Dubai’s residential property market shows few signs of bouncing back quickly from a now three-year downturn. Having stabilized in 2016, prices saw renewed declines last year as housing supply far outpaced demand, said a leading property firm Asteco. The …
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Technology gadgets on top schools’ wish list in 2018
DUBAI — Greater use of technology and appropriate integration into the school curriculum are what school leaders and teachers want in their classrooms this year. GESS Dubai polled almost 1,000 education professionals across the Gulf region to determine …
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PM Modi to witness foundation stone ceremony for first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, home to over three million people of Indian origin. Modi, who arrived here tonight, will be visiting the United …
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Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone for Abu Dhabi’s first Indian temple
ABU DHABI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday lay the foundation stone for the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, which is home to a huge Indian diaspora. This is Modi’s second visit to the UAE after August 2015.
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Dubai’s Happiness Bank gifts employees with surprises
A Dubai company has created a Happiness Bank which awards employees with surprises. The ‘Happiness Bank’ is installed at the UAE’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Dubai where it has been a hit with staff. Employees collect points from their …
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Dubai Tour: Viviani wins final stage to secure overall victory
Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) won stage 5 of the Dubai Tour in a bunch sprint to seal final overall victory. In a frantic sprint finale, Viviani came from a long way back to overhaul Marco Haller (Katusha-Alpecin) at the line, while Adam Blythe (Aqua …
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There’s now a ‘Happiness Bank’ in Dubai
A “Happiness Bank” has been established at the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the UAE. The new innovation aspires to prompt active and motivated employees working in government organizations, reported Khaleej Times on Thursday. The idea was …
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A bank that spreads happiness
The concept of the Happiness Bank was pioneered by Amna Al Bedwawi, e-content editor at the e-Government Development Department. The UAE is known to turnaround every innovation into reality and make the country the ‘happiest place’ to live. The Happiness …
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Dubai Islamic Bank to begin branchless banking by June
KARACHI: Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan (DIBP), the wholly owned subsidiary of UAE-based first Sharia-compliant financial institution across the world, announced on Thursday that it would kick-start branchless banking by June 2018. M-wallet services would …
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Dubai Islamic Bank & Zing Digital Commerce Sign Agreement for a Branchless Banking Service
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan & Zing Digital Commerce signed an agreement for deployment of Branchless Banking platform. This agreement will pave the way for Digitization of Banking products to enable the Bank to offer variety of products to the unbanked and …
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UAE PMI: Improving economic conditions resulted in further gains in output and new orders
USD 128 Billion). The Group has a significant retail banking franchise in the UAE and is a key participant in the global digital banking industry, with over 90 per cent of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches.
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NAB to probe Pakistanis’ Dubai investment
All the investment made in the Dubai’s real estate are illegal, as the State Bank of Pakistan has already informed the committee that the central bank never gave the permission to any individual to invest in the real estate sector anywhere in the world.
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UAE, Switzerland being asked about Pakistanis’ assets
ISLAMABAD: The government has started negotiations with the UAE and Swiss governments to collect information regarding Pakistanis holding billions of dollars of offshore assets and bank accounts to bring these Pakistanis into the tax net. “We have …
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NAB to be tasked for getting details on UAE investments
The FBR had received a list of 100 Pakistanis, who had invested in real estate business in Dubai, from the Federal Investigation … misappropriation in the promotion process for National Bank of Pakistan employees, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Tariq …
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Abu Dhabi off-plan sales activity robust in Q4
“Downsizing did, however, bring some positive news for investors, as rents for one-bedroom apartments … This plan could be the turning point for Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector as it could generate new jobs and therefore renewed demand for residential …
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50 luxury flats in Dubai have been sold for bitcoin — and one buyer bought 10
Two UK entrepreneurs announced a $327 million property development in Dubai last year. Some of the apartments are being sold in bitcoin. Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone and her billionaire partner Doug Barrowman are behind the project and told Business …
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Iconic Dubai and Abu Dhabi buildings go Tricolour to mark PM Narendra Modi’s second visit
The Indian flag being displayed by the Burj Khalifa (left), Dubai Frame (center) and ADNOC Headquarters (right) to mark PM Modi’s visit. (Pictures: Twitter/@IndembAbuDhabi) PM Narendra Modi is the only Indian premier to have officially visited the United …
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