August, 2018

• 8 August

  Expo 2020 selects Emaar Hospitality as official partner

  DUBAI / WAM Millions of visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai, including global leaders, will enjoy world class hospitality after organisers unveiled Dubai-based Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of global developer Emaar Properties, as its newest official partner. As the Official Hotel and Hospitality Partner, Emaar Hospitality Group will be responsible for providing exceptional service to Expo2020’s special ...

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• 8 August

  Oil slides as trade spat counters tighter supply

  

  Bloomberg Oil slid in New York, reversing two gains of days, as concerns over escalating trade tensions between China and the US overshadowed signs of tighter supply. Futures dropped 1.5 percent. American crude inventories as well as those in the key hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, slipped last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report. China’s Ministry of Finance ...

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• 8 August

  UAE, Poland talk cooperation

  WARSAW / WAM Dr Youssef Issa Hassan Al Sabri, UAE Ambassador to Poland, has discussed with Jerzy Kwiecinski, Minister of Investment and Economic Development of Poland, the distinguished bilateral relations and ways of enhancing cooperation in the economic, trade and investment sectors. This came in line with the embassy plan to boost relations between the UAE and Poland in all ...

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• 8 August

  RERA, Dubai Commercial Bank ink pact

  DUBAI / WAM The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) at Dubai Land Department, signed a partnership agreement with Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) focusing on offering escrow account management services to Owners’ Association communities in Dubai. The agreement was signed by Marwan Ahmad bin Ghalita, Chief Executive Officer of RERA, and Dr Bernd van Linder, Chief Executive Officer of Commercial ...

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• 8 August

  Tech leads FDI flows into Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM The digital transformation of international production, coupled with Dubai’s on-going transformation into a knowledge-based economy have reshaped both the source and the composition of the flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the emirate. According to Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED), the last three years have witnessed investors from the European Union and the United States ...

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• 8 August

  ICRC praises UAE’s aid efforts in Yemen

  ADEN / WAM An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Aden praised the UAE’s humanitarian, relief and development aid efforts in Yemen’s liberated towns and cities. The delegation’s remarks came during a meeting with Saeed Al Kaabi, UAE Humanitarian Operations Director for Yemen. The delegation included, Michel Atef, ICRC field representative, Marco Ferrarini, ICRC cooperation department representative, ...

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• 8 August

  FTA launches initiative to promote tax compliance

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced a new campaign as part of its efforts to communicate directly and consistently with businesses. The “Tax Clinic” seeks to increase the number of registered taxable businesses and promote compliance with the timely submission of tax returns and payment of due taxes. The campaign kicks off on August 12, in ...

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• 8 August

  ERC distributes food, relief aid in Hodeidah

  HODEIDAH / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) continued its distribution of humanitarian and relief assistance to underprivileged persons in At Tuhayat District of the Hodeidah Governorate. The UAE aid authority distributed 1,000 food baskets, benefiting some 7,000 residents of At Tuhayat. The move comes in line with the UAE’s aid efforts to support Yemeni citizens, and relieve them from ...

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• 8 August

  UAE, Turkmenistan hold talks on ‘consular services’

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Turkmenistan held, in Abu Dhabi, the first edition of their joint “Consular Consultations Committee,” chaired by Rashid Al Dhaheri, Director of the Citizens Affairs Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Altiv Anamurat Kakovinov, Director of the Consular Affairs Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At ...

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• 8 August

  Emirates SkyCargo helps deliver medical supplies to Africa

  DUBAI / SEOUL / WAM Emirates SkyCargo has helped deliver lifesaving medical equipment from Seoul to several countries in Africa. Since 2015, the air cargo carrier has transported over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other associated equipment from South Korea to countries including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. South Korea boasts a world-class health system in terms ...

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