January, 2019

• 6 January

  These are the world’s most punctual airlines, airports

  

  Bloomberg Panama’s Copa Airlines SA has been crowned 2018’s most punctual carrier in a global survey — but no major US airline made it into the top five. Latvia’s Air Baltic ranked second among airlines arriving or departing within 15 minutes of scheduled times, according to a report by data firm OAG Aviation Worldwide Ltd. Hong Kong Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines ...

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• 5 January

  Khalifa Fund signs pact to spur entrepreneurship

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Department of Economic Development – Ajman (DED-Ajman) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) to help bolster and promote a culture of entrepreneurship in the UAE. The agreement looks towards identifying objectives and areas of cooperation between the two parties to serve public interest and provide much needed support to ...

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• 5 January

  UAE economy set to grow 3.7% in 2019

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM A number of economic officials and analysts have affirmed that the outlook for the UAE economy is highly positive despite global headwinds. The country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 3.7 percent this year, higher than the 2.9 percent forecast for 2018 and the 0.8 percent growth achieved in 2017, according to the ...

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• 5 January

  US realty team seeks investment in Dubai market

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) will receive a delegation from the US representing government and private institutions, with over 150 real estate agents and 11 investors who are seeking investment opportunities in Dubai. HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, said, “At this new year’s outset, we announce Dubai’s real estate market’s entry into a ...

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• 5 January

  UAE harnesses AI to attain sustainable development

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has succeeded in adopting a sustainable strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) through digital technology and youth over the past two decades and has begun early planning to transform to smart and green cities that achieve sustainable development for future generations. The UAE believes that AI is the key pillar on which service sectors and infrastructure ...

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• 5 January

  ERC donates 50 laptops to Yemeni university

  

  Al Mukalla / WAM As part of the ‘Year of Tolerance’ celebrations, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has made delivery of 50 laptops to Hadramout University of Science and Technology. The laptops were handed on Saturday to the Dean of Students Affairs at the university, in the presence of Shawgi Al Tamimi, Supervisor of the ERC Projects. Al Tamimi said ...

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• 5 January

  India marks Emirati culture at New Delhi book fair 2019

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The falling temperatures in New Delhi had no effect on the warmth and hospitality extended to Sharjah, as the guest of honour of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019), by the fair organisers, National Book Trust (NBT), and other local dignitaries in attendance at the opening ceremony on Saturday. English and Hindi translations of ...

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• 5 January

  UAE delivers 371mn polio vaccines to Pakistani kids

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has provided over 371.1 million units of polio vaccines to more than 57 million Pakistani children between 2014 and December 2018, through its anti-polio drive in the country, under the UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE-PAP). The UAE-PAP was launched under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh ...

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• 5 January

  Work begins on 40 UAE PAP-funded projects in Pakistan

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Work has started on Phase III of the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP), consisting of 40 projects implemented at a total cost of AED736 million ($200 million), funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). The programme is being implemented in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...

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• 5 January

  Sheikh Mohammed unveils eight principles of Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued a series of tweets on his official Twitter page regarding the eight principles of governance in Dubai. In his tweet, Sheikh Mohammed thanked all those who showed appreciation in the mark of his 50 years of service. ...

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