Dubai: Dubai Airports confirmed on Monday plans to close the southern runway at Dubai International Airport for 45 days in 2019 for refurbishment. The refurbishment is scheduled to take place from April 16 to May 30, 2019, when passenger traffic tends to …
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Dubai Business Club Rated 6-Stars as Dubai Economy Pursues Improved Customer Happiness
The ‘Dubai Business Club’ of the Department of Economic Development (DED) maintained its top position among customer service centres in Dubai with a six-star rating for the year 2017 too. The Happiness Lounge of Dubai Economy has also won a four-star …
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Dubai airport to close southern runway for 45 days next year
Dubai International Airport will close one of its two runways for 45 days next year for upgrade work, temporarily reducing capacity at the world’s busiest airport for international travelers, its operator said on Monday. The southern runway will be closed …
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Emaar launches new townhouse community at Dubai South
It is aimed to cater to demand within the 145 sq km Dubai South development including those working at the Al Maktoum airport, Aviation District, Business Park, Exhibition District and Humanitarian District and Logistics District. Read: Emaar unveils …
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Miguel Angel Lopez soars again at Abu Dhabi Tour
Lopez, like so many on his Astana team, has begun the new campaign in sparkling form, underscored by his podium finishes in Oman and Abu Dhabi this month … said that he was not concerned by the news. “I think there are little problems to be sorted …
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Dubai Airports to upgrade southern runway at DXB
Dubai Airports on Monday confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels. DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with …
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Dubai climbs to 14th on city innovation index
A survey of Dubai’s business community conducted as part of the report showed 92 per cent of respondents believed that developing a business strategy that supports and encourages innovative thinking would improve their innovation capabilities.
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UAE-Argentina Business Platform opens Jafza office
AS part of efforts to strengthen trade ties between the UAE and Argentina, the Emirates-Argentina Business Platform is to open its office in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The agreement follows a meeting between Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and …
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Man scams Sharjah store using ‘money change’ trick
Sharjah: The Sharjah Police arrested an Arab man for stealing money from several stores in Sharjah’s Eastern Region. In the most recent case, police received a call from employees at the store reporting a theft, said Lieutenant Colonel Ali Al Dhanhani …
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UAE closes in on Top 20 spot in ease of doing business
The UAE is on the cusp of breaking into the Top 20 countries when it comes to “ease of doing business”, in the latest rankings issued by the real estate consultancy Knight Frank. It managed to move up five spots to be placed 21st, while among the other …
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How Dubai is building bridges and partnerships in Latin America
“Our Latin America strategy supports our efforts to promote Dubai as a global business hub, and by doing so, we hope to attract more Latin American companies to set up in Dubai. At the same time, the strategy falls in line with the objectives of the …
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UAE’s economic growth projected to pick up pace in 2018
Annual growth in deposits remained strong at 4.1 per cent in December 2017. The UAE Central Bank’s latest credit sentiment survey showed a marginal increase in business loans, mainly attributable to the strengthening in demand in Dubai. On the other hand …
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Now, pay Dh10 for high-speed WiFi in UAE
Dubai: UAE telecom operator du is revising its WiFi package … Jihad Tayara, vice president for business development and partnerships at du clarified that their free WiFi will continue to offer “reliable internet connection” and will not be affected …
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UAE routes identified for futuristic Hyperloop project, says RTA
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled the initial design of the Hyperloop project which aims to revolutionise travel by cutting the Dubai to Abu Dhabi journey to just 12 minutes. Hyperloop, which is part of RTA’s initiatives for Dubai …
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‘A Kochi-based business consultancy is portraying us as frauds’
KOCHI: The members of the UAE Business Losers Association have come up with an allegation there are attempts to portray them as frauds by a Kochi-based business consultancy organisation, which functions as the local agent of some UAE banks. Association …
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Dubai’s Emirates to resume suspended Lisbon service, fly first A380 to Beirut
05pm arrival back in Dubai. It will have 14 first class, 76 business class and 429 economy class seats. The flight comes as airport authorities seek to expand capacity to more than 8 million passengers a year. Emirates is the world’s largest operator of …
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Dubai Wholesale City Hosts Largest Cash and Carry Facility in the Region
… committed to accelerating the development of the trade and manufacturing sectors in Dubai and the wider UAE, and helping our business partners build and grow their businesses.” Belhoul added: “We welcome Jaleel Holdings to Dubai Wholesale City.
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