March, 2018

• 17 March

  SIKKA Art Fair 2018 kicks-off

  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, on Saturday inaugurated the eighth edition of SIKKA Art Fair, which will run from March 17 to March 26 at Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood as a flagship event of Dubai Art Season 2018, strengthening the culture, heritage, arts ...

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• 17 March

  DEWA awards four substation contracts worth AED1.28bn

  

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it awarded contracts to construct four 400/132kV substations, at a valued of AED1.28 billion. The four new substations will added to DEWA’s existing 21 substations, reflecting the Authority’s efforts to increase the capacity and efficiency of its electricity and transmission networks. The projects included the AED314,932,395 construction ...

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• 17 March

  Sheikha Fatima calls for strategy to make UAE ‘a friend of women, children’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has called for developing a national strategy to make the UAE “a friend of women, children and young adults.” Reem Abdullah Al Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council ...

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• 17 March

  Sharjah Arab Children Forum starts March 24

  Sharjah / WAM The Organizing Committee of the 13th Sharjah Arab Children Forum (SACF), organized by Sharjah children of Rubu’ Qarn for Creating Future Leaders and Innovators, will unveil details of this year’s event at a special press conference to be held at Mughaider Children’s Centre, Sharjah on March 19. This year’s edition, held under the patronage of HH Sheikha ...

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• 17 March

  DIFC Courts, DDFC sign cooperation agreement

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC), on Saturday signed a cooperation agreement with the DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA), including DIFC Courts, to pave the way for wider adoption of the English language, international law courts system by Dubai’s fast-developing design and fashion sector. As design entrepreneurs start up and compete across the region and beyond, they ...

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• 17 March

  UAE pavilion draws huge rush at Riyadh Book Fair

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Pavilion at the Riyadh International Book Fair has been well received by visitors, drawing large crowds who enjoyed an array of activities organised by 18 Emirati cultural institutions. Set to welcome visitors until March 24, the UAE pavilion at the fair features a dynamic blend of traditional and contemporary design and highlights the strong ...

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• 17 March

  Abu Dhabi to host first-ever ‘Green Business Summit’ on April 17

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Economist Events, part of the global English-language weekly newspaper The Economist, is hosting the first ever Green Business Summit in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, on April 17. The summit will focus on the effect of economic growth on the natural environment, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and ...

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• 17 March

  Walmart nearing $7 billion Flipkart deal in India push

  

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is in discussions to spend about $7 billion to become the largest investor in India’s leading e-commerce company, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would put the US retailer in competition with Amazon.com Inc. in one of the most promising online retail markets. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant plans to buy about a ...

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• 17 March

  Trump tariffs upsetting allies, not China: UK

  

  Bloomberg UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox said he urged US officials to reconsider imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union this week, suggesting the move has upset America’s allies more than the main culprit for overcapacity, China. The EU and other foreign trading partners are seeking exemptions to the 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10 percent ...

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• 17 March

  Myanmar to start $2.5bn Yangon station revamp

  

  Bloomberg Myanmar said a planned $2.5 billion redevelopment of the six-decade-old railway station in Yangon will get underway around June once contract negotiations are completed. Talks with the preferred bidder for the revamp of the 25.7 hectare (63.5 acre) site in the commercial capital will take about two months, U Win Khant, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Transport and ...

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