Stockholm / AFP Video streaming delays generate as much stress as watching a horror film, the Swedish telecom company Ericsson said on Wednesday. Ericsson, which sells equipment to mobile telephone companies to accelerate download speeds and prevent delays or buffering, said its study measured the heart rate, brain activity and eye movements of people watching videos on a mobile phone. ...
Read More »MoE hosts WTO delegation
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Economy is currently holding a series of meetings with a visiting delegation from the World Trade Organisation’s Trade Policy Review Unit. The meetings form part of the preparatory process for WTO’s third review of the UAE’s trade policy that will take place at the Geneva headquarters from June 1 – 3, 2016. ...
Read More »Dubai’s food trade grows
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Customs has effectively contributed to the growth of food trade by providing quality Customs facilities for this sector, and ensuring speedy customs clearance of all its shipments, in order to cater to the food needs of the community without unnecessary delays. Figures released by Dubai Customs, in parallel with Gulfood 2016; the world’s largest annual ...
Read More »DED’s licensing initiative
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) Abu Dhabi has stressed its commitment to implementing initiatives and projects that aim to improve cooperation and coordination with its strategic partners in the government, semi-government and private sector, to improve commercial licensing procedures and develop a more attractive investment environment in Abu Dhabi.
Read More »DIFC’s record-breaking year
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial services hub connecting businesses and financial institutions with emerging markets across the Middle East, Africa & South Asia (MEASA), achieved another record year in 2015, it was announced today. The number of new company registrations at DIFC increased by more than a quarter (27%) compared with 2014, from ...
Read More »EF, ADIB joint venture
Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation set up by the Abu Dhabi Government to facilitate public-private partnerships for empowering youth across the UAE, and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, ADIB, have partnered in support of financial literacy through Emirates Foundation’s programme, ‘Esref Sah’, which aims to educate youth on ways to manage their current and future financial ...
Read More »Mohamed visits martyr’s family
RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, offered his condolences to the family of the martyr Abdullah Juma Hassan Al Shamsi, who died in the line of duty while taking part in Arab coalition’s ‘Operation Restoring Hope’, to support the ...
Read More »Crown Prince receives Qatari Foreign Minister
ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday received visiting Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, at Al Shati Palace. Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Al-Thani and discussed with him ways to enhance fraternal relations between the two countries ...
Read More »DEWA organises ‘Al Namoos’ workshop
Dubai / WAM In the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA has organised a workshop on Wednesday at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai for over 250 consultants and contractors to update them about the Al Namoos service. DEWA’s recently-launched Al Namoos service is tailor-made to provide consultants and contractors ...
Read More »JFSC Abu Dhabi Global Market sign agreement
ABU DHABI / WAM Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) which puts in place a formal mechanism to enable the regulatory authorities to co-operate on supervisory matters and exchange of information to maintain the stability and well-being of the financial systems in each respective capital market. John Harris, Director-General ...
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