Dubai Supreme Council of Energy The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy was formed in August 2009 under Law 19 of 2009, issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was appointed Chairman of the Council and His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, as Vice Chairman and DEWA representative. DGCX Year-to-Date Volumes Up 51% in November Year-to-date volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) increased by 51% in November, with over 12.9 million contracts. Leading the volumes surge was the currency sector, which registered a year-to-date rise of 55%. In November, DGCX accounted for 40% of the total value of the INR futures traded globally on exchange, the highest market share of any exchange. The Exchange’s flagship product also saw a 6% month-on-month and a 43% year-to-date increase in volumes. Japanese Yen futures also showed a substantial year-to-date rise of 61% to reach 16,840 contracts. DIFC Courts- the first Court in the world to achieve the International Standard for Service Excellence DIFC Courts has achieved the prestigious International Standard for Service Excellence (TISSE) certification as recognition of its commitment to consistent delivery of customer service excellence. During the launch of the first framework for court excellence event organized by the International Association for Court Administration (IACA), in cooperation with the DIFC Courts and the Dubai Courts, DIFC Courts was awarded the International Customer Service Standard. More Dubai Features

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Golfing Heavyweights To Converge On Saadiyat Island
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi is again the platinum sponsor for the upcoming 9th Annual Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

TAQA Reshapes Abu Dhabi Headquarters
TAQA, the international energy and water company based in Abu Dhabi, has undertaken a reorganisation at its headquarters to enhance efficiency.

Rasha Al Danhani Wins Entrepreneur Of The Year Award At Arab Woman Awards UAE 2013
PappaRoti Owner and Founder Rasha Al Danhani emerged as one of the top awardees at the recently concluded Arab Woman Awards UAE 2013 held at Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 8 December 2013, organized by ITP Publishing under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan,

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Emirates Aquatic launches world’s biggest fish farm in Abu Dhabi
Emirates Aquatic has launched the world’s biggest fish farm to produce luxury Siberian caviar and Sturgeon fish in Abu Dhabi at land area of 56,000 square metres under the aegis of H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court.

UAE’s progress in clean energy mapped out
A map showing the growth of clean-energy projects in the region over the past three years highlights the extensive progress the UAE is making in solar power. It charts the details of 198 projects in the GCC, the Levant and North Africa, which between them are worth about US$3 billion (Dh11bn) with an installed capacity of 1,700 megawatts.

Exhibitors sign-up for World Future Energy Summit 2014
With the search for sustainable energy solutions now topping the agendas of international governments, the world’s leading innovators in clean energy are signing up to exhibit at the 7th World Future Energy Summit, hosted by Masdar, from 20-22 January 2014 as a part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

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Bee’ah Wins Best Waste Management Company At BGreen Awards
Beating off a strong competition, Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning and leading integrated environmental and waste management company - has won the Best Waste Management Company award at BGreen Awards for the year 2013.

Students Participate In Business Enterprise Day And Reap The Rewards
Students from the Victoria International School of Sharjah (VISS) showed their entrepreneurial spirit with hands-on real life experience of running their own business when they participated in ’Business Enterprise Day’ at Dubai Festival City.

UAE-China Trade Zooms 14% in H1
Bilateral trade between the UAE and China has surged nearly 14 per cent in the first half of this year, with GCC countries accounting for up to 70 per cent of China’s trade with Arab countries.

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Shakespeare and Co. Opens New Outlets in Sharjah
In a little over 2 years, Shakespeare and Co’s repertoire of establishments has doubled from 9 to 18, highlighting their aggressive development pursuits in the UAE.

More than 80% of top SMEs in the UAE planning on hiring in the next 6 months
A survey of the top 50 SMEs in the UAE showed an overwhelming majority are planning on hiring additional employees in the next six months. More than 40 of those surveyed around 81.5%, say expectations of strong business results towards the last quarter of 2013 would require hiring additional manpower to support growing operations. The remaining 18.5% are not hiring, although half of this group has already hired earlier in the year.

UAE tourism industry grows 8% in the past three years, says National Bureau of Statistics
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the UAE tourism sector grew by 8% in the last three years following the global financial crisis. NBS, in a statement on the occasion of the World Tourism Day which was marked on 27 September, said that the growth of the UAE tourism industry continued at a rate of 2.9%, and the number of hotels to increased to 575, with Dubai accounting for 69%, or 399 hotels, of this total number.

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