June, 2016

• 15 June

  2 centuries on, Norway central bank has no map

  

    Bloomberg Two centuries after its creation, Norway’s central bank finds itself without any guide in history to help it tackle the challenges ahead. It has largely been forced to follow its bigger peers down a rabbit hole of ever lower interest rates to counter a ‘long-term’ global trend of slower growth, a global savings glut and weakening productivity, according ...

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• 15 June

  Pushing boundaries of systems integration

  

    Our Correspondent/ Emirates Business Alpha Data, one of the UAE’s largest multi-disciplined systems integrators, is noted for a number of projects that have helped enhance the local technology landscape while driving national development. The company began with a team of just two employees in 1981, eventually growing to 800-strong workforce that has built and deployed award-winning information and communications ...

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• 15 June

  Delivering personalised performance marketing

  

    Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Founded by a small group of great minds in the back of a Paris cafe, Criteo rapidly became the global leader in digital performance advertising in a few short years. Driving its growth: tech superiority and data-rich customer insights, measurable ROI for its clients, and the ingenuity and spirit of the company’s employees worldwide. Criteo ...

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• 15 June

  TDIC transforms Abu Dhabi’s Louvre into ‘museum on sea’

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) the master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, announced on Wednesday that the process of removing the temporary sea protection walls, used during the main construction phase, and the integration of the sea with the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum project, has begun. This significant milestone ...

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• 15 June

  SDO offers Dubai Customs with ‘smart solutions’

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai City Office (SDO) visited the Dubai Customs Office to hold a strategic meeting with HE Ahmed Mahbooh Musabih, Director, Dubai Customs. Accompanied by a delegation from the SDO, the Director General presented its general plan to introduce the SDO’s objectives and strategies to ...

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• 15 June

  SBWC hosts inspiring speakers to motivate women on entrepreneurship

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), an affiliate of Nama Women Advancement Establishment (Nama), successfully held its annual Ramadan Summit, with the event taking place at Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre in Sharjah. Titled ‘Self Reflections,’ the summit – which takes place each year on the side-lines of SBWC’s Ramadan Suhoor – attracted more than ...

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• 15 June

  Constance Belle Mare Plage to get a makeover

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Constance Hotels and Resorts is investing in the metamorphosis of its first property to keep on offering perfect hotel experiences. Constance Belle Mare Plage, situated on the 2km white sand beach of Poste de Flacq is being refurbished this year, while ensuring it retains all of the ingredients that have made its success over the ...

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• 15 June

  MBRSC showcases ‘Hope, KhalifaSat’ to NASA official

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) accompanied by a number of NASA officials and representatives of the United States Embassy in the UAE and the United States Consulate in Dubai. Bolden and the accompanying delegation met His Excellency Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of MBRSC, project managers and ...

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• 15 June

  E(i)nsure your family’s future

  

    ALeena Parwani Special to Emirates Business Life insurance is for those who care for their family. This is a common trait that we have seen in our clients. They love their families and they want to leave the same life style for them even when they are not around; it’s an emotional decision taken with wiser advisors. In the ...

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• 15 June

  Gold rush ‘springs’ to life in Polish waters

  

    Zlotoryja / AFP Each spring they come from around the globe to the Kaczawariver in southwest Poland’s gold rush capital, vying for the biggest flash in the pan.Knee deep in water, excited enthusiasts, young and old alike, survey the riverbed in Zlotoryja in search of tiny gleaming flakes, hoping their perseverance will pay off. “Whenever I’m in the river, ...

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