January, 2017

• 24 January

  Emirates Steel ends 2016 with new production record

    ABU DHABI / WAM Within its strategy to further increase its contribution to the economic diversification efforts, and strengthening the economic performance of the non-oil sectors in line with ‘Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030’, Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in the UAE, owned by Senaat, has exceeded its last manufac- turing record of the company’s Steel Making ...

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• 24 January

  UAE aims to rank among top 20 healthcare markets in next 4 years

  

    ABU DHABI / Emirates Business High quality continuing medical education (CME) will help GCC physicians improve their care of patients in the UAE and across the region, US based healthcare experts said ahead of the upcoming Arab Health Exhibition and Congress. And with the UAE’s vision to rank among the world’s top 20 healthcare markets in the next four ...

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• 24 January

  Mideast visitors integral to $363bn UK tourism growth forecast

    ABU DHABI / WAM This year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), a sister event of the World Travel Market London, will provide the perfect platform for UK destinations, hotels and attractions, as well as regional outbound tour operators, as Middle East travellers are expected to play a key role in the UK’s continued tourism growth. According to the World Travel ...

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• 24 January

  Can Trump make the world stable again?

  

    Donald Trump’s inauguration marks a global inflection point: He takes office at a moment when many analysts see a transition to a new economic and political order — one where the risks for the United States and its allies are likely to increase. Trump’s promise to “make America great again” resonated with many disaffected voters at home. But abroad, ...

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• 24 January

  Japan Inc.’s raw deal to India

  

    Japan Inc. is getting a raw deal in India. Some of its high-profile investments in the country have created more wealth for arbitration lawyers in London and Singapore than they have for shareholders. Those who were expecting great things from the bromance between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have reasons to be disappointed. ...

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• 24 January

  Putting an end to London’s bad air days

    The worst levels of air pollution are generally found in Beijing, Delhi and other metropolises of the developing world, where headlong growth stirs up construction dust and energy providers still burn a lot of coal. But the air in London is dangerously polluted, too, with concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in some parts of the city measuring among the highest ...

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• 24 January

  Trump embassy move will spell disaster for all

    International community, Palestinians and even some in Israelis believe that settlement expansion is a major roadblock to finding peaceful solution for Palestine-Israel conflicts. The US President Donald Trump has failed to understand this. Trump has vowed to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, a politically charged act that would anger Palestinians who want east Jerusalem, home to key Jewish, ...

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• 24 January

  VP launches SME Classification System

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the SME Classification System. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai attended the launch event at the headquarters of Dubai Executive Council, Emirates Towers. Sheikh Mohammed affirmed that the UAE will ...

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• 24 January

  MoE showcases economic progress of UAE to visiting US student delegation

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Ministry of Economy (MoE) showcased the country’s economic progress to a visiting US student delegation. Students from New York University recently visited the Ministry of Economy’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi to take a closer look at the UAE’s ambitious economic vision and the government’s key national economic growth indicators, in addition to learning more about the ongoing ...

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• 24 January

  MBRF to host ‘annual Nobel Museum’ in Feb

    Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) is organising the third annual Nobel Museum, to be held in Dubai in February, under the theme ‘The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter’. The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Foundation, which has signed ...

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