UAE News
Dubai International Financial Centre hosts big-league Chinese delegations; explores long-term strategic growth across key sectors
Tuesday, June 2, 2015Dubai, UAE- 1 June 2015: The strategic engagement at Dubai Week in China has proved a milestone for the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) intent to draw Chinese businesses. This was validated in the recent visit of high-profile delegations from China’s Bank of Communication Co. and state-owned conglomerate China Everbright Group Limited to DIFC, the… Untitled
Dubai International Airport announced as overall winner at the Routes Middle East & Africa 2015 Marketing Awards
Tuesday, June 2, 2015Dubai International Airport announced as overall winner at the Routes Middle East & Africa 2015 Marketing Awards Category wins go to Madinah, Kilimanjaro Airports and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority 2 June 2015 Last night during the Networking Evening at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay in Manama, Bahrain, Dubai International Airport was announced as the overall… Untitled
Tourist spending in UAE rises 5% in Q1 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015Dubai, June 02, 2015: Overall tourist spending in the UAE rose by 5 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2014 according to a new study by Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the MENA region. The report, based on credit or debit card transactions… Untitled
Smartworld signs deal with EFS for managed services
Tuesday, June 2, 2015Global MS market worth $193 billion by 2019 Arabian Gulf’s MS market to be worth $3.1 billion by 2018 Smartworld to carry out 24/7 monitoring and management of mission critical applications Agreement to help EFS focus on its core business Deal to tackle the challenges of downtime, Service Level Agreements (SLA) breach and standards of… Untitled
UAE women in nuclear industry celebrated
Tuesday, June 2, 2015June 1, 2015 ABU DHABI // The region’s first organisation supporting the role of women in the nuclear industry has been honoured by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec). The Women in Nuclear (WiN) chapter celebrated its first anniversary with two industry events, in Abu Dhabi and at Enec’s Barakah site in the Western Region… Untitled
Ministerial Services Council discusses setting up SME national scheme and council
Tuesday, June 2, 2015National scheme for SMEs to work under the umbrella of the Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi: The Ministerial Services Council on Sunday held a meeting at the Presidential Palace to discuss the creation of a national scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and a decision to set up a council for SMEs. The meeting… Untitled
Dubai Visitor Numbers Up 8.2% In 2014
Tuesday, June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Dubai welcomed a total of 13.2 million visitors in 2014, up 8.2 per cent from 2013, according to a new report issued by Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) at Arabian Travel Market. Unlike previous reports, which calculated visitor numbers based on the number of guests checked in at hotels, the figure… Untitled
6th WAHRC ends on a positive note in Warsaw
Monday, June 1, 2015posted on 01/06/2015 The H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s 6th World Arabian Horse Conference, WAHRC, in Warsaw came to a close on Saturday with a lively workshop during which a series of announcements were made. The workshop, conducted by Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the H.H.… Untitled
Women’s Forum Dubai to be held 23-24 February 2016
Monday, June 1, 2015posted on 01/06/2015: Dubai Women Establishment, DWE, on Monday announced that the upcoming Women’s Forum Dubai, WFD, will be held in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai from 23-24 February 2016. The date has been agreed during high level meetings that took place here last week between senior officials of the DWE and the Deauville-based Women’s Forum for… Untitled
Abu Dhabi Caviar factory bags MEED Award
Monday, June 1, 2015posted on 01/06/2015: MEED has named Emirates Aqua Technologies’ Caviar Factory, operated by Bin Salem Holding, as the winner of the GCC’s C2HM Award for Innovation for using new and advanced methods to rear and grow sturgeons . The Abu Dhabi plant, which is the world’s biggest caviar factory, was announced as one of the… Untitled
