June, 2017

• 19 June

  ENOC implements global star-rating system across its service centres

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) will start implementing the global star-rating system across its service centres to further improve customer’s satisfaction. The move comes after signing an agreement with the Global Start-Rating Progamme, which seeks to upgrade ENOC’s services to a seven-star rating. It will see the two parties exchange knowledge and expertise, and work together ...

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• 19 June

  Workshop on cancer awareness held

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention, represented by its Hospitals Sector, held the second laboratory to develop framework to reduce cancer and heart disease indicators. The workshop was attended by Dr Youssif Al Serkal, Assistant Under-Secretary for Hospitals Sector at the Ministry, and Dr Muna Al Kuwari, Director of Specialised care management and Executive Vice President ...

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• 19 June

  Dubai launches Middle East’s largest smart geological project

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality has launched the largest geological project in the Middle East, the Soil Map Project, to produce and extract interactive soil maps using soil survey data and to save all interactive soil maps in a centralised and unified database, said Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality. He said that the project will contribute to the ...

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• 19 June

  ADNOC opens aviation fuel facility at AUH

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), with its subsidiary company ADNOC Distribution, held the official opening ceremony for its new state of the art ‘North Depot’ aviation fuel facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The ceremony was hosted by Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, Director of Marketing, Sales and Trading for ADNOC, and Saeed Mubarak Al ...

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• 19 June

  Immensa launches UAE’s first 3D printing facility in Dubai

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Immensa Technology Labs, the UAE’s leading Additive Manufacturing (AM or 3D printing) company, has launched the country’s first 3D printing facility in line with the ‘Dubai 3D Printing Strategy’ launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Immensa’s state-of-the-art facility houses over eight ...

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• 19 June

  EGA launches robotics competition for students

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Global Aluminium, (EGA) the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, on Monday announced Al Robot, a robotics competition that challenges students at universities and higher education institutions in the UAE to create a robot to tackle a real life challenge at EGA’s aluminium smelters. The competition asks university students to design, build ...

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• 19 June

  AMAF  finishes distribution of food donations

  Dubai / WAM In line with the UAE #Year of Giving and reflecting the spirit of generosity and social solidarity that embodies the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), completed distribution of ‘Mir Ramadan’ food donations to more than 150 underprivileged families in Dubai to help them meet their daily requirements throughout the month. Under ...

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• 19 June

  MBRSC-UD ink deal to develop UAE’s space sector

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business To strengthen links of cooperation between educational institutions in the UAE and centre’s specialized in advanced technology, science and space, The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Dubai (UD). The MoU aims to develop and qualify national human resources capable of working in space science technology sector, ...

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• 19 June

  Hong Kong wants to win next Alibaba with exchange revamp

  

  Bloomberg Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is sending a message to startup companies the world over: We want your business. The bourse operator proposed the creation of a new exchange that would allow firms to list before they’ve made a profit and permit dual-class shares, an issue that caused Hong Kong to miss out on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s ...

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• 19 June

  Japan has surprise trade deficit as import beats exports

  

  Bloomberg Japan had a surprise trade deficit in May, as stronger-than-expected imports overpowered the best export growth in more than two years. Exports rose 14.9 percent from a year earlier (estimate +16 percent), according to data released by the Ministry of Finance. Part of that was a rebound from weak shipments last year caused by the Kumamoto earthquake in April ...

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