June, 2016

• 14 June

  RTA, Dubai Culture partner for Etihad Museum project

  

    Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, (Dubai Culture) calling for enhanced cooperation and partnership between the two entities in designing and constructing the Etihad Museum Project along with the new Pole for a flag hoisting 123 meters above the ground. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed ...

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• 14 June

  ENOC secures $230mn loan from China’s ICBC

  

    Dubai / WAM Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) secured a $230 million unsecured loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), one of China’s ‘Big Four’ state-owned commercial banks. The loan deal was agreed with the bank’s branch located at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a statement said. The five-year loan is part of ENOC’s ...

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• 14 June

  Dubai Chamber organises agribiz roundtable in Kenya

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Ethiopian International Office recently organised a roundtable in Nairobi, Kenya, which brought together representatives from the East African Community, EAC, to discuss and review opportunities for cooperation and investment in the agri-business industry for Dubai businesses and their East African counterparts. The 2nd East Africa and Dubai Agribusiness Roundtable meeting ...

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• 14 June

  FANR shares UAE’s nuclear emergency communication plans with int’l community

  

    Vienna / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, last week presented to the international community the UAE’s plans for communicating with the public during a nuclear emergency. Fahad Al Bloushi, FANR Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response, delivered the presentation in Vienna to the Eighth Meeting of the Representatives of Competent Authorities identified under the Convention on ...

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• 14 June

  MoE: 30% decrease in vegetable prices in RAK

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) conducted on Tuesday an inspection of Ras Al Khaimah’s vegetable, fruit, poultry and meat market in line with its goal of protecting consumers, enforcing good commercial practices, and preventing exploitation and commercial fraud. Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, Director of the Ministry’s Consumer Protection Department, led the visit which was ...

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• 14 June

  EYC hosts workshop to drive entrepreneurship in UAE

  

    Ajman / Emirates Business The Emirates Youth Council (EYC) organised a ‘Youth Circles’ workshop at The Pavilion, Al Zorah’s iconic sales centre, in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Majid bin Sultan Al Nuaimi and HE Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs. Marwan Obaid ...

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• 14 June

  Formula for customer happiness unveiled

    Dubai / WAM Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, unveiled a Customer Happiness Formula to provide an effective tool for government employees to achieve the happiness goals under the UAE’s National Programme for Happiness and Positivity initiative. Addressing an introductory seminar organised by the Emirates Government Services Excellence Programme on the formula for federal bodies, Al ...

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• 14 June

  DHA, Italy discuss investment opportunities in healthcare

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) received on Tuesday the Consul General of Italy in Dubai and representatives from the Gruppo San Donato University & Research Hospitals, Italy. HE Giovanni Favilli, Consul General of Italy in Dubai, headed the delegation and other representatives included ...

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• 14 June

  Emirates to deploy flagship A380 Aircraft on Moscow route

  

    Dubai / WAM The Emirates Airline announced that it will be upgrading one of the two daily flights servicing its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, commencing December 1. Since Emirates started flying from its Dubai hub to Moscow in 2003, the airline has carried almost 3.5 million passengers on the route. Over the past 12 months, demand has increased, with ...

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• 14 June

  MoE tours Int’l Center for Biosaline Agriculture

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, visited the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, ICBA, in Dubai and was briefed on its areas of work including techniques of water use, crops and non-conventional water resources, as well as bioenergy crops such as Salicornia. This is one of a series of visits conducted by ...

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