Dubai Tourism signs deal to ease payment methods
DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Al Ansari Exchange, a leading UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, have...
View ArticleFTA issues guidelines for foreign business refunds
ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has outlined four conditions that would allow foreign businesses to recover Value Added Tax (VAT), incurred in the UAE in a new guide on “VAT Refunds...
View ArticleUAE Rulers, Sheikhs offer funeral prayers on body of Sheikha Naila bint...
Ajman / WAM A host of UAE Rulers, Sheikhs, dignitaries and officials on Saturday gathered at the Al Rawdha Mosque at the Al Jurf Area in Ajman to perform funeral prayers on the body of Sheikha Naila...
View ArticleADFD finances renewables projects worth $1.18bn
Abu Dhabi / WAM From its inception in 1971 until December 2018, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, has financed hundreds of...
View ArticleSheikha Fatima Field Hospital opens in Karachi
Karachi / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Field Humanitarian Hospital has been opened in Karachi by Hamad Obeid Ibrahim Salim Al Zaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, to provide therapeutic, diagnostic and...
View ArticleERC supports energy sector in Yemen’s Hadramaut
HADRAMAUT / WAM A power generator has been delivered by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday in the Ramah district in Hadramaut Desert, as part of the continuous Emirati support for the energy...
View ArticleUAE-India bilateral trade to exceed $100 billion by 2020
GANDHINAGAR, India / WAM Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, today met with Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Dr. Ahmed Al Banna, UAE...
View ArticleLifting trade barrier key to Africa’s growth: DP World
DUBAI / WAM The key to African economic emergence lies in the removal of barriers, increased connectivity between nations and infrastructure development, DP World’s Group Chairman and Chief Executive...
View ArticleSmart Grid Station in Dubai opened
DUBAI / WAM A Smart Grid Station (SGS), has been inaugurated in Al Ruwayyah, Dubai on Sunday, by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, The...
View ArticleMohammed reviews Dubai Municipality’s key projects
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has said that providing a high quality of life for citizens is a key...
View ArticleSix new bus routes in Dubai to cut travel time
Dubai / WAM The Public Transport Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), launched six new bus routes and improved another line to strengthen the public transport network within Dubai and...
View ArticleDLD signs strategic deal with UAEIIC
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation with the UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC). The MoU was signed by...
View ArticleUAE-Syria private sector forum launched in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI / WAM The inaugural UAE-Syria Private Sector Forum was launched on Sunday in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Organised by the UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI),...
View ArticleInvestors’ summit on hotel industry in Abu Dhabi on Feb 4
ABU DHABI / WAM Over 250 top hotel owners, developers and operators from the Gulf, East Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Association of Southeast Asian Nations region and Australia will gather at the...
View ArticleMalabar Gold opens two new showrooms
DUBAI / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of 250 outlets spread across ten countries launched two new...
View ArticleDubai Investments Park’s sub-leases reach 5mn-sqft milestone in 2018
Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, announced that total built-up warehouse, office and commercial unit space sub-leased at Dubai Investments...
View ArticleEtisalat Digital signs pact on ‘messaging app’
Dubai / WAM Etisalat Digital has entered into a strategic partnership with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa), to provide them with ‘Etisalat Direct’. This bespoke solution is hosted...
View ArticleCustoms’ role in UAE economy highlighted
DUBAI / WAM The UAE 2nd Customs Week began on Sunday under the theme ‘smart borders’, to help educate all segments of society and encourage them support customs activities and role in society and the...
View ArticleDubai’s economic growth between illusions of expectations and facts
Mohammed Jalal Alrayssi Executive Director of WAM The global monitoring and evaluation institutions vary in their forecasts for Dubai’s economic growth rates for 2019 to 2023, but all agree that the...
View ArticleDubai resolves 96% consumer complaints in 2018
Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai, received 32,650 complaints from consumers and 1,657 from businesses in...
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