450 top firms for Dubai hotel show
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Apr 172012
More than 450 exhibitors and brands from across the globe will be in Dubai next month to take part in 'The Hotel Show,' the largest full spectrum hospitality supplies event for the Mena region.
The event, which Read more [...]
Top Dubai property opens 2 new ballrooms
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Apr 172012
Flora Creek Deluxe Hotel Apartments, a leading hospitality property in Dubai, has added two new ballrooms to cater to the growing demand for conference and banqueting venues in Deira.
The two new venues can accommodate up to 475 guests Read more [...]
Apr 172012
Thanks to the world's thirst for oil, the few kilometres separating Abu Dhabi from some 600 oil rigs pumping the black stuff from the rock below the shallow waters of the Gulf have become one of the busiest airways Read more [...]
IN FOCUS: Air Arabia pushes the attractions of working for a low-cost carrier
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Apr 172012
Early airliners were refuelling at Sharjah when Dubai airport was nothing more than a dream and patch of desert. Today the airports are a 20min drive apart, but Sharjah's modest facility is a world away from its high-flying neighbour's teeming three-terminal Read more [...]
Apr 172012
16 April 2012, 13:20 GMT
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A delegation from the Dubai Sports Council applauded the pioneering practices and excellent model of customer services adopted by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA); which was instrumental in achieving high performance and improvement levels, Read more [...]
Dubai- Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair named DIFCA chairman
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Apr 162012
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, or DIFCA, the governing body of the emirate's financial and business district, has appointed Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, the head of one of the oldest banks in the UAE and former Federal National Council Speaker, as the new Read more [...]
Apr 162012
16 April 2012
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The NI delegation met Mohammed Bin Sulayem at the Yas Marina Grand Circuit in Abu Dhabi
The first minister and the deputy first minister are on a five-day business mission to the Read more [...]
Dubai continue to attract investors and businesses
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Apr 162012
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai continues to attract more investors as new business licences issued in March recorded a strong growth compared to last year with tourism sector on top of all business activities.The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 1,507 licences for various types of businesses Read more [...]
Apr 162012
Assets at the end of 2011 totaled 24 billion dirhams, up from 8 billion in the prior-year period. Lootah attributed this to a restructuring, improved market conditions and a revised business plan.
During the year, Nakheel delivered 820 units including land parcels.
“Revenues were mainly Read more [...]
Apr 162012
Adnan Abidi/ReutersA Pakistan exhibitor (L) speaks with an Indian Sikh visitor at the Lifestyle Pakistan Exhibition in New Delhi April 12, 2012.The loosening of trade barriers between India and Pakistan was warmly greeted in Delhi and at the border town of Attari in recent days.At the inauguration this Read more [...]
Apr 162012
Rajkot began 22-day-long celebrations on Sunday to mark the 401st year of the city's foundation. Under the leadership of a local co-operative bank, the mega celebrations will see a host of events in the main city of Saurashtra till May 7.
"We have planned a shopping Read more [...]
A-Map to bolster re-export market
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Apr 162012
A-Map, one of the UAE’s leading automotive part suppliers, is aiming to double its size by 2013 through augmenting its re-export expertise with increasing numbers of fleet-specific and corporate contracts across key markets.
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Apr 162012
DUBAI — Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has made a successful foray into the UAE smartphone market by introducing its flagship models in the emirate, its senior official said.The company, which started its global device business in 2003, is one of Read more [...]
Working And Traveling In Today’s Crazy Ad World
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Apr 162012
Today, after a wonderful lunch with clients at the Hotel Me in Madrid, I
am boarding a flight to Moscow. From there I am off to Seoul Korea where I will meet up with my partner Kevin for an important new Read more [...]
Dubai issues 17% more business licences in March
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Apr 162012
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) said on Sunday it issued 1,507 licences for businesses in the emirate in March, a 17 percent increase on the same month last year.
DED officials said the increase reflected "robust growth and stability across key economic sectors in the emirate".
A Read more [...]