DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Expo 2020 Dubai today revealed full details of its sustainability strategy – a key pillar in the planning of the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – at the Abu Dhabi …
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UAE online shoppers best rest of the world
Dubai: UAE shoppers do make it count when going online — they rack up the highest transaction levels of $332 per purchase according to a KPMG survey consumer habits in 51 countries. This is so even though UAE consumers shop less frequently online than th …
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Emirates opens its business and first class lounges to all passengers
Emirates has opened its Dubai International Airport business-class lounges to paying guests, allowing lower-tier passengers to access the facilities without having to stump up for a higher airfare. In order to be eligible for the upgrade, passengers must …
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Comparing First & Business Class On The Emirates A380
and Dubai to Manchester. Well, I recently flew Emirates A380 business class for the first time from Dubai to Los Angeles. While I’ll have a full trip report shortly, some readers asked if I could do a side-by-side comparison of Emirates’ first and …
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For UAE’s next design hotshots, help is at hand
one such being the Dubai Design District (d3).” Future locations could also turn out to be hotpots for designers — both starting out and already established — such as the Night Souq on Deira Islands. “Any retail business requires space where the …
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President Nazarbayev met with UAE business elite
ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM – Within the framework of his official visit to the UAE President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with the business elite of the country. According to Kazinform correspondent in Abu Dhabi, the meeting took place at the Emirates …
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UAE sends strong high-level team to WEF’s Davos meeting
Top-level delegations from Saudi Arabia and the UAE form the biggest contingents from GCC states among the 3,000 global leaders travelling to the Alpine town for the gathering of policymakers, business leaders, intellectuals and celebrities. This year’s …
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Dubai’s Emirates introduces paid access to its lounges
… has introduced paid access to its lounges at Dubai International Airport. Under the new system, members of the carrier’s Skywards rewards programme can pay for access to both its business class and first class lounges from the lowest blue tier.
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Dubai issues over 26,700 new business licences in 2016
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 26,707 new business licences in 2016, as it introduced new measures to ease the setting up of new businesses. The number of licences renewed in 2016 stood at 107,043 while 20,873 initial approvals …
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Dubai's property deals in 2016 bigger than GDP of 122 nations
In second place was Dubai Marina, which pulled in Dh6.3 billion from 2,937 transactions. Business Bay was in third place with Dh6.2 billion. But in terms of volumes, Business Bay was the winner, clinching 3,508 deals worth Dh6.2 billion. This was followed …
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At least nine dead in Kandahar blast during UAE envoy's visit
Many others were injured, including the Kandahar Governor and the visiting UAE Ambassador. The governor and the UAE ambassador were among at least a dozen wounded. Also Wednesday, the Afghan public health ministry raised the death toll from a double …
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Dubai saves Dh5 millon from emission cuts
Dubai recorded nearly half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2016, Dubai Carbon said on Tuesday. Ivano Iannelli, CEO of Dubai Carbon, the low-carbon economy enabler, said the reductions come from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in …
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Turkish envoy hopes UAE’s travel warning will be lifted soon
“I’m encouraged that UAE business circles are not affected by this warning,” Mr Dizdar said. “Any relation should be based on mutual trust. We are trying to fix Syria because as long as you have this conflict zone next to you, the threats will continue …
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Dubai residents prefer to spend on holiday than save
In hindsight, Dubai residents would rather have spent their festive funds on a family holiday this year, according to a poll conducted by DIFC Wills & Probate Registry (WPR). The results suggested that long-term necessities come second to immediate …
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Dubai Business Women Council launches partnership with United Nations
Dubai: The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and female entrepreneurs working in Dubai, has partnered with the United Nations (UN), it announced at a press conference on Monday.
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For UAE’s women-owned business, possibilities are within reach
Setting up a successful business and working for yourself is the dream career for many, but a combination of innovation, vision, organisation and trusting your instinct is what makes a successful entrepreneur. Women in the UAE are leading entrepreneurship …
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Business Interruption Insurance Dubai by AFIA Insurance
When insuring for a loss, it is most important to think about the risks of the resulting consequential loss. We can design our policies to accurately insure the business against loss of gross income or profits and commissions if preferred. Whilst the …
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