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  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority(DEWA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAP, the German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software, at the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) 2016, held from April 11-13 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Foreign Direct Investment Transparency Index in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi scored 71.5 points in 2015 on the 100-point index scale, which largely reflects a higher level of transparency in direct foreign investment policies and investors’ awareness of the transparency of the policies adopted by the UAE Federal Government and the sound policies of ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Despite the volatility in the market, real estate industry salaries are expected to remain stable in the coming months of 2016. A GCC-centric survey has revealed this. The average monthly salaries for the Middle East real estate sector in the region are projected to hover around an average of AED44,392, with annual bonuses averaging ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed on Tuesday an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with the United Kingdom, in the Ministry’s premises in Dubai. The pact aims to enhance the economic and trade relations between the two countries, and protect companies and individuals from direct or indirect double taxation.

ABU DHABI / WAM Bloomscape, a Bloom Holding subsidiary specialised in landscape design and contracting, has won a landscaping contract worth AED 6.5 million from Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park (Nibras) by Mubadala Aerospace. The contract with Bloomscape was signed with the Main Contractor of the project, Tristar Engineering & Construction The scope of work includes landscaping, irrigation, hardscape lighting and ...

  Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Dubai Health Authority, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the board of the Dubai Health Authority, inaugurated on Tuesday the 16th Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition (Dubai Derma 2016) at the ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with the United Kingdom, in the Ministry’s premises in Dubai. The agreement aims to enhance the economic and trade relations between the two countries, and protect companies and individuals from direct or indirect double taxation. The agreement was signed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC) on Tuesday called for devising a strategic plan to Emiratise the telecommunications sector during a session for debating the policy of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The house recommended that the plan should include programmes and initiatives on the best methods to nationalise the vital sector and should consider the present ...

  Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Dubai Health Authority, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the board of the Dubai Health Authority, inaugurated on Tuesday the 16th Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition (Dubai Derma 2016) at the ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development- Government of Dubai, announced new achievements for Dubai’s global foreign direct investment (FDI) rankings and results for 2015 in its first ‘Dubai FDI Monitor’ reports series. According to FT (Financial Times) Markets data quoted in the reports, Dubai attracted AED 28.6bn in greenfield FDI ...