DUBAI: Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has announced the successful implementation of a digitised payment solution for Dubai Department of Finance (DoF) to achieve full Host-to-Host (H2H) integration of all payment processes through the bank’s smartBUSINESS Connect solution. Implemented by the bank’s Transaction Banking unit, the integration will ensure seamless and secured messaging between the two organisations …

DUBAI: Over 1,200 employee volunteers participated in Dubai Chamber’s Give & Gain Week 2019, dedicating 4,700 hours and benefitting 1,200 individuals in the process. The week-long event held on April 7th-11th was organised for the ninth consecutive year as part of the Chamber’s Engage Dubai corporate volunteering programme in line its efforts to support the Year of Tolerance. A total …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB), the world’s busiest international airport will get even busier in the coming weeks following the start of summer holiday season this week with customer numbers anticipated to reach 16 million over the peak months of July and August. As is the case during each peak season, Dubai Airports, along with airlines and other service partners, is …

By Rafiq Vayani ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, commenced thrice weekly flights to Marseille, France on 2 July 2019. The new service was inaugurated at a colorful event held in the VIP Salon at Addis Ababa International Airport in the presence of H. E. Mr. Frédéric Bontems, French …

DUBAI: Dubai South has made its latest move to strengthen trade relations with leading business and trade organizations based in Shanghai, in support to UAE’s leading efforts to promote the Belt & Road Initiative, a global infrastructure development led by the Chinese Government. It signed two separate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Council for the Promotion of International …

RIYADH: SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, announced SANS Riyadh 2019, a training event for cyber security professionals in Saudi Arabia. The event, which will be held at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski, Riyadh from July 28 to August 1, 2019, will focus on developing skills in critical security and strategic security planning. SANS Riyadh 2019 will include …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s pioneering company in the branded biscuits industry, EBM has once again stepped up with its sponsorship for this year’s 18th Young Leaders Conference. EBM has remained a founding partner of the School of Leadership for the YLC since 2002 and has been staunchly supporting its endeavours each year. The 18th YLC will be a 6-day conference that will …

DUBAI,: Emirates is giving travellers to and from Oman more choice, comfort and luxury with the first arrivals of its double daily A380 services to Muscat.  Flights EK 862 and EK 864 were each welcomed with water cannon salutes upon arrival, ushering in the new services to Oman’s capital, Muscat. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Centre, …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it has joined more than 450 other chambers of commerce from around the world in signing the Chambers Climate Coalition, a groundbreaking global initiative that aims to take bold and collective climate action. The Coalition, unveiled during the 11th World Chambers Congress in Rio de Janeiro last month, commits chambers …

DUBAI: Emirates’ inaugural flight to Porto departed this morning from Dubai International Airport, with a VIP delegation on board the flight. Flanked by Emirates Cabin Crew, from left to right are: Gil Azevedo, Senior Vice President Head of Consumer Banking, Emirates Islamic Bank; Jose Silva, Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group; His Excellency Joaquim Moreira De Lemos, Ambassador, Embassy of Portugal in the UAE; Thierry Aucoc, …