The Gulf Insurance Federation has approved a preliminary draft to launch a single motor insurance policy in the GCC region, which is expected to be introduced before the end of 2013. The technical committee of the federation head Mohamed ...
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The Seagate Wireless Plus Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the Central. The Wireless Plus can be considered a successor to the Seagate GoFlex ...
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Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though many consumers and businesses purchase and download pirated software purposely as a way of saving money, the ...
Emirates Steel (ESI) will increase the output at its heavy sections mill from 25,000-30,000 tons to 45,000-50,000 tons per month in the second quarter of this year. The company will aim the construction projects in the Gulf Cooperation ...
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Speaking at the SteelOrbis 2013 Spring Conference & 68th IREPAS Meeting taking place in Doha on March 3-5, Juma Al Mansouri from Emirates Steel said that the UAE is seeking to transform its oil-dependent economy by spending billions of ...
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In a year where the glass industry is looking for a global meeting place, Dubai is certainly hitting the spot. “Stand bookings for this year’s Gulf Glass exhibition have surpassed all previous editions already” says ...
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MAS Holdings was declared winner of the prestigious Women’s Empowerment Corporate Leader 2012 award by The New Economy (TNE), a global multimedia platform that captures and commends the spirit of thought leadership. With the ...
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The largest LED manufacturer in the world is celebrating their 16th anniversary on 5TH MAR. MLS was established in 1997 and become the largest LED manufacturer in the world in 2013 with capacity of 15 billion peaces LEDs per month. Located ...
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RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tiles, has gone live with software solutions from SAP in a bid to markedly improve process efficiency and drive sustainable business growth. Phase one of the ...
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Dubai-based GEMS Education on Monday announced a collaboration with Aruba Networks, which will install a wireless network solution across all GEMS schools for a BYOD initiative. GEMS claimed that this move will make it the first education ...
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Borealis reported Monday a 72% jump in fourth-quarter net profit to Eur100 million ($133 million) from Eur58 million a year earlier, but gave a downbeat view on the 2013 outlook for its European polyolefins business. Sales grew to ...
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6th March sees the anniversary event of The Iraq Club Dubai. This network for senior energy professionals operating in Iraq, has gone from strength to strength since it launched in 2012. The bi-monthly event which regularly attracts over ...
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UAE - Just two weeks out from the second Dynamic Events Conference, the organisers have announced the addition of some more world-class speakers at the event including David Atkins, DAE Global, and Mik Auckland, Red Thread Solutions. ...
Bio-technology-based company Hydromer, a manufacturer of specialized polymer and hydrogel products, has entered into license agreements with Chinese-and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based medical device companies. Chinese medical device ...
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The UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Co will shift its April 2013-March 2014 naphtha term cycle forward by a month, changing it to a May 2013-April 2014 term cycle instead, Asian naphtha trade sources said Friday. Should the term be ...
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