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  Dubai / Agencies Deyaar Development announced on Sunday that its net profit amounted to AED 32 million in Q1 of 2017. A company statement said real estate development revenues more than doubled to AED 142 million in the first three months of the year, from AED 60 million in Q1-16. Deyaar reported a strong year-on-year increase in revenues to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched the Dubai Font, Microsoft’s first font to be created by a city and named after it, in line with the UAE’s vision to become a regional and global leader in innovation. On this occasion, ...

  Dubai / WAM In implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, issued a directive to use the “Dubai Font” in all Municipality transactions with immediate effect. Lootah has asked the Municipality officials to begin to implement this font in the Municipality’s ...

  Dubai / WAM Representatives of small and medium enterprises, (SMEs), will get a chance to showcase their firms to procurement staff from Expo 2020 Dubai and some of its largest contractors at an event next week. The first in a series of ‘Meet the Buyers’ events will take place on May 10 in Dubai, where SMEs can gain valuable insight ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Adamas Consultants will provide the highest quality of business management expertise and consultancy to the automotive industry, they see manufacturers and dealership owners as their potential customers, covering volume, performance, luxury and prestige brands across the GCC, Middle East and Northern Africa. Adamas Consultants has been shaped from the vision of Karl Hamer, CEO, who ...

  Dubai / WAM Exotic Indonesian reptile skins, luxury fashion accessories, UAE-produced camel leather goods, and the global launch of 24 karat gilded stilettos from Italy all shared the stage, as the Middle East’s dedicated leather industry trade show opened in Dubai yesterday. The exhibition was inaugurated by Butti Saeed Al Kindi, Second Vice Chairman of Dubai World Trade Centre. The ...

  Sharjah / WAM Bank of Sharjah on Wednesday announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31. The bank’s total assets reached AED 28,880 million, an increase of 4 percent over the corresponding 31st March 2016 figure of AED 27,651 million. When compared to the 31 December 2016 figure, total assets increased by 7 percent from AED 27,097 ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has organised the 40th Media Summit, entitled “Bogus Investment Portfolios and their Negative Effects on Individuals and Society”, with the aim of assisting in expanding the culture of law, while raising awareness among individuals in society about the dangers of these portfolios. The summit warned about the negative effects of financial ...

  Sharjah / WAM A total of 50 projects worth AED 250 million were implemented by the Sharjah Department of Public Works (SDPW) across the emirate during the first quarter of 2017, including academic, maritime, environmental, edutainment , and infrastructure projects. The projects fit within the comprehensive developmental strategy adopted by the emirate of Sharjah as part of its vision for ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) recently led a delegation of UAE business leaders to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to explore trade and investment opportunities within the country’s agricultural sector. Dubai Chamber organised the trade mission in partnership with the UAE Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the UAE, the Chamber ...