July, 2016

• 13 July

  Al Fajer, Neon Energy to contribute towards sustainable future

      RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business The recent partnership of Neon Energy — a leading global provider of green energy solutions — and Dubai-based Al Fajer Group is successfully providing affordable integrated solutions in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, the company CEO affirms. According to the top executive, this partnership is expected to make huge contributions in ...

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• 13 July

  LiFi-driven solutions soon for healthcare

    DUBAI / Emirates Business UAE-based LiFi Company, Zero.1 is in the final development stages for HEALTHCARE4U, a revolutionary management system for the healthcare sector. The UAE healthcare market is projected to reach $19.5 billion (Dh71.56 billion) by 2020, achieving an annual average growth of 12.7 per cent, marginally higher than the GCC growth average. Light Fidelity (LiFi) is a ...

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• 13 July

  Green Key accolade for TIME Hotels

    Emirates Business UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels Management, has added another environmental accolade to its achievements with the announcement of its first Green Key status for all hotels and hotel apartments across the hospitality groups’ portfolio. A leading international standard of excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry, the Green Key award ...

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• 13 July

  Emirates NBD announces winners of innovation programme

  

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading banking Group in the region, announced the winners of the 2016 GEMS Citizens of Tomorrow Innovation Competition, an initiative undertaken as part of Emirates NBD Group’s External Innovation program, in partnership with Emirates Islamic. Three winning teams received gift vouchers worth AED 5,000, AED 3,000 and AED 2,000 for first, second ...

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• 13 July

  GCC wellness sector set to grow

  

    Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Driven by demand, spa and wellness industry in the region is poised for a double digit growth in next two years, experts say. Coming years are expected to see a considerable rise of 19 percent in the region as far as the number of wellness brands or spas are concerned. UAE alone is expecting ...

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• 13 July

  MENA medtech market to reach $11bn by 2021

  

    Ritika Sharma / Emirates business Medical Technology (MedTech) industry in the Middle East and North Africa region, which employs more than 140,000 people, is preparing for a strong growth in coming years. The MedTech market which includes developers and suppliers of medical devices and diagnostics is presently worth over $7 billion and is expected to reach the mark of ...

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• 13 July

  ENOC Global Marine partners with Dubai Trading Agency

    Dubai / Emirates Business ENOC Global Marine, a specialised business division of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), is set to expand its international footprint through a shipping agreement with Dubai Trading Agency (DTA). The partnership enables DTA to be a key distributor of ENOC’s marine lubricants portfolio in both local and global markets. Along with having rights to distributing ...

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• 13 July

  SBA sponsors hold meet to discuss setting up of Emirates Librarians’ Assn

    Sharjah / Emirates Business The first step towards the establishment of an Emirates Librarians’ Association has been taken with an inaugural meeting held to discuss it in detail. Held at Sharjah Public Library, the meeting followed the call made by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) in April for setting up of a dedicated librarians’ organisation to promote high quality UAE ...

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• 13 July

  LinkedIn reveals top priorities of UAE job seekers

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has announced findings from its annual 2016 MENA Talent Trends study providing new insights into job seekers’ top priorities, and how recruiters can effectively engage potential candidates and compete for the best talent. The findings ultimately reveal that almost everyone is interested in hearing about new job opportunities, even ...

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• 13 July

  Kuwait mulls privatisation of oil services, not output

  

    Reuters Kuwait is considering privatising its oil services sector, a senior finance ministry official said, although any plans would not include its production capability. The finance ministry and state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation are studying which sectors and services may be privatised, Undersecretary Khalifa Hamada told a news conference. Gulf governments are being forced to consider measures such as privatisations, ...

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