messages of congratulations ...
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22 September
Abu Dhabi Ports’ container volume rises 82.4% in H1
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports on Sunday revealed robust operational performance with significant volume growth in the first half of 2019. The company, which operates ports and terminals across the UAE, as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), said its success was driven in part by concession agreements signed with leading maritime firms, such as Mediterranean Shipping ...
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22 September
Dubai hosts fireworks on Saudi’s National Day
Dubai / WAM In celebration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day on September 23, Dubai will light up its skies with spectacular fireworks displays across many of the city’s vibrant destinations to mark the joyous occasion. Located at the tip of Palm Jumeirah across from hotel resort Atlantis, The Palm lies The Pointe, a scenic, retail and ...
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22 September
Tellurian signs $7.5bn pact with Petronet for US LNG
Bloomberg Tellurian Inc. said it signed a $7.5 billion agreement for India’s Petronet LNG Ltd. to buy into its proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana, in what could potentially be one of the largest foreign investments in the US to ship shale gas abroad. Petronet will spend $2.5 billion for an 18% equity stake in the $28 billion Driftwood ...
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22 September
Kenya to invite bids for $1.1bn pipeline in Oct
Bloomberg Kenya plans to invite bids next month for the development of a $1.1 billion crude pipeline as the East African nation prepares to start exports via the conduit in three years. Construction of the approximately 820-kilometer (509-mile) pipeline from the oil fields in South Lokichar to the Indian Ocean port of Lamu may start in the second half of ...
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