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UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum launched in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana

24 May 2017

WAM -- The activities of the UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum were launched in the Kazakhstani capital, Astana, with the participation of a senior delegation from the country.

The business forum, which started yesterday and ended today, coincided with the first meeting of the Kazakhstan-UAE Joint Commission for Consular Issues.

The forum was headed by Mohammed Sharaf, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Economic and Trade Affairs, with the... Read More

Nasdaq Dubai welcomes listing of three bonds issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

24 May 2017

Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, welcomed the listing today of three bonds issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Dubai (DIFC) Branch. ICBC was ranked the largest bank in the world by market capitalization in 2016 by Forbes magazine.

ICBC listed two bonds of 400 million US dollars and 300 million US dollars respectively, as well as a bond of 500 million euros.

The listings underline the expansion of the bank’s activities across the... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed opens RTA’s Enterprise Command & Control Centre (EC3)

23 May 2017

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the Enterprise Command & Control Centre (EC3) in the presence of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council. The EC3 is the biggest and most sophisticated control of its kind worldwide in terms of utilising the smart technologies and the ability to control & integrate various transit means of the... Read More

UAE launches innovative initiatives to raise awareness on food waste

23 May 2017

WAM) – In the presence of Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment held a pre-Ramadan food waste awareness raising event, in cooperation with Winnow Solutions at Majid Al Futtaim’s Leadership Institute in Dubai.

The initiative is aimed to raise awareness on food waste in view of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, during which large quantities of food waste get generated each year. The event featured the work... Read More

DBE showcased Dubai’s dynamic business events offering at IMEX

23 May 2017

Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau and a division of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), has been showcasing Dubai’s dynamic business events offering at IMEX, which has been taking place this week in Frankfurt.

DBE has brought a total of 27 stakeholders and partners to the global events industry exhibition, which ran 16-18 May, including Emirates, Dubai World Trade Centre and Jumeirah Hotels. Expo 2020 Dubai has been co-... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed launches ‘Area 2071’

22 May 2017

Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum asserted that the United Arab Emirates is marching ahead with its ambitious plans to adopt innovation as a tool for realising future goals set forth by the UAE Centennial 2071 plan. Sheikh Mohammed’s remarks came during the launch of ‘Area 2071,’ a melting point where innovative ideas and solutions are translated into reality.

Accompanying Sheikh Mohammed on the visit were... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives President of Azerbaijan in Riyadh

22 May 2017

WAM--His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Sunday, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and the President of Azerbaijan discussed friendship and cooperation between the two countries, as well as ways to strengthen them in all fields of mutual interest to serve... Read More

NMC’s Board of Directors discusses preparations for Expo 2017 Astana

22 May 2017

WAM -- The National Media Council’s, NMC, Board of Directors has held a meeting to discuss ongoing preparations for the UAE’s upcoming participation at Expo 2017 Astana, which begins on 10th June, 2017, under the theme, ‘Future Energy’.

Members of the Board explored the plans that have been put in place to reinforce the UAE’s leading international position and communicate the country’s achievements through its pavilion at Expo 2017 Astana, which is supervised and managed by NMC.

'Dubai Font'' reflects government’s role in embracing tolerance says Lubna Al Qasimi

22 May 2017

WAM -- Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance, has confirmed her support for the initiative of the Dubai Executive Council, DEC, to create a universal UAE fingerprint in the field of digital technology, represented in the "Dubai Font" that was launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the DEC, as a gift from Dubai to the world, reflecting the government’s role in embracing tolerance.

Sheikha Lubna stated... Read More

Emirates to operate all A380 services to Beijing and Shanghai

22 May 2017

In response to popular customer demand, Emirates will provide an all-A380 service on its Beijing (PEK) and Shanghai (PVG) services when it upgrades the second daily flights, EK308/EK309 on its PEK route and EK304/305 on its PVG route, replacing the current Boeing 777-300ER operations.

The move, effective from July 1 2017, will increase capacity to both Beijing and Shanghai, offering Emirates passengers even more seamless A380-to-A380 connections between the two Chinese cities and over... Read More