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DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone business of Dubai and the trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region, Wednesday organised a successful Jafza Car Free Day to support sustainability and reduce carbon footprint. Staff from the Jafza Community, including senior executives, customers, government entities and stakeholders, used environment-friendly public transport including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE-based Al Gharbia Pipe Company (AGPC), a unit of Senaat, has signed loan agreement with a consortium of Japanese and Emirati banks totaling US$185 million to finance its manufacturing and sales business. The loan will finance the production and sales of large diameter, high-quality sour grade steel pipes for oil and gas pipelines by AGPC, with ...

DUBAI / EMIRATES Business The total number of people who visited Dubai Health Authority run medical fitness centres during 2015 was 2,051,802 said a top health official. Of these 843,085 were new applicants and the remaining were visa-renewals. Medical fitness test is a mandatory requirement for all expats in the UAE. It is required for a residency, employment or education ...

DUBAI / WAM Recognised in the international aluminium market as an important company of smelting technologies, Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”) on Wednesday concluded the sale of its internal established, exclusive DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology to Aluminium Bahrain BSC (“Alba”) for the latter’s Line 6 expansion task, marked by the trademark of the associated Technology Licence Agreement. The sale marks a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), on Wednesday opened a permanent office for municipal services at Al Bateen Council to deliver an integrated municipal service experience. The step reflects ADM’s keenness to improve the services it provides community members and customers by serving their interests and facilitating transactions. Musabbah Mubarak Al Murar, Acting General Manager of the Abu ...

DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Middle East Rail 2016 has increased its exhibition space by 25% compared to last year, in response to huge demand from the growing number of exhibitors keen to take advantage of the opportunity to network at the regional rail industry’s ultimate marketplace. The announcement was made at a press conference held Wednesday at Ministry of Infrastructure Development. ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Undeterred by the global speculation about dismal economic growth, Abu Dhabi Ports seems to be riding high on growth quotient this year, which is clearly based on the robust performance of the previous year. Abdulkareem M. Al Masabi, Vice President – Ports Operations, Abu Dhabi, said that looking at the year-on-year double digit growth in ...

WAM RAK Properties reported during its board of directors meeting an impressive 23.5 per cent growth in revenues in 2015. A proposal of dividends distribution of 5% cash for the year 2015 was also recommended by the board and will be presented on the company’s annual general meeting due to be held on March 12. RAK Properties posted a 2.8 ...

Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) has announced the launch of construction activities of National Food Product Company’s (NFPC) new 752,000-sq metre production facility. NFPC is one of the largest food producers in the UAE, known for its market leading products such as Oasis, Blu, Milco, Lacnor and Gulf &Safa. The facility, which will manufacture most of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business British Airways has unveiled its prestigious new lounge at the newly built Concourse D in Dubai International Airport. The airline’s new concept lounge features a special Concorde Bar for those flying in First. The lounge has been designed to maximise space using architectural elements such as illuminated glass screens giving customers separate spaces to work, relax ...