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Emirates Business Etihad Rail — the developer and operator of the UAE’s $11 billion national rail network — has announced that it has been awarded the Estidama 2 Pearl Construction Rating by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) for seven sustainable buildings at its depot in Mirfa, Al Gharbia. It is a significant achievement to receive 2 Pearls for ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS The demand for automobile parts and accessories is on the rise in UAE, according to Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, as the region’s leading exhibition organizer is gearing up for the 14th edition of Automechanika Dubai 2016. The event, which will be held from May 8-10 at the Dubai International Convention and ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Champions were crowned on the final day of the Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC) organised by NGK Racing Series at Yas Marina Circuit. At the end of races, Costas Papantonis was crowned champion in Class 1, Al-Qassim Hamidaddin won his first UAE championship in Class 2 and Alex Annivas clinched the Clio Cup title in the double points ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Popular hotel-apartments Al Bustan Centre and Residence will be the official host hotel of Fazza and Dubai Club for Disabled Championship Tournament. The company is gearing up to offer top services and hospitality to make the event a success. The Dubai Club for the Disabled Tournament — a part of 8th Fazza Athletics Championship Grand ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS The sixth edition of the SIKKA Art Fair continues to host an exciting line-up of music, dance, plays, poetry recitals, improvisational performances and open- air cinema screenings till March 24, featuring local and international talents at the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood in Bur Dubai. SIKKA Art Fair is the flagship arts and cultural initiative organised by Dubai Culture ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Statistics Center — Abu Dhabi released a new issue of its monthly report on the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for February 2016, replacing, with 2014 as the base year. This CPI is used in measuring inflation and represents an important input in conomic and monetary planning. As the ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business From sophisticated oil paintings to mammoth sculptures, artists from across the globe exhibited their fine pieces of equestrian art in front of a crowd which has an eye for purebred Arabian horses, at the 12th Dubai International Horse Fair Art Gallery. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Preparations are proceeding on-schedule and according to plans for the Mother of the Nation Festival and its five distinct activity zones, as announced by the organising committee at Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority. The update comes ahead of the Festival’s official launch on Thursday, March 24. With only five days remaining until the Festival opens ...

Bloomberg Stephen Crabb, the ex-secretary of state for Wales, has been appointed to succeed Iain Duncan Smithas U.K. work and pensions secretary after the former Conservative leader resigned in protest at planned cuts to welfare payments for the disabled. The move comes after Duncan Smith dramatically resigned last night, sending PM David Cameron a two-page letter that attacked a series ...

Bloomberg The outlook on Serbia’s junk credit rating was raised to positive by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the country’s implementation of structural and fiscal reforms to help ease its debt burden. Moody’s left the Balkan nation’s sovereign debt rating at B1, four steps short of investment grade and on par with Vietnam and Kenya. Fitch Ratings has Serbia at ...