United Arab Emirates – MENA Herald https://menaherald.com/en Business News for the Middle East and North Africa Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:23:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8 Dubai SME and Souq.com launch e-commerce initiative to boost SME Sector competitiveness https://menaherald.com/en/slider/dubai-sme-souq-com-launch-e-commerce-initiative-boost-sme-sector-competitiveness/ https://menaherald.com/en/slider/dubai-sme-souq-com-launch-e-commerce-initiative-boost-sme-sector-competitiveness/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:49:11 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117528/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Souq.com to launch an e-commerce initiative for SMEs. Under the MoU, the two sides will work together to provide Dubai SME members with integrated e-commerce solutions [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/slider/dubai-sme-souq-com-launch-e-commerce-initiative-boost-sme-sector-competitiveness/feed/ 0 JCDecaux strengthens its presence in the Middle East with a new street furniture contract in Dubai https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/jcdecaux-strengthens-presence-middle-east-new-street-furniture-contract-dubai/ https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/jcdecaux-strengthens-presence-middle-east-new-street-furniture-contract-dubai/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:38:41 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117520/ Dubai - MENA Herald: JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today that it has won with its Emirati partner, DXB Media Advertising, a new street furniture contract in Dubai (population 2.7 million) for 10 years, following a competitive tender by RTA (Roads and Transport Authority). This contract will [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/jcdecaux-strengthens-presence-middle-east-new-street-furniture-contract-dubai/feed/ 0 DEWA completes 77% of Sustainability Substation at Expo 2020 https://menaherald.com/en/economy/energy/dewa-completes-77-sustainability-substation-expo-2020/ https://menaherald.com/en/economy/energy/dewa-completes-77-sustainability-substation-expo-2020/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:10:00 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117515/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that the construction progress of Sustainability, the 132/11 kilovolt (kV) main substation at Expo 2020 Dubai, with conversion capacity of 150 megavolt-amperes (MVA), is 77% complete and, is expected to be operational by 31 October, 2017. The total cost of the project was [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/economy/energy/dewa-completes-77-sustainability-substation-expo-2020/feed/ 0 Lexus hybrid sales soar 225% in the first half of 2017 in the UAE https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/lexus-hybrid-sales-soar-225-first-half-2017-uae/ https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/lexus-hybrid-sales-soar-225-first-half-2017-uae/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:58 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117502/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Al-Futtaim Motors, leader in sustainable mobility and exclusive distributor of Lexus in the UAE, has announced a 225% increase in its hybrid sales for the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2016, bolstering the company’s support for the UAE Vision 2021. The upsurge in hybrid sales [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/countries/uae/lexus-hybrid-sales-soar-225-first-half-2017-uae/feed/ 0 Sales transactions in Dubai decline by 23% says Chestertons https://menaherald.com/en/slider/sales-transactions-dubai-decline-23-says-chestertons/ https://menaherald.com/en/slider/sales-transactions-dubai-decline-23-says-chestertons/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:23:58 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117496/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Chestertons MENA has reported that the total number of residential transactions in the second quarter of 2017 declined 23% from the previous quarter, seemingly impacted negatively by the onset of summer. After a promising start to 2017, the sales of off-plan properties plummeted by 28% in terms of volume and by [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/slider/sales-transactions-dubai-decline-23-says-chestertons/feed/ 0 Expo 2020 Dubai maps path for food and beverage SMEs at BusinessConnect session https://menaherald.com/en/slider/expo-2020-dubai-maps-path-food-beverage-smes-businessconnect-session/ https://menaherald.com/en/slider/expo-2020-dubai-maps-path-food-beverage-smes-businessconnect-session/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:06:57 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117482/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Expo 2020 Dubai’s highly successful BusinessConnect F&B session has marked the first step on the journey to Expo for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food and beverage sector. The session, which saw more than 100 SMEs take part, outlined the food and beverage pathway and timeline including encouraging [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/slider/expo-2020-dubai-maps-path-food-beverage-smes-businessconnect-session/feed/ 0 RAS AL KHAIMAH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REPORTS DOUBLE-DIGIT YEAR-ON-YEAR VISITOR GROWTH IN H1 https://menaherald.com/en/business/hospitality-tourism/ras-al-khaimah-tourism-development-authority-reports-double-digit-year-year-visitor-growth-h1/ https://menaherald.com/en/business/hospitality-tourism/ras-al-khaimah-tourism-development-authority-reports-double-digit-year-year-visitor-growth-h1/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:04:22 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117474/ Ras Al Khaimah - MENA Herald: Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, has revealed Ras Al Khaimah is on track to surpass its annual visitor target after the emirate’s hotels reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in international guest arrivals [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/business/hospitality-tourism/ras-al-khaimah-tourism-development-authority-reports-double-digit-year-year-visitor-growth-h1/feed/ 0 Collaboration between Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre set to launch Islamic FinTech initiatives https://menaherald.com/en/slider/collaboration-dubai-international-financial-centre-dubai-islamic-economy-development-centre-set-launch-islamic-fintech-initiatives/ https://menaherald.com/en/slider/collaboration-dubai-international-financial-centre-dubai-islamic-economy-development-centre-set-launch-islamic-fintech-initiatives/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:46:59 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117459/ Dubai - MENA Herald: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the $7.4 trillion Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), as part of its commitment to Islamic finance under the DIFC 2024 Strategy and in line with [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/slider/collaboration-dubai-international-financial-centre-dubai-islamic-economy-development-centre-set-launch-islamic-fintech-initiatives/feed/ 0 DP WORLD’S GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME WINS THIRD INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD https://menaherald.com/en/business/education/dp-worlds-global-education-programme-wins-third-international-sustainability-award/ https://menaherald.com/en/business/education/dp-worlds-global-education-programme-wins-third-international-sustainability-award/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:22:25 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117439/ Dubai - MENA Herald: DP World’s Global Education Programme has won Gold for Best Evaluation at the UK’s Corporate Engagement Awards, recognising the global trade enabler’s measurement of the initiative to ensure maximum impact. Launched in 2016, the Programme involves employees delivering lessons in local schools across its network around the world to boost the [...]

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]]> https://menaherald.com/en/business/education/dp-worlds-global-education-programme-wins-third-international-sustainability-award/feed/ 0 Maritime industry experts to discuss cyber security https://menaherald.com/en/tech/maritime-industry-experts-discuss-cyber-security/ https://menaherald.com/en/tech/maritime-industry-experts-discuss-cyber-security/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 07:59:23 +0000 https://menaherald.com/?p=117412/ Abu Dhabi - MENA Herald: IT protection and cyber security will take centre stage at the biannual Seatrade Offshore Marine and Workboats Middle East (SOMWME) seminar, co-located with SOMWME at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 25 – 27 September 2017. The focus on IT systems at sea follows the recent global WannaCry [...]

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