Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 3:55 pm

Dubai Customs calls for seamless trade corridor to advance MENA freight forwarding industry

Dubai Customs Director His Excellency Ahmed Mahboob Musabih urged freight forwarding industry players in the MENA region to move to the next level, by establishing a seamless trade corridor that allows trucks to move without barriers. He also stressed the importance of fostering a productive...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 3:52 pm

Gulftainer Registers 4% Growth in Container Volume across Global Portfolio in 2015

Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned, independent port operator based in the UAE, recorded a strong performance in 2015 with an overall growth of four percent across its global portfolio. Gulftainer’s operations in the UAE currently include the Khorfakkan Container...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 3:15 pm

Sharjah Media Centre Announces Details of 5th International Government Communication Forum

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Centre (SMC), today reiterated that government communication has emerged as an important social and political science, given its defining role in stabilising and developing societies. He pointed out that this fact is ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 2:15 pm

ABU DHABI AIR EXPO 2016 GETS OFF TO A FLYING START

The Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2016 began today in spectacular fashion with two Etihad Airways’ Extra EA 330 LT Trainer aircraft conducting an aerial ribbon-cutting during an acrobatic display at Al Bateen Airport, Abu Dhabi.   The Abu Dhabi Air Expo is just one event that is taking place...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 12:30 pm

Public-Private Partnerships key to advancing Financial Inclusion, experts share at MasterCard Prepaid and Government Conference

 A greater emphasis on Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-led financial inclusion efforts is needed to drive economic and social development across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), experts concluded at MasterCard’s second Prepaid and Government Conference that took place in Dubai...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 12:10 pm

Arabian International Home Show offers new ideas in interior design excellence in the region

The inaugural Arabian International Home Show opened its doors Tuesday to hundreds of professional designers, contractors and interiors suppliers from across the GCC, eager to learn what will keep them in front of the curve when it comes to designing luxury home interiors in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 12:08 pm

Cisco’s Women of Impact 2016 Conference aims to Inspire and Empower Women in Technology

Cisco announced that it is holding the ‘Women of Impact 2016 Conference’ – a full day conference devoted to the development and advancement of women in the technology industry. Themed ‘Be Unstoppable’, the annual event will be held on March 10th, 2016 at multiple Cisco ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 12:01 pm

Executive Director of Securities Commission Malaysia to speak at Responsible Finance Summit

The Responsible Finance Summit today announced that Mr. Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Executive Director of Islamic Capital Market at Securities Commission Malaysia, will speak at the groundbreaking gathering of global Islamic and responsible finance leaders. The Summit, which is hosted by Bank...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 4:47 am

Saudi Arabia’s imports of softwood lumber amounted to 1.07 million

Organisers of the 11th edition of Dubai WoodShow 2016, the largest trade fair for wood products in the Middle East which will take place from 4 – 6 April 2016, has revealed, quoting a recent study by Woodstat, a statistics firm that keeps tabs on the lumber and forestry industries across ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 March, 2016 8:07 am

Shurooq gears up for its 9th participation at ITB Berlin 2016

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) is gearing up for its 9th participation at the ITB Berlin 2016, the world’s leading travel trade show, taking place from March 9-13 in Berlin, Germany. There it will exhibit the Mleiha Archaeological and Environmental project, Al Noor...

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