September, 2017

• 12 September

  Airbus signs deal with DLD for promotion of Dubai properties

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Airbus on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to provide geospatial solutions that will enhance the promotion of properties in the Emirate. The MoU was signed by H.E Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department and Mikail Houari, Airbus President for Africa and Middle East at Cityscape ...

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• 12 September

  MAG PD unveils AED2.2bn resort

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business MAG Property Development (MAG PD), the real estate development arm of MAG Group, announced the details of its flagship MAG Creek Wellbeing Resort project at Cityscape Global 2017. The AED 2.2 billion project reflects the company’s ability to achieve industry excellence and exceed its customers’ expectations in the freehold sector by introducing innovative and unprecedented and ...

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• 12 September

  UAE maintains competitive edge in ‘ease of doing business’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE maintains its competitiveness in terms of “Ease of Doing Business” in the World Bank’s global rankings, according to Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market. In statements to Emirates News Agency (WAM), after the launch of the Global Financial Centres Index on Tuesday where Abu Dhabi ranked among the top 25 ...

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• 12 September

  UAE positioned as ideal destination for regional and global investments

  

  Hong Kong / WAM The UAE delegation participating in the Belt and Road Conference in Hong Kong stated that the Belt and Road initiative launched by China several years ago, which aims to develop commercial roads and economic corridors linking 60 countries, highlights the UAE’s position as an ideal destination for investments, not only from the region but also from ...

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• 12 September

  Emirates to launch fourth daily service to Sydney next year

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is set to introduce a fourth daily service from Dubai to Sydney from March 25, 2018, complementing its existing three daily A380 services and improving connections globally. The new service will be operated by Emirates’ iconic A380 aircraft and will increase passenger capacity on the route by 6,846 seats a week, inbound and outbound between ...

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• 12 September

  Dubai breaks Guinness record for largest continuous concrete pour

  

  Dubai / WAM Guinness World Records has officially announced that it recorded the ‘largest continuous concrete pour in the world’ in Dubai with a concrete volume of 21,580 cubic metres for a residential commercial building in Jebel Ali. With this feat, Dubai has retained its own record which it broke last year in Al Barsha South. Observers from Guinness World ...

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• 12 September

  ‘Dubai Expert’ to train travel agents

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), launched its “Dubai Expert” online training initiative for travel agents in 12 languages and 40 countries, taking this innovative game to a wider travel trade audience internationally, as part of efforts to highlight the multiple experiences that await visitors to Dubai across leisure, shopping, cuisine, culture, family ...

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• 12 September

  DMCA highlights achievements of Dubai maritime sector in UK

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) showcased the pioneering steps Dubai has taken on the path of international leadership, supported by an advanced position among the top five most competitive and attractive maritime clusters in the world, at the 2017 edition of the Annual International Shipowning and Shipmanagement Summit held on the sidelines of London International ...

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• 12 September

  UC Forward Marketing to promote DLD’s real estate projects to Chinese investors

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) appointed UC Forward Marketing as its ‘Real Estate Promotion Trustee’ for the Chinese market. The announcement was made at Cityscape Global, where the two parties confirmed their joint objective of securing AED 1 billion worth of Chinese investment for Dubai’s real estate market. As part of the agreement, UC Forward has established ...

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• 12 September

  Stocks adding to records as Treasury yields climb

  

  Bloomberg US stocks added to records and the dollar held gains while Treasuries fell for a second day as the Trump administration plotted strategy for pushing a tax overhaul. The S&P 500 Index edged towards the 2,500 level, lifted by financial stocks as technology shares were little changed before Apple Inc.’s much-anticipated iPhone unveiling later on Tuesday. The Stoxx Europe ...

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