April, 2017

• 30 April

  Bank of Sharjah posts AED58mn net profit

  

    Sharjah / WAM Bank of Sharjah on Wednesday announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31. The bank’s total assets reached AED 28,880 million, an increase of 4 percent over the corresponding 31st March 2016 figure of AED 27,651 million. When compared to the 31 December 2016 figure, total assets increased by 7 percent from AED 27,097 ...

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• 30 April

  Summit on negative effects of bogus investments held

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has organised the 40th Media Summit, entitled “Bogus Investment Portfolios and their Negative Effects on Individuals and Society”, with the aim of assisting in expanding the culture of law, while raising awareness among individuals in society about the dangers of these portfolios. The summit warned about the negative effects of financial ...

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• 30 April

  SDPW implements AED250mn projects in Q1

    Sharjah / WAM A total of 50 projects worth AED 250 million were implemented by the Sharjah Department of Public Works (SDPW) across the emirate during the first quarter of 2017, including academic, maritime, environmental, edutainment , and infrastructure projects. The projects fit within the comprehensive developmental strategy adopted by the emirate of Sharjah as part of its vision for ...

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• 30 April

  DCCI explores trade, investment opportunities with Uzbekistan

  

    DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) recently led a delegation of UAE business leaders to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to explore trade and investment opportunities within the country’s agricultural sector. Dubai Chamber organised the trade mission in partnership with the UAE Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the UAE, the Chamber ...

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• 30 April

  HIPA’s photography courses for Dubai govt employees

    DUBAI / WAM The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA), will host a total of three photography courses for Dubai government employees as part of the organisation’s training programme coinciding with the seventh season of competition, titled, ‘The Moment’. The courses, hosted at the HIPA headquarters in Downtown Dubai, will take place during the ...

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• 30 April

  StanChat, Transguard partner for smart cash transaction

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Standard Chartered Bank has signed a partnership agreement with leading UAE-based business support provider Transguard Group, which will enable the bank to offer its corporate clients a smarter and more convenient cash solution, by integrating ‘smart’ cash deposit machines with Transguard’s cash in transit (CIT) services. Although efficient connectivity has helped online banking and other ...

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• 30 April

  ADNIC to enhance customer service productivity

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the leading regional multi-line insurance providers for corporates and individuals, recently held a Service Leadership Workshop with world-renowned author and consultant Ron Kaufman to enhance customer service productivity at the firm. The Leadership Workshop, held at the Park Rotana in Abu Dhabi, was offered to all ...

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• 30 April

  EU throws down Brexit gauntlet to Britain as talks edge closer

  

    Bloomberg European Union governments threw down the gauntlet to the U.K. ahead of Brexit talks, listing demands Prime Minister Theresa May must satisfy before they will discuss the trade deal she wants and urging her to be more realistic in her expectations. Any doubts about the scale of the task facing Britain in withdrawing from the EU after four ...

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• 30 April

  Japan, Philippines urge US, N Korea to avoid war brink

    Bloomberg Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte joined China in pleading with the leaders of North Korea and the US to tone down their nuclear brinksmanship, even as he agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that negotiations to end the standoff would be useless. “We have to caution everybody including those who’d give the advice to the two players because ...

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• 30 April

  South Africa’s Phosa accepts nomination for ANC president

    Bloomberg South African businessman Mathews Phosa said he accepted a nomination to stand as president of the ruling African National Congress. Phosa will challenge Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former chairwoman of the African Union Commission, who are seen as the frontrunners to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader at a conference in December. ...

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