Abu Dhabi’s new Industrial Free Zone The Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) will help attract foreign direct investment to Abu Dhabi and facilitate the building of new industries that will help diversify the economy of the emirate and the UAE as a whole.The industrial zone, located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will have an
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Abu Dhabi plans trading house for food security Abu Dhabi plans to set up a trading house with a capital base of several hundred million dollars in a bid to secure food supplies for the import-dependent nation, (Source: Financial Times).Citing people familiar with the plans, the newspaper said the government-owned Abu Dhabi Sources also aims
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Abu Dhabi stands for sustained Growth and Investment Abu Dhabi is becoming the breakout emirate for investment and growth as Dubai’s image still reels from its financial woes during the global credit crisis, said speakers at the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit.Abu Dhabi came into the spotlight after its high profile bailout of state owned
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Abu Dhabi Ports awards AED1b contract for Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced the award of a Dh1.028 billion contract to a joint venture between ED Zublin and Al Jaber Transport and General Contracting for its flagship Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ) project. The agreement is for the
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Abu Dhabi is set to launch an automotive industry zone to include everything from building vehicles to services and sales. The new zone is planned across an 11 sq km area of industrial land in Musaffah, officials said in comments published by UAE daily The National. “The automobile business is a huge one,” Mohammed al
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UAE unveils world’s first gold bar vending machine at Emirates Palace. The Gold To Go machine, itself covered in 24-carat gold, dispenses one, five and 10 gr bars as well as one ounce bars of gold (Source: The National). Six gold coins of varied weights and engraved with symbols of gold-producing nations Canada, Australia and
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Abu Dhabi seeks to double the number of doctors over the next decade to meet the demands of its growing population A report from the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) estimated that the number of doctors would need to rise from 5,300 to as many as 10,700. The number of nurses will need to increase from
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