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Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), is gearing up to usher in the 10th edition of the “Eid in Dubai” celebrations with a diverse line-up of events designed to offer families, residents and visitors many memorable moments during the upcoming Eid Al Fitr. ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), which provides immense moral and financial support for cancer patients across the UAE, took 27 children diagnosed with cancer on a shopping trip in Dubai to choose new clothes for the Eid Al Fitr celebrations before enjoying on a special Ramadan Iftar to round off the day. The ‘Eid Clothing’ initiative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways has been given a top rating by London’s Heathrow Airport for its emissions and night-time noise performance during the first three months of 2017. The “Fly Quiet and Clean” League Table, the first of its kind to be produced by the airport, placed the UAE’s national airline among the top carriers for operating the ...

Dubai / WAMM A UAE delegation, led by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, marked a successful attendance at the World Scientific and Engineering Congress (WSEC 2017), convened at Astana EXPO 2017 Congress Centre in Kazakhstan from June 19-20, 2017. The conference held under the theme “Energy of the Future: innovative scenarios and methods of ...

Bloomberg Tata Group is considering an initial public offering of Jaguar Land Rover, the luxury-car maker the Indian conglomerate bought in 2008 for $2.4 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Senior Tata Group officials have held preliminary internal discussions over the past few months about the potential listing of Jaguar Land Rover on an international stock exchange, according ...

Bloomberg Analysts love them, investors loathe them. Three out of the seven Indonesian stocks which have unanimous buy recommendations from analysts are residential developers and all of them have fallen by at least 16 percent this year. Predictions that lower interest rates in Indonesia and last month’s decision by Standard & Poor’s to raise its sovereign rating to investment grade ...

Bloomberg Economic reform has slowed the flow of cars, electronics and furniture into India and the roll out of a national sales tax may temper import growth for the rest of this year, according to Maersk Line, the South Asian unit of the world’s largest container shipping company. Imports are more sensitive than exports to the goods and services tax, ...

Bloomberg European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said she’s “extremely worried” about a U.S. threat to curb steel imports for national-security reasons, saying the step could trigger protectionist reactions around the world. “That is opening a Pandora’s box,” Malmstrom said in an interview with Bloomberg News in her Brussels office. “Many other countries would maybe also refer to security and, ...

Bloomberg Investors are extending the maturity of Greek bond holdings as they become more sanguine about the nation’s prospects after creditors agreed a bailout deal. The latest agreement by euro-zone finance ministers ended months of speculation over whether Greece would meet large bond payments due in July and spurred a rally in the country’s debt. PGIM Fixed Income and Greylock ...

SHARJAH / WAM H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah, UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children and Chairperson of the Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), has strongly urged world leaders to escalate all relief efforts to control the unprecedented global refugee crisis, restoring peace and stability in countries and regions affected by war and ...