October, 2017

• 1 October

  JetBlue wants you to be happy with less space

  

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp. has been talking about the first full revamp of its workhorse jetliner for a long time. This fall, almost 18 years since the popular low-cost carrier arrived at airports, it’s finally going to happen, and while there are plenty of bells and whistles to get you oohing and ahhing, there’s a little surprise that may leave ...

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• 1 October

  ‘Millennials’ drive world’s fastest retail market

  Bloomberg Pakistan’s burgeoning youth and their freewheeling attitude towards rising incomes have turned the nation into the world’s fastest growing retail market. The market is predicted to expand 8.2 percent per annum through 2016-2021 as disposable income has doubled since 2010, according to Euromonitor International. The size of the middle class is estimated to surpass that of the UK and ...

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September, 2017

• 30 September

  Top UAE firms hailed for GCC infrastructure growth

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The unprecedented growth of the infrastructure sector across the GCC over the past six decades has been one of the most significant achievements of the region as top Emirati firms have been selected for outstanding contributions to GCC’s infrastructure growth. Guided by the ambitious national visions set by the leadership of each GCC state, the world ...

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• 30 September

  Ministry issues executive ruling on excise tax

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) published Cabinet Decision No. (37) of 2017 on the Executive Regulation of the Federal Decree-Law No. (7) of 2017 on Excise Tax, as well as Cabinet Decision No. (38) of 2017 on Excise Goods, Excise Tax Rates and the Method of Calculating the Excise Price, the latter of which will add 50 ...

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• 30 September

  ADGM recognised as aircraft financing and leasing hub

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The strength and role of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as a strategic hub for aircraft financing and leasing has been endorsed and corroborated by PwC in the newly published Aviation Comparative Jurisdiction Report (the ‘Aviation Report’). ADGM, the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, worked with PwC to analyse the wide and expanding Double ...

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• 30 September

  Masdar achieves milestone in field of sustainable aviation biofuels

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology’s Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), a non-profit entity supported by Etihad Airways, Boeing, Takreer, Safran and General Electric on Saturday announced that its flagship project, the Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS), has reached a critical milestone in the development of sustainable aviation biofuels through the first harvest of ...

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• 30 September

  Sacrifices of martyrs draw the way for hope, wishes

  

  Fujairah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has offered his condolences to the family of Emirati martyr Captain Pilot Khalid Mohammad Al Shehi, whose aircraft crashed due to technical failure while he was performing his national duties as part of the Saudi-led ...

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• 30 September

  UAE pledges $100,000 to UN fund to fight human trafficking

  NEW YORK / WAM In a statement delivered at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons on September 28, the United Arab Emirates pledged $100,000 in financial support to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and ...

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• 30 September

  DP World chairman discusses infra projects with president of Senegal

  

  Dakar / Emirates Business DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem met Senegalese President Macky Sall as part of his tour of West and North Africa to confirm the development of infrastructure projects in the country. The discussions, attended by Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne and senior government officials, confirmed the plan for Port Du Futur. An agreement ...

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• 30 September

  Abu Dhabi Ladies Club will soon be handed over to ADSC

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), revealed that the work in the Abu Dhabi Ladies Club project is nearly complete, to be eventually handed over to Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), by end of the year. This forms part of Musanada’s efforts to contribute to achievement of the objectives of Abu Dhabi Plan, supporting UAE women ...

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