The eighth Arab Woman Awards saw a special tribute paid to the late Ameera BinKaram, former vice-chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment and chairperson of the award jury for the last four years. Her legacy was acknowledged with a lifetime achievement award. Continue reading Ameera BinKaram gets life achievement award
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Here’s why UAE is a talent magnet
HI-TRAC: shorthand for Happiness Index, Infrastructure, Talent, Regulations, Access and Capital. The six pillars that make UAE a great place for a startup. Continue reading Here’s why UAE is a talent magnet
Commercial Bank of Dubai now set to woo millennials
The UAE’s first digital-only bank, CBD Now, which targets millennial and digitally connected customers, will open its digital doors to customers in early 2017. Continue reading Commercial Bank of Dubai now set to woo millennials
Holiday planning will no longer be a nightmare
Spending dream holidays once in a life time is everyone’s wish. It might be a nightmare to do travel planning in past as flight bookings, hotel reservations and other travel arrangements require integrated efforts to connect airline offices, tour operators and travel agents. But, today technology has made this job easy for everyone. Continue reading Holiday planning will no longer be a nightmare
Adec urges private investors to build more standalone kindergartens
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has urged private school investors to look into opening more standalone kindergartens. Student enrollments in private schools are expected to grow at an average of five per cent in the next few years. Continue reading Adec urges private investors to build more standalone kindergartens
DIEDC organises workshop ahead of updated strategy
Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) held a workshop on the ‘Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy’ strategy. The event included entities from the public and private sectors that have collaborated with the centre for the past three years on achieving the strategy’s objectives, and developing programmes and initiatives under the seven pillars of Islamic economy.
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ENOC, CERT sign agreement to train young nationals for oil and gas sector
High-school graduates employed by the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Group will be trained through a technical work readiness programme for the oil and gas industry under an agreement between ENOC, a wholly owned entity of the Government of Dubai, and the Higher Colleges of Technology’s Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT).
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Dubai Customs bags 3 awards from Ideas UK 2016
For the seventh time, Dubai Customs, DC, has received one of the most prestigious awards from Ideas UK Association, acquiring Platinum Accreditation by scoring 100 percent for the fourth year in a row. “The Android Inspector” idea, developed by Dubai Customs, won ‘Idea of the Year 2016’. Additionally, the Elderly and VIP Clearance Buggy won the 2016 customer service category award.
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Dubai Future Accelerators Programme ends first cycle with a success rate that tops global average
Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, has said that Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai is leading a government system that encourages unconventional thinking to achieve unprecedented results.
Alarming rise in heart diseases in India: Cardiology experts
Though the number of heart patients is on the rise world-wide, the situation in India is even more alarming, cardiology experts said.
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