Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 4:06 am

UAE successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat

It's proud and historic moment for the UAE as its first 100 per cent Emirati-made satellite, KhalifaSat, has lifted off into space from Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan. The launch of the Earth observation satellite took place on October 29, at 8.08am UAE-time onboard the H2-A rocket,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 12:37 am

New range of water dispensers puts purity, consumer health in forefront at Gulf Host

Culligan Middle East will use this week’s Gulf Host exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre to debut a new drinking water dispenser which combines UV out technology and a carbon block filter to provide high quality water.   Exhibiting on the Gulf Host show floor stand S1-A71...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:45 pm

Saudi women to play an integral role at Al-Hokair Group’s family entertainment centres

Al-Hokair Group for Tourism and Development has hired a number of Saudi women across its entertainment centres in the central, eastern, western and southern regions and in the city of Medina as site supervisors.  These employees started asaccountants and were trained, qualified...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:10 pm

MEPCO Wins Paper Recycling Company of the Year

The Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO), the region’s leading vertically integrated paper manufacturer, has been named ‘Paper Recycling Company of the Year’ at the inaugural Middle East Waste & Recycling Awards, hosted in Dubai. The award recognizes producers of pulp, paper ...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:00 pm

H.E. AbdulAziz Al Ghurair and U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss US and UAE financial and banking relations

H.E. AbdulAzizAl Ghurair, Chairman of UAE Banks Federation, hosted a high-level delegation led by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven T. Mnuchin, at a dinner meeting held in Abu Dhabi.  Both parties discussed key banking and financial issues of US and UAE bilateral interest,...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 10:18 am

Oman Air relaunches flights to the Maldives

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, resumed its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives in 28th October. The service is operated by the new B737 –MAX 8 aircraft.   Oman Air flights from Muscat to Maldives will operate on Thursday, Saturday and...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 9:07 am

RTA unveils finalists of Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the participation in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport had exceeded the target by 30%, by the end of registration...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 4:00 am

MAG Lifestyle Development appoints Intermass Engineering & Contracting for MAG 318

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the development arm of MAG Group Holding, has appointed Intermass Engineering & Contracting LLC as the main contractor for its MAG 318 development in Business Bay for a value of AED 155 million. The new contractor will start working on the development after...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:23 am

SABIC eyes Africa expansion as profits rise

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) is targeting investments in Africa as the petrochemicals giant taps rising demand for plastics worldwide. The Riyadh-headquartered chemicals maker reported a 5.3 percent rise in third quarter net income to SR6.1 billion ($1.62 billion) on Sunday, which it...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 1:16 am

HR Summit & Expo shows why businesses increasingly rely on data

Middle East investment in human capital analytics is growing, but the majority of organisations still don’t understand how people data can be used to boost business, a new study shows.   While 56% of private and public sector organisations surveyed now dedicate resources to gain...

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