The market research agency had set up a tracker called “BrandIndex” to monitor 400 brands in the UAE and asked consumers if they had “heard anything positive or negative about a brand in the last two weeks through advertising, news or word of mouth”.
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UAE envoy to Kabul dies of wounds from January bombing
Both he and governor Humayun Azizi suffered serious burns. The UAE’s official WAM news agency described the ambassador as a “martyr”. He had returned to the UAE on a military plane two days after the attack. The bombing was one of a spate of attacks that …
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UAE launches project to create human settlements on Mars by 2117
In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA’s Mars Express Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has announced an ambitious new …
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UAE says ambassador to Afghanistan dies of bomb attack wounds
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, file photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan …
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UAE-US strong ties highlighted
New York, Feb. 15 (BNA): Majid Al-Suwaidi, UAE Consul-General in New York, has met local business and government leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to reinforce the strong UAE-US business ties in the region and discuss economic growth opportunities.
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India, UAE trade to hit $100 billion by 2020: CII
DUBAI: Trade between India and the UAE is set to hit USD 100 billion by 2020, up from the current USD 60 billion, the Confederation of Indian Industry has said. “This is evident in the growing interest by the Indian companies towards the Middle East …
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Pictures: UAE aims to create ‘mini city’ in Mars by 2117
The UAE plans to establish a “mini city” and community in Mars within the next 100 years as part of a an ambitious space strategy unveiled by the country’s leaders on Tuesday. The Mars 2117 Project was launched by UAE’s Vice President, Prime …
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Trump Sons Eric, Donald Jr. to Attend 'Closed' Dubai Event
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s two sons in charge of his global business empire will attend a closed-door event this coming weekend to mark the opening of the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, organizers said Wednesday.
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The price of gold in Dubai was Dh149.50 on Friday
Hedge funds and money managers raised their bullish wagers in COMEX gold to the highest in two months in the week to Feb. 7, and raised it slightly in silver, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday. Japan’s …
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Dubai Properties sweetens villa deals with…
Dubai Properties is leading the charge for recovery in the villa sales market in Dubai. The developer was the first to announce villa sales this year in La Quinta, phase two of its master community Villanova off the Dubai-Al Ain highway. In a bid to …
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DAMAC Properties Dubai reports net profit of AED 3.69 billion in 2016
DAMAC Properties Dubai Co., a leading property developer in the Middle East, today announced the financial results for the full year 2016. During 2016, DAMAC recorded revenues of AED 7.16 billion, with gross profit margins at 56%. Net profit for the …
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Passenger-carrying drone to fly in Dubai
Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July. The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic, sail-shaped Burj al-Arab …
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UPDATE 1-UAE's Aldar Properties expects lower 2017 sales after flat Q4 profit
ABU DHABI Feb 14 Aldar Properties expects lower sales in 2017, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday after the builder of Abu Dhabi’s Formula One circuit reported flat fourth-quarter profit. Net attributable profit fell to 727.9 million dirhams ($ …
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Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties forecasts lower 2017 sales
ABU DHABI Feb 14 Aldar Properties, the state-linked builder of Abu Dhabi’s Formula One circuit, expects sales of 3 billion dirhams ($816.8 million) in 2017, down from 3.5 billion dirhams in 2016, Chief Financial Officer Greg Fewer said on Tuesday.
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Tenants have it their way in Abu Dhabi’s rental leases
Those looking out for a high-end apartment or villa to rent in Abu Dhabi should be able to get their way, with rates declining by 7 and 10 per cent respectively on these property types during 2016. From a landlord’s perspective, the current situation …
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Aldar Properties 2016 net profit surges to $762m
Aldar Properties, a leading property development company in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has reported a eight per cent jump in its net profit for the financial year ended December 31, 2016 which soared to Dh2.8 billion ($762 million) from Dh2.6 billion ($707 million …
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Abu Dhabi rents continue to drop under market pressures
according to the Abu Dhabi Residential Market Update Year in Review 2016 report from leading international property agency Chestertons Mena. “Redundancies and the shrinkage of the oil and gas sector continue to place pressure on the demand in the market.
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