September, 2017

• 11 September

  Nikken to design luxury 172 metre Reem Tower

  Dubai / Emirates Business Leading Japanese architectural and urban design firm Nikken Sekkei and UAE-based National Bonds Corporation (NBC) have unveiled Reem Tower, a super luxury residential tower in Abu Dhabi. The 44-story tower will be situated at the north east of Marina Square, the premium waterfront development set on an area of 1.2mn square metres. The tower will reach ...

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• 11 September

  Dubai property sector entering a new cycle of growth: DAMAC

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business During a visit to region’s biggest property event, DAMAC Properties Chairman, Hussain Sajwani, sees Dubai’s maturing property sector entering a new cycle of growth. DAMAC has significant presence at the 16th Cityscape Global 2017 with a 528 square meter stand. DAMAC’s first-half year sales performance, the continuing recovery of global economies through GDP growth indicators, as ...

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• 11 September

  VP, Mohamed bin Zayed inspect art installations at Louvre Abu Dhabi

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island on Monday, where they viewed the museum’s ...

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• 11 September

  ADFD extends funding of AED18.4 million to Maldives government

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, is extending an Abu Dhabi government grant worth AED18.4 million to the Maldivian government. The grant seeks to support the balance of payments in the Maldives, improve the overall economic situation in the country, and aid the Maldivian government in achieving its ...

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• 11 September

  Abu Dhabi world’s best city for traffic management

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi City has won the TomTom International Award as the ‘World’s Best City in Developing the Infrastructures Related to Traffic Management’ for 2016. The win is as a result of the emirate’s sophisticated road network and solid infrastructure. Abu Dhabi City ranked first based on the TomTom annual global traffic index, which classifies road quality ...

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• 11 September

  EAD to highlight unique biodiversity of Abu Dhabi

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), announced its participation in ADIHEX 2017, at which it will host a number of virtual tours to highlight the unique biodiversity of Abu Dhabi. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, EAD Secretary-General, said, “The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition has proven to be a valuable platform to help ensure ...

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• 11 September

  MOHAP warns against illegal bodybuilding products

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), issued a warning to the public regarding the dangers of using some bodybuilding products that are sold online as many of these unregulated health stimulants may contain toxic energisers or synthetic male hormone boosters that can cause serious health risks, including fatal injury to the liver and kidney and ...

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• 11 September

  ENOC rolls out RTA’s NoL card payment system for its network

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business ENOC Group, in partnership with the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai (RTA) announced that customers can now use their NoL cards to pay for all products and services across ENOC’s entire retail network. ENOC’s customers can complete their transactions with a simple tap-and-pay for fuel, automotive services and pay for purchases at ZOOM, Pronto and ...

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• 11 September

  ‘Materials Handling’ exhibition kicks off

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened Materials Handling Middle East 2017 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). The only comprehensive industry-spanning trade platform for the wider Middle East, Materials Handling Middle East 2017 got off to a busy ...

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• 11 September

  Japan government to sell $12bn of Japan Post shares

  

  Bloomberg Japan will sell about 1.3 trillion yen ($12 billion) of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co., the country’s biggest public offering this century, as the government continues its privatisation of the postal and financial-services giant. The Ministry of Finance will sell 990.1 million shares in the holding company, including an overallotment, it said in a statement. That amounts to ...

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