August, 2019

• 27 August

  Digital textile printing industry set to reach AED20bn by 2023

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The digital textile printing industry will touch AED20 billion by 2023 with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6 percent, according to a report by Smithers Pira. Players within the industry in the GCC can capitalise on the market growth triggered by the e-commerce industry and the exponential demand by the millennials and the rising ...

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• 27 August

  Petrofac wins contract for North Sea oilfields

  

  ABERDEEN / WAM Petrofac, the UAE-linked international service provider to the oil and gas produc-tion and processing industry, has been awarded a contract by Hess, a leading independent energy company, for the well-plugging and abandonment of four wells within the Rubie and Renee oilfields in the Central sector of Britain’s North Sea. The wells lie offshore around 200 km north-east ...

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• 27 August

  UAE provides aid for Sudan flood victims

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE — via the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation — has begun immediate relief operations in Sudan to help those affected by severe floods sweeping the country. At least 62 people have died as a result of flash flooding which devastated some 26,000 homes, with the worst affected areas include the White Nile State ...

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• 27 August

  Workshops held to help entrepreneurs build technology-enabled businesses

  

  SHARJAH / Emirates Business Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and Liv, the digital-only lifestyle bank by Emirates NBD, teamed up to educate UAE youth and jumpstart their entrepreneurial journey with a workshop series recently. Organised at the Youth Hub in Dubai, the workshops aimed to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools and support necessary to build a solid foundation for their ...

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• 27 August

  TRA participates in ITU forum on IoT, big data

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, will have an active participation in the ITU Annual Forum on “Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Smart Cities and Societies” for Arab Region, which will be launched on August 28 in Dubai. The event includes several activities that highlight the UAE’s experience in digital transformation, future shaping, Fourth Industrial Revolution and ...

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• 27 August

  Coordination key to fight illegal trade in birds of prey

  ABU DHABI / WAM The fight to eradicate the illegal capture of and trading in birds of prey “requires co-ordination at all levels — national, regional and international”, Majid Al Mansouri, the President of the International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) said. Al Mansouri, who is also secretary general of the Emirates Falconers Club (EFC) ...

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• 27 August

  New Al Ain Hospital project 89% complete

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has revealed that 89 percent of the AED4.4 billion New Al Ain Hospital —a project with a total built-up area of 347,000 square metres being executed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) is now complete. Assuring that work is progressing in the project as planned in line ...

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• 27 August

  Emirati women are flying high in aviation industry

  

  AL AIN / WAM Emirati women have their eyes on the sky as career-driven leaders in sectors vital to the UAE’s future and prosperity. Samira Saeed Al Zaidi and Iman Mohammed Al Mulla are two such women. As team members of Strata — an Al Ain-based plane parts manufacturer — they spoke to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) highlighting their ...

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• 27 August

  Eight new schools to open in Dubai by 2020

  

  DUBAI / WAM Eight new schools are to open in Dubai by September 2020. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in a press statement revealed that over 13,000 new seats will be made available, providing parents with more education choices for their children. Mohammed Darwish, CEO of Permits and Compliance sector at KHDA, said, “The opening of eight new ...

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• 27 August

  DBE inks pacts to bolster Safeer congress ambassador program

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has signed six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) so far in 2019, ensuring collaborative partnerships with a wide range of institutions, organisations and government entities, and setting a roadmap to attract more business events to the city. These MoUs will further strengthen DBE’s Al Safeer Congress Ambassador Programme, ...

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