Dubai / WAM The Licensing Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA), will launch this July the ‘Reaching-out-to-Customer’ initiative in coordination with service providers, aiming to process several vehicle-related transactions that require the presence of the customer in person. The step is intended to enhance customers’ satisfaction by reaching out to them at their locations in Dubai ...
Read More »GOV HR Summit to honour life, legacy of UAE’s founding father
Abu Dhabi / WAM As the UAE celebrates 2018 as ‘Year of Zayed’ to mark 100 years since the birth of the nation’s Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the legacy of the beloved leader and his contributions to the UAE’s progress and development will be under the spotlight at the upcoming GOV HR Summit 2018, ...
Read More »ERC delivers 5,000 food baskets in Aden
ADEN / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), delivered 5000 food baskets to the people in districts of Aden and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who came to Aden from Governorates of Taiz and Hoideidah, as part of its Year of Zayed activities in Yemen. Nagwa Mohammed Fadhle, Executive Manager of Aden Micro-Finance Foundation, said hundreds of families in the most ...
Read More »Al Mansouri: UAE maintains positive economic growth
DUBAI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy (MoE), said that preliminary estimates issued by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), indicate growth in the economic performance of the UAE in general; which came as a result of growth in oil resources and rise in international oil prices and growth in non-oil sectors. Al Mansouri also ...
Read More »Rakbank, Sage announce partnership agreement
DUBAI / Emirates Business Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, and the Rakbank announced a partnership agreement. This would entail Rakbank to offer Sage accounting software to support its Business Banking customers of all sizes and across all industries. Through this partnership, Rakbank’s business customers can benefit from Sage Business Cloud Accounting software at preferential rates. Sage ...
Read More »Emirates ups Luanda flights
DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates announced on Tuesday it will reinstate two weekly flights between Luanda and Dubai, increasing capacity to five flights per week between the two cities, starting from July 1. Customers can look forward to a daily service starting from the winter schedule. These additional flights will give passengers more travel choices and address the growing demand ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi malls to offer 90% discount on Eid Al Fitr eve
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) in association with the Department of Economic Development of Abu Dhabi (DED) has announced a 24-hour mall mega sale, featuring discounts of up to 90 percent, as part of this year’s Eid Fest celebrations. With more than 1,500 stores involved, the sale will ...
Read More »Next up in China’s clean-air push is gas pipeline giant
Bloomberg China’s push to eradicate smog by using more natural gas is set to get a boost as it pushes ahead with a plan to merge under one company a national pipeline network that would unify transport and investment decisions. Regulators are aiming to announce a decision before winter to combine oil and gas pipeline assets owned by its three ...
Read More »Russia boosts oil output to 14-month high
Bloomberg Russia is showing signs of weakening its commitment to oil-supply cuts as production rises before crucial talks with OPEC about the future of the agreement. The nation boosted crude supply to the highest in 14 months in the first week of June as some companies breached their caps, said a person with knowledge of the matter. While both the ...
Read More »Solar beats gas, wind as biggest source of new US power
Bloomberg Despite tariffs that President Trump imposed on imported panels, the US installed more solar energy than any other source of electricity in the first quarter. Developers installed 2.5 gigawatts of solar in the first quarter, up 13 percent from a year earlier, according to a report on Tuesday from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research. That accounted ...
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