Business & Money | Tuesday 12 January, 2016 6:21 am

Wermuth Asset Management (WAM) launches Green Gateway Fund 2

Wermuth Asset Management (WAM), specialising in impact investments, is launching another private equity fund, with a focus on European growth companies within the area of resource efficiency and renewable energy. “In the Middle East the Green Gateway Fund 2 is directed towards institutional,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 January, 2016 3:35 am

UAE’s Beverage Industry is Set for a Booming 2016

The beverage industry in the Gulf and the Middle East and North Africa region has been witnessing a remarkable growth and development in the past years. This is due to the constant increase in local demand, in addition to the increase in the population growth rate in the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 January, 2016 2:30 am

UAE GEARS UP FOR the national’s second #cycletoworkuae initiative

The National, Abu Dhabi Media’s leading English-language publication, invites all UAE residents to pedal their way to work for #CycleToWorkUAE on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016. Now in its second year, the initiative, which is supported by the Department of Transport (DoT), encourages residents...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 4:43 pm

UAE home to 36% of furniture factories in GCC, and controls significant imports in timber sector

Organisers of the Dubai WoodShow, the largest exhibition in the Middle East for timber, machineries and tools, have revealed that the UAE is home to nearly 36% of the furniture factories of the GCC, reflecting the growth in the domestic furniture sector and increase in demand for imported timber...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 4:26 pm

Amana Capital and Arabic Trader Announce the Launch of a New Company in Kuwait

Following the success achieved in the first phase, Amana Capital, the leading Middle Eastern financial services group and Arabic Trader, the leading provider of financial content and professional training, announced the launch of the second phase of their partnership through establishing a physical ...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 2:08 pm

NBAD Securities #1 Brokerage in the UAE

NBADS closed 2015 as #1 broker in the combined ADX and DFM markets, both in terms of traded value AED 40 billion and market share 9.5%. NBADS executed the largest transaction in ADX history in 2015, with the value exceeding AED1.6 bn NBADS launched a successful strategy of diversification...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 11:29 am

DWTC Breaks Ground on Second Phase of Dubai Trade Center District

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has broken ground on the AED720m second phase of its Dubai Trade Centre District (DTCD) development immediately after the on-time completion of its first phase. Al Futtaim Carillion, the main contractor who successfully completed phase one is also constructing...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 11:14 am

Emirates NBD Dubai Real Estate Tracker™

This press release contains the latest release of data collected from a survey of the Dubai real estate sector, sponsored by Emirates NBD and produced by Markit. Real estate agents indicated a subdued end to 2015 for the Dubai property market, with the majority of survey respondents noting...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 11:12 am

ABU DHABI HSBC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ENTERTAINMENT HEADS FOR NEW HEIGHTS

Off-course entertainment at January’s 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship – the annual Desert Swing season opener – promises to outstrip anything seen in the event’s 10-year history.  As the world’s top golfers tee off at Abu Dhabi Golf Club from 21 –...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 January, 2016 10:58 am

Project Qatar Will Be Back to The Heart of Doha in 2016

Under the prestigious patronage of the Qatari government and the support of HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior, IFP Qatar is honored to launch once again this year Project Qatar 2016, the 13th International Construction Technology...

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