- http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21600180-king-abdullah-appoints-second-line-throne-next-after-next
- Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: شيخة لطيفة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم) (aka Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Rashed Almaktoum, b. 1985) is a UAE princess and a member of Dubai royal family. She is the daughter of the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Huriah Ahmed Al M'aash[1][2] from Algeria. Sheikha Latifa has two half-sisters with same name (one older and one younger).[citation needed] She is the full sister of Sheikha Maitha (1980), Sheikha Shamsa (1981),[3][4] Sheikh Majid (1987).
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44017588 Human Rights Watch has urged the Dubai authorities to reveal the whereabouts of a missing princess. Sheikha Latifa - the daughter of the Emirate's ruler - is said to have tried to flee in March in order to live a freer life abroad.
- Fashion designer Khalid Al Qasimi, the 39-year-old son of the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has died in circumstances described by UK authorities as unexplained. The Emirate of Sharjah announced the death in a statement Tuesday after London's Metropolitan Police were called to a residence in the upmarket Knightsbridge area shortly after 10.30 a.m. local time (5.30 a.m ET) the day before. "A man in his late 30s was found deceased inside the property," the police said in a statement, adding that the "death is currently being treated as unexplained." A post-mortem examination carried out Tuesday failed to identify the cause of death, it added. British media said the body was that of Qasimi.
Government
- Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development
- Visited cgcc cgcc vision jan18 issue
- Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
- http://www.filmdubai.gov.ae The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) strives to establish Dubai and the UAE as the premier filming destination for local and around the globe productions. It assists productions in Dubai by serving as a one-stop shop for producers, crews and filmmakers to ensure that filming in Dubai is as easy and efficient as possible. It promotes productions across a range of mediums, including film, television, corporate videos, advertisements, online content and other new media.
- The UAE National Media Council (NMC) is a federal institution of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was established by virtue of Federal Law No. 1 of 2006. It promotes and supports all media-related initiatives and activities in the UAE and abroad; it works to guarantee the implementation of the best international standards as far as media organization is concerned, as provided for in Cabinet decisions and law No. 15 of 1980 on Press and Publication. Besides, the federal government counts on the National Media Council (NMC) to shape and ensure the implementation of national media policy all in keeping a close collaboration with the other concerned institutions. The council tries to go beyond its formal mission and to be active in the Emirati society and sign cooperation conventions with its counterpart institutions.
Abu Dhabi
- Al Maryah Island (formerly known as Sowwah Island[1]) is located northeast of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is named for the Arabian oryx ("al maryah" in Arabic), a large number of which once inhabited the surrounding area. Al Maryah Island covers approximately 114 hectares and is currently being developed by Mubadala to be a new city center. It is one of the largest construction sites in Abu Dhabi.[2] [3] The island is being developed in several phases which will include construction of offices, residential buildings, hospitals like the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and leisure infrastructure. Construction was started in 2007 and the final phase of the development is planned to be finished in 2017. The center of the island will be the newly constructed Sowwah Square which will accommodate the new stock exchange of Abu Dhabi as well as several other business towers.
- Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is an international financial centre located on Al Maryah Island in the heart of the UAE's capital city, Abu Dhabi. ADGM has three independent authorities – The Financial Services Regulator, The Registration Bureau and The Courts. In January 2015, the Abu Dhabi Global Market announced it has renamed “Sowwah Square” as “Abu Dhabi Global Market Square (ADGM Square)”. Al Maryah Island is central to the Abu Dhabi government's long-term development plans for the emirate.[4] This 114 hectare island is a financial free zone, designated the jurisdiction of Abu Dhabi Global Market and a financial free zone by Cabinet Resolution Number 15 of 2013. The island will include financial, commercial, leisure, entertainment and residential developments and facilities designed to meet Abu Dhabi’s long-term development and economic ambitions.
- https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2019/07/23/adgm-and-oneconnect-collaborate-on-fintech-development-innovation The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Pte Ltd (OneConnect) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote and develop FinTech innovation, ecosystems, and market opportunities that will support and connect the economies in both the Belt-and-Road corridor and the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. As a member of the Ping An Group – OneConnect offers world-class technology capabilities for financial services in AI, big data analytics and blockchain to support the digital transformation of the financial services industry.
- http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E6%96%87%E7%AB%A0/%E9%98%BF%E5%B8%83%E6%89%8E%E6%AF%94%E7%B6%93%E6%BF%9F%E5%A4%9A%E5%85%83%E5%8C%96-%E9%9D%9E%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%B9%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E5%95%86%E6%A9%9F%E6%B9%A7%E7%8F%BE/rp/tc/1/1X000000/1X09Y0ND.htm
- The highest paid European general managers were leaving and being replaced by cheaper staff, he said.https://www.ft.com/content/2d7401f8-ec8f-11e6-930f-061b01e23655
- china
- 中远海运港口有限公司（中远海运港口）5日在阿拉伯联合酋长国阿布扎比哈里发港举行中远海运港口阿布扎比码头正式动工暨场站租赁签约仪式，标誌着中国和阿联酋“一带一路”项目建设取得新进展。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20171107/PDF/a16_screen.pdf
- Three Chinese companies will be investing $47 million to set up manufacturing facilities in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) as bilateral trade ties between the two countries strengthen, officials said on Thursday. The three companies are Nantong Suzhong Construction Company Limited, Lianyungang Anlun Oilfield Chemical Company and Jiangsu Dafeng Port Holding Group.Fifteen Chinese firms are currently investing in Kizad, including three firms which announced their plans on Thursday.https://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/manufacturing/chinese-firms-to-invest-47m-in-kizad-1.2208385
Dubai
- history
- busy port of call on ancient trade route between mesopotamia and indus valley
- al fahidi fort
- modern dubai traces its origins to 1830s when small fishing village on the shindagha peninsula at the mouth of the creek was settled by a branch of the bani yas tribe, originally from the liwa oasis to the south, led by Maktoum family who rule the emirate to date (note that there is the sheikh saeed al maktoum house which is the official residence of the sheikh). By late 1870s, dubai was often referred to as the principal port on the gulf coast and, by the turn of the centruy, was reputed to have had the largest souks in arabia. Pearling, which was the mainstay of the city's prosperity for many years, succumbed to the development of the cultured pearl in the 1940s. But dubai's enterprising merchants bounced back, developing a thriving trade in gold and other commodities.
- typical dubai house featured a large high-walled courtyard (hawi) that is unaffected by external air currents, as well as windtower (barjeel) that diverts wind from every direction to create a cool down draught into the interior of the house
- note that water taxis are called abras and dhows called al sambouk and al jalboot
- http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21638154-economic-power-and-political-influence-are-shifting-gulf-can-it
- Dubai to build $1bn financial zone development- http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/30/us-emirates-dubai-construction-idUSKCN0PA1M520150630 Dubai said it would construct a small office building using a 3D printer for the first time, in a drive to develop technology that would cut costs and save time as the city grows. 3D printing, which uses a printer to make three-dimensional objects from a digital design, is taking off in manufacturing industries around the world but has so far been used little in construction. Dubai's one-storey prototype building, with about 2,000 square feet (185 square meters) of floor space, will be printed layer-by-layer using a 20-foot tall printer, Mohamed Al Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates Minister of Cabinet Affairs, said on Tuesday. It would then be assembled on site within a few weeks. Interior furniture and structural components would also be built through 3D printing with reinforced concrete, gypsum reinforced with glass fiber, and plastic. The project is a tie-up between Dubai and Winsun, a Chinese company that has been pioneering the use of 3D printers to build houses. Gergawi cited studies estimating the technique could cut building time by 50-70 percent and labor costs by 50-80 percent
- http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21659760-many-firms-looking-do-business-iran-will-go-through-dubai-nuclear-deals
- chinese
- association
- 杜拜的華人商會接獲十名中國工人求助，指他們到當地參與興建二○二○年世博設施，慘遭發展商拖糧，還被威脅須做滿兩年，否則扣人工兼自付機票。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20190116/00178_021.html
Jebel Ali
- http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-11/25/content_18973287.htm Any Chinese company, big or small, determined to establish a trustworthy presence and reputation in an overseas market should try and blend into a local market and win the trust of niche clients - and one of the world's best places to base their operation is Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone.
- chinese investors china daily asia weekly 27may16
Association/Institution
- think tank
- delma institute http://beta.delmainstitute.com/en/#whoweare
- Established in 1982, the UAE Banks Federation is a professional representative body of 49 member banks operating in the UAE. The Federation advocates banks' interests, and enhances cooperation and coordination among them, in order to promote and upgrade the UAE's banking industry for the benefit of the banking sector, its customers, and the national economy. http://www.uaebf.ae/
- international renewable energy agency http://www.irena.org/
- middle east fur trade association http://www.mefta.info/
- publishing
- emirates publisher association www.epa.org.ae, est in feb2009
- The Sharjah Art Foundation is a contemporary art and cultural foundation based in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2009 by Hoor Al Qasimi, daughter of Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, a member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and current ruler of Sharjah, to support artists and artistic practice in the emirate via different platforms that include Sharjah Biennial, the annual March Meeting, art residencies, production grants, commissions, art exhibitions, artistic research and publications. Sharjah Biennial is an international art happening that takes place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, once every two years. The first International Sharjah Biennial took place in 1993 under the organization of Sharjah Department of Culture and Information and later transferred to Sharjah Art Foundation, for management and organization since its creation in 2009.
- sports
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
Company
- Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Arabic: شركة مبادلة للاستثمار) (Mubadala) is a state-owned holding company that can be characterized as a sovereign wealth fund. It was established in January 2017 as a Public Joint Stock Company, merging the Mubadala Development Company and the International Petroleum Investment Company, and is a wholly owned investment vehicle of the government of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Mubadala’s mandate is to facilitate the diversification of Abu Dhabi’s economy. Its focus is on managing long-term, capital-investments intended to deliver strong financial returns and tangible social benefits for the emirate. The company owns Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), a high tech investment company and owner of GlobalFoundries, the world’s second largest semiconductor foundry company by revenue.
- Masdar, also known as the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Masdar has three business units including Masdar Clean Energy, Masdar City, and Masdar Capital. Masdar's mission is complemented by the Masdar Institute, an independent research university. Masdar is a subsidiary of the Mubadala Development Company and was founded in 2006.
- https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/hrh-the-duke-of-york-officially-opens-the-masdar-building-home-to-the-graphene-engineering-innovation-centre/
- The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Arabic: شركة بترول أبوظبي الوطنية) or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-adnoc-india-oil/india-ongc-led-group-gets-stake-in-adnoc-offshore-oil-concession-idUSKBN1FU0A7 A consortium led by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) (ONGC.NS) has become the first group to win a stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co’s (ADNOC) 40-year offshore oil concession, a deal set to help the UAE expand its foothold in Asia. State-run ADNOC signed an agreement on Saturday with the ONGC Videsh-led consortium giving the group a 10 percent stake in the new Lower Zakum offshore concession, with a participation fee of 2.2 billion dirhams ($600 million), ADNOC said in a statement, confirming a report by Reuters. [L8N1Q005V] ONGC Videsh is the foreign investment arm of ONGC. Other members of the consortium are Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) and Bharat Petro Resources Ltd, an upstream arm of refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL.NS).
- China National Petroleum Corp, the nation's largest oil producer, has signed two deals to take 10 percent stakes in two of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's offshore concessions under a 40-year agreement. CNPC, through its majority-owned listed subsidiary PetroChina, paid 2.1 billion dirhams ($575 million) to enter the Umm Shaif and Nasr concession, and 2.2 billion dirhams to enter the Lower Zakum concession, according to the company. Under the agreements, PetroChina has been granted a 10 percent stake in the Umm Shaif and Nasr concession, and a 10 percent stake in the Lower Zakum concession.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201803/23/WS5ab46d52a3105cdcf6513ce2.html
- dubai mercantile exchange
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2015-08/17/content_21619416.htm Chinese oil companies' rapid switch of oil purchases from over the counter toexchange-based transactions has helped the eight-year-old Dubai MercantileExchange become a highly influential regional crude oil marketplace. Within eight years, Chinese oil imports have grown to account for 70 percent of thephysical delivery of oil traded on the Dubai-based DME, compared with about 40percent three years ago. Such large purchases have made the DME's Oman crude contracts a regionalbenchmark, on par with Brent crude of London and West Texas Intermediate inNew York. Oman crude has also become the largest physically delivered oil-futures contract inthe world, largely driven by China's high demand for oil. In comparison the Brentand the WTI are for crude oil more commonly traded as risk hedges.
- http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2016-12/12/content_39899517.htm The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) signed on Monday in Hong Kong a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), according to a joint statement. DGCX, the only derivatives market in the Middle East, said the MoU will enable the DGCX and CGSE "to deepen their penetration into emerging markets and further develop the precious metals markets in Asia and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region." "This agreement recognizes the significant opportunities to meet the evolving needs of investors in China and the Indian Subcontinent -- two of the world's largest consumers of precious metals," said the DGCX, a licensed market of the United Arab Emirates' biggest free zone, Dubai Multi Commodities Center, where over 12,000 firms run offices. The MoU also aims to upgrade the positions of both exchanges as benchmark reference pricing venues, and to further establish them as centers of choice by connecting Asia and the Middle East, the statement said.
- DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) was established in 2002 as a strategic initiative of the government of Dubai with a mandate to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to establish Dubai as a hub for global commodities trade. Www.dmcc.ae
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-04/26/content_29086628.htm Dubai's Multi Commodities Center, the largest free trade zone in the United Arab Emirates, has seen a strong surge in the number of Chinese companies as the Belt and Road Initiative drives new business opportunities. Registrations of Chinese companies at the DMCC have grown by an average of 46 percent annually over the past five years. "The number of Chinese companies setting up in Dubai and DMCC is on the rise," said Chief Executive Officer Gautam Sashittal. "But it is still a small portion of our 13,500 registered companies in total". Located in the middle of the Maritime Silk Road, the zone has attracted around 150 Chinese companies since its establishment in 2002. The majority of Chinese companies already there are large corporates involved in infrastructure and technology, including Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd, Hisense Group, Sinopec Group, China Harbour Engineering Co and China State Construction Engineering Corp.
- http://gulfnews.com/business/economy/dmcc-signs-mou-with-china-chamber-of-international-commerce-1.2087777 The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, DMCC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the China Chamber of International Commerce, CCoIC. The agreement, which was signed at the China-Arab States Business Summit 2017 in Yinchuan, China, aims to explore the possibility of establishing a joint business council, organising cross-border trade delegations, as well as enhancing collaboration in the legal services sector.
- dubai diamond exchange one of its platform
- lulugroup
- Middle East retail major LuLu Group is ranked as the 25th fastest growing retailer in the world and ranked 165th in the Top 250 Global Powers of Retailing, while another Middle East retailer, Al Futtaim Group (Carrefour) was ranked at 172nd position, Deloitte’s 19th annual edition of “Global Powers of Retailing” report revealed. LuLu which currently operates 121 hypermarkets and supermarkets across the MENA and India, recorded an annual retail sales turnover of $5.8 billion last year, according the report published by the National Retail Federation. Based on the robust results, LuLu has been on an aggressive expansion drive announcing large investments in Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi, India, Indonesia and Malaysia to the tune of almost $1.7 billion.http://saudigazette.com.sa/business/lulu-group-among-the-top-25-fastest-growing-global-retailers/
- Emirates Islamic bank
- The Dubai-based Mashreqbank psc (Arabic: بنك المشرق Orient Bank) is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates. Founded as the Bank of Oman in 1967, Mashreq was the first UAE bank to install ATM cash dispensers, the first to issue debit and credit cards and the first to introduce consumer loans. The oldest local bank in the United Arab Emirates, Mashreq Bank has provided banking and financial services to millions of customers and businesses since 1967. It was established in Dubai as the Bank of Oman, prior to formation of the UAE, under a decree of the Ruler of Dubai – Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. In 1993, the bank changed its name to Mashreq Bank.
- fund transfer
- http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21674798-african-money-transfer-firm-big-ambitions-transfer-window WHEN Abdirashid Duale, the chief executive of Dahabshiil, Africa’s largest money-transfer business, visits Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, a breakaway province of Somalia, he cannot walk down the street easily. It is not that his security is under threat. It is that with every step, another businessman stops to greet him. Strolling from the new offices of Dahabshiil’s bank to the headquarters of its money-transfer operation, a distance of perhaps a couple of hundred metres, takes the best part of half an hour.
- private equity
- Abraaj
- http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1858475/abraaj-group-lookout-investment-opportunities-china
- SHUAA Capital (DFM: SHUAA), is a Dubai-based financial services provider. The Company was established in the United Arab Emirates in 1979 and has operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. SHUAA is a public shareholding company regulated by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and listed on the Dubai Financial Market. It had a market capitalisation of 1,214 million, as of 21 January 2014. SHUAA focuses on four core areas: Asset Management,Investment Banking, Capital Markets andCredit.
- mubadala
- Mubadala will launch a joint fund worth US$10 billion with two Chinese state institutions, it was announced on Monday.Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment company, will manage the UAE-China Joint Investment Cooperation Fund with China Development Bank Capital and China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange.The UAE and Chinese governments will each contribute $5bn, or Dh18.3bn, to the fund, which will invest in "sectors of strategic importance for the UAE and China", the Government said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is in China on a three-day state visit. In 2013, it launched a $2bn fund with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a state-backed asset manager. It also has joint investment vehicles with GE Capital and Trafigura.http://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/uae-china-to-set-up-10bn-joint-strategic-investment-fund
- hk firm king & wood mallesons involved (source: tdc seminar by china consultants on 7jun17)
- food
- www.europeanseafoods.com, exhibited at seafood expo 2014
- imperial clothing fze
- featured key buyers in 2017 tdc fashion week
- construction
- Arabtec (economist 28jun-4jul14 issue p66)
- contact chip manufacturer
- globalfoundries - http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1675865/globalfoundries-eyes-opportunities-chinas-semiconductor-industry
- al mesbah alabyad lights
- exhibited at tdc electronics fr 2019 spring edition
- gbs gulf trading
- exhibited at tdc electronics fr 2019 spring edition
- container
- http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2a390226-0470-11e5-95ad-00144feabdc0.html DP World has become embroiled in a bitter row with an Australian state government over a proposed sevenfold rental increase at Melbourne port, which Dubai’s ports operator warns would decimate its business. The Dubai government-owned company, which is the biggest of three stevedores working at the port, said on Wednesday that a 767 per cent increase in rent proposed by the government of Victoria risks damaging the competitiveness of the port and its customers. It warned the proposal could also undermine the government’s part privatisation of Melbourne port, which is expected to raise up to A$6bn (US$4.6bn).
- aviation
- http://www.abudhabiaviation.com/
- logistics
- aramex
- taxi
- http://mediaroom.hktdc.com/en/pressrelease/detail/17252/hktdc%252Ecom%20Small%20Orders%20%26amp%3B%20Aramex%20Launch%20Joint%20Promotion
- Australia Post and Dubai-based parcel delivery provider Aramex formed a strategic alliance today (June 2) to provide Australian businesses and online shoppers with greater access to emerging e-commerce markets. Aramex, which grew its annual revenues by 50% over a four-year period to A$1.4bn (US$1bn) in 2015, has a presence in a number of important markets for Australia, including South East Asia and India. Under the terms of the agreement, Australia Post and Aramex will enter into an Asian-based joint venture, targeting the global e-commerce market with a particular focus on Asia. The joint venture will build on the service capabilities of Australia Post’s logistics and freight delivery subsidiary, StarTrack, and Aramex’s global express delivery network. The partnership will also see StarTrack acquire Australian-based courier service Mail Call from Aramex.http://www.postaltechnologyinternational.com/news.php?NewsID=79746
- Careem is a transportation network company based in Dubai, with operations in over 100 cities in 14 countries[1] in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.Careem was co-founded by Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson, who had both worked as management consultants at McKinsey & Company [3] It started operating in July 2012 as a website-based service for corporate car bookings, and evolved to become a transportation network company with car hire for everyday use.In 2015, the company acquired a Saudi-based home delivery service company and the founder, Abdulla Elyas joined Careem.[5] In 2017, the company announced a program to extend maternity leave and hire more women.In June 2017 Careem launched operations in Palestine as part of a commitment to create one million jobs in the Middle East and Africa region by the end of 2018.[7]In January 2018 they became the first ride-hailing service to launch in Baghdad.[8] It was announced in February, 2018 that Careem has acquired RoundMenu, a restaurant listing and food ordering platform that operates across the Arab world.[9] In August 2018 Careem said they would be launching bus services, starting with cities in Egypt.
- hkej 24jan19 shum article
- hotel
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2015-10/23/content_22263380.htm China is an "extremely important" market for Dubai-based luxury hotel chainJumeirah Group as the number of wealthy Chinese consumers and internationaltourists is growing, President and CEO Gerald Lawless said. Domestic tourism in China will grow significantly in the coming years and will alsoattract more foreign visitors, creating a huge demand for luxury hotels in thecountry, Lawless said. On the other hand, China is also an important source market for Jumeirah Group,as higher awareness of the brand in China will probably make the Chinese guestschoose to stay in Jumeirah hotels overseas, he said, adding the group hasbenefited from that, particularly in Dubai. Jumeirah Group attracted global headlines in 1999 with the launch of the Burj AlArab, an iconic symbol of Dubai. The colossal sail-shaped hotel is very popularamong Chinese visitors, who account for more than 70 percent of the room nightssold during the week-long National Day holiday and the Chinese New Year, he said. As to the overall room nights sold for all the Jumeirah hotels around the world,Chinese guests currently account for about 7 percent, up from 3 percent four yearsago. "So it is doubling every couple of years," he said. Lawless expected the Chinese percentage would rise to about 10-20 percent in thenext few years. The United Kingdom, with 15.2 percent, is the group's largest singlesource market. There were more than 100 million outbound Chinese tourists last year, according toofficial figures.
- Godolphin Stables, also known as Stanley House stables, is a thoroughbred racehorseownership, training and breeding operation in Newmarket, Suffolk, which has produced many notable horses. It is one of the most famous racing establishments in the world and is currently owned and operated by Godolphin Racing, the UK's largest flat racing operation. The stables were built by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, in 1903 and originally named Stanley House stables after Lord Derby's nearby house. They were acquired by Godolphin Racing in April 1988 and renamed Godolphin Stables under head trainer John Gosden.[4][5]The name refers to the well known horse Godolphin Arabian, one of the first Arabian horsesbrought to Britain. The stables now serve as a base for Godolphin's British operations.
trade and investment environment
- probably related - http://www.hkjc.com/chinese/racing/horse.asp?HorseNo=B828 - bluepoint 蔚藍海角 (B828)
- media
- The UAE has several laws and resolutions that organize the media field, and the council undertakes a vital role in their implementation. The UAE has six main laws and resolutions: AUE Copyright Law 7 of 2002, Cabinet decision No. 4 of 2006 on the system the National Media Council, Cabinet decision No. 14 of 2006 on the system the National Media Council, Council of Ministers Resolution No. (70/13) for the year 2007 meeting No. 4 to regulate the exercise of some of the free media licenses and President of the Council Decision No. 35 for the year 2012 on the criteria content and advertising media.
industry
- bank
- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nbad-m-a-fgb-idUSKCN0ZJ06Q National Bank of Abu Dhabi NBAD.AD and First Gulf Bank FGB.AD won board approval on Sunday for a merger to create a banking heavyweight with $175 billion in assets, part of the emirate's plan to revamp its economy hit by lower oil prices. The newly-branded National Bank of Abu Dhabi will become one of the Middle East and Africa's biggest banks when the tie-up is completed in the first quarter of 2017, rivaling Qatar National Bank QNBK.QA, which has just purchased Turkey's Finansbank. The tie-up comes as the Gulf's oil-rich countries take new steps to diversify their economies after two years of lower oil prices have weighed heavily on state revenues.
- early education in UAE was provided by religious man known as 'al muttawa' who taught in the form of katatib in the privacy of their own homes.
- establishment of semi-formal schools (since 1905)
- publishing
- many schools were located in the coastal cities with the support of leading merchants and sheikhs eg Al Ahmadiya School
- schools established and supported financially mainly by pearl merchants 'al tawaweesh' and were managed by local residents were renowned for their faith and honesty
- aspired to become the hub of arabic publishing - an array of programs at the federal and emirate levels have focused on increasing the quantity and quality of arabic content, promoting UAE publishers, and enhancing distribution channels. These include the abu dhabi and sharjah book fairs, creation of sheikh zayed book award, digitization of several libraries (abu dhabi national library, umm suqeim library) and launch of several translation initiatives such as kalima
- [national media council] the uae has 149 publishers licensed by the national media council. The majority of publishers are in dubai and abu dhabi
Tax haven
- https://www.ft.com/content/c8970b9e-a0d1-11e6-86d5-4e36b35c3550The United Arab Emirates is at risk of being put on a tax haven blacklist unless it promises to help other countries track down evaders, experts say, amid growing fears about the use of the Gulf state as a conduit for illicit flows.The UAE has yet to sign up to a treaty facilitating the exchange of information on tax evaders and is a “source of concern”, said an official at the OECD group of wealthy nations.
Employment
- perks help cushion wealth gap china daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2014-11/05/content_18868094.htm
Fuel subsidies
- http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/18246646-3050-11e5-91ac-a5e17d9b4cff.html The United Arab Emirates is to end billions of dollars worth of petrol subsidies in a bid to strengthen the Gulf state’s finances and limit spiralling car usage in the country, which has one of the highest per capita greenhouse gas emission rates in the world. Oil-dependent economies in the Gulf have come under pressure from theInternational Monetary Fund to reduce fuel subsidies. The IMF says petroleum subsidies in the UAE amount to $7bn a year and are part of a package of energy subsidies that total $29bn, or 6.6 per cent of gross domestic product, and also include support for natural gas and electricity.
dubai font
- 阿聯酋迪拜政府與美國科企微軟波斯灣 分部合作，宣佈前日起推出「迪拜字體」 (Dubai Font)，是第一種以某城市命名的 字體，將提供23種語言，供全球100萬名 Office 365用戶使用。 迪拜王儲馬克圖姆表示，迪拜字體反映 阿聯酋的歷史和文化，以及作為地區和全 球創新領袖的願景。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2017/05/02/a14-0502.pdf
Christianity
- A mosque in the capital of the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi was renamed on Wednesay to “Mariam Umm Eisa” – meaning mother of Jesus in Arabic. The move was aimed at promoting social connections between followers of different religions and strengthen the common characteristics between them, local media reported. The name of the mosque, previously known as “Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque,” was changed by order of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan to “consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions”. http://saudigazette.com.sa/life/uae-renames-abu-dhabi-mosque-mary-mother-jesus/
People
- Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani (http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/776/bijan_mossavarrahmani.html, http://www.dno.no/investor-relations/directors/bijan-mossavar-rahmani/), Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of RAK Petroleum PCL, DNO (a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused oil and gas company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange)’s largest shareholder, and also Chairman of the board of directors of Foxtrot International, LDC, a privately held Franco-American oil and gas company active in West Africa.
- Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, CIO, Goldman Sachs (Private Wealth Management group)
- Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- 杜拜王子、阿聯酋副總統長子馬克圖姆（Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum）上周六突然心臟病發去世，享年三十三歲，杜拜政府機構下半旗哀悼三天。一眾家人及官員為他舉殯，他的弟弟兼杜拜王儲哈姆丹（Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum），在Instagram悼念哥哥：「今天，我痛失了一位童年夥伴和最好朋友。」馬克圖姆英年早逝，社交網流傳他可能死於吸毒，有網民指：「心臟病發？是有錢有權人士吸毒過量的代名詞。」媒體《The Muslim Issue》直指他有毒癮，更稱他曾秘密到歐洲的戒毒中心接受戒毒但不成功：「兩位杜拜王子都有吸毒問題，但長子明顯有最嚴重毒癮。」他也是杜拜多間集團和銀行的主要合夥人，個人資產約值十九億美元（一百四十七億港元）。馬克圖姆少時在杜拜接受教育，後遠赴英國求學，畢業於桑德赫斯特軍校（Royal Military Academy Sandhurst），與威廉和哈里王子份屬校友。
- 卡塔爾與阿聯酋的矛盾由來已久，雙方有歷史與現實的恩怨。當年兩國都是英國殖民地，為了生存和發展，組成阿聯酋的七個酋長國與巴林、卡塔爾一起協商建國，牽頭者是阿布扎比酋長和杜拜酋長，但各方在首都和政府內部職位分配等問題上難以達成一致，一九七一年巴林和卡塔爾先後獨立建國，接着阿聯酋成立。阿聯酋從未嚥下卡塔爾未加入聯邦這口氣，認為卡塔爾當年脫離大家庭獨立是政治叛變。而卡國通過發展令人矚目的軟實力──在體育、文化、娛樂等領域投資，包括舉辦二○二二年世界盃，搶佔本應屬於杜拜的風頭。維基解密曝光美國外交密電稱，阿聯酋王儲曾在○四年請求美國轟炸卡塔爾半島電視台，認為該電視台助長了恐怖主義傳播。更關鍵的是，阿聯酋王儲與沙特新王儲穆罕默德‧薩勒曼關係密切，都認為卡塔爾與伊朗眉來眼去，損害海灣遜尼派國家的利益，威脅到這些國家的君主專制政體。去年六月，兩位王儲在特朗普的支持下，對卡塔爾發動一場斷交及禁運行動；但半年多過去，卡國並沒有屈服。沙特、阿聯酋和卡塔爾等國的皇室之間有着非常密切的家族和血緣關聯，這意味着重大的政治事件同樣是難以解決的「家務事」。這種國事、家事連在一起，剪不斷理還亂，即使美國這樣的超級大國也難以插手解決他們的糾紛。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20180119/00192_001.html
Japan
- http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Marubeni-to-build-1.18GW-solar-plant Japanese trading house Marubeni will build and manage what will become one of the world's largest mega solar power plants, with a capacity of 1.18 or so gigawatts -- more than a nuclear reactor. The plant will be built in the United Arab Emirates.
China
- ties
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2015-12/16/content_22722712.htm article by managing director of invest dubai and fakon associates
- 中國國家主席習近平19日起展開對阿拉伯聯合酋長國的國事訪問，此訪期間，中阿關係實現「升級」，雙方簽署「一帶一路」合作等諸多合作文件，並於20日發表關於建立全面戰略夥伴關係的聯合聲明，同意重點加強九個領域合作。在經濟和金融方面，雙方強調願深化在共建「一帶一路」倡議框架下的合作，建立可持續貿易投資夥伴關係。商務部部長鍾山與阿聯酋經濟部長曼蘇里共同出席了在阿布扎比舉辦的中國─阿聯酋經濟論壇。阿人工智能國務部長烏萊馬、中阿雙方政府和企業界代表450人出席論壇。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20180722/PDF/a4_screen.pdf
- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan agreed with leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to further boost cooperation between the two countries during a three-day visit that concluded on Tuesday. Wang, who had been invited by the UAE government, met with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, and UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai, respectively.http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/30/c_137569757.htm
- 據新華社報道，國家主席習近平昨日在人民大會堂同阿聯酋阿布扎比王儲穆罕默德舉行會談。習近平強調，海灣地區和平穩定對整個中東乃至世界的安全和發展具有重要意義，應該繼續成為「安全綠洲」，而非新的「動盪之源」。他強調，中方願同阿方加強協調和配合，堅定維護以國際法為基礎的國際秩序，加快推進高質量共建「一帶一路」。會談後，兩國領導人共同見證了多項雙邊合作文本交換儀式。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2019/07/23/a16-0723.pdf
- rmb
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-08/12/content_26444603.htm China's central bank has chosen Agricultural Bank of China Ltd to clear yuantransactions in Dubai for the United Arab Emirates, sources with direct knowledgeof the matter said on Thursday. ABC officials were not immediately available to comment. Officials at the People'sBank of China declined to comment. The sources declined to be identified ahead ofan official announcement.
- http://gulfbusiness.com/chinas-icbc-becomes-dubai-commodities-exchange-settlement-bank/ Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by assets, has become a settlement bank for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the exchange said on Tuesday, allowing more investors to clear transactions in yuan. ICBC becomes the second Chinese bank to join DGCX’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation, as a clearing and settlement bank. Bank of China became a member in March. The four other settlement banks are Dubai-based Emirates NBD, Standard Chartered, HSBC and India’s Bank of Baroda.
- http://www.financemagnates.com/institutional-forex/execution/chinese-central-bank-designates-yuan-clearing-bank-united-arab-emirates/ People’s Bank of China announced that it has designated Agricultural Bank of China Limited, Dubai Branch, to clear yuan transactions in the United Arab Emirates, which would strengthen the growing economic ties between China and the Middle East, China’s central bank said Friday.
- trade
- Figures
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-06/15/content_25717732.htm
- trade growth is dubai's new desert miracle http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-09/18/content_18619250.htm
- cooperation on m&a
- http://www.hkcd.com.hk/pdf/201409/0924/HZ20924CSTA.pdf
- china uae fund
- oil
- infrastructure
- ip events in china
- investors from china
- 報道指，郭文貴於二○一四年十二月與阿布扎比皇室資金合作成立的「阿中基金」，郭文貴通過Alfa Global及Alfonso Global兩家公司，共持股七成。阿布扎比透過Roscalitar2（下稱R2）公司持股兩成。Alfa Global前年完成抵押後，今年二月十四日已轉入R2公司名下。報道續指，郭文貴抵押Alfa Global時，同時質押了名下的Genever Holding公司，該公司持有郭居住的紐約第五大道781號頂層公寓。這公寓已掛牌出售。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170726/00178_006.html
- oil
- http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/20/reuters-america-update-1-abu-dhabi-awards-chinas-cefc-4-pct-of-oil-concession-for-900-mln.html Abu Dhabi awarded a 4 percent stake in its giant onshore oil concession to CEFC China Energy Co for a fee of 3.3 billion dirhams ($900 million), state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said on Monday.
- http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2019/07/23/a16-0723.pdf 中國海洋石油集團有限公司與阿布扎比國家石油公司昨日在京簽署戰略協議，雙方將在超酸性氣田開發、油氣田服務、液化天然氣（LNG）銷售和採購、煉化一體化等方面開展全方位合作。阿聯酋國務部長兼阿國油首席執行官蘇爾坦．艾哈邁德．阿爾．賈比爾表示，此次協議簽署後，中海油帶來的科技、資金和市場有助於推動阿布扎比油氣資源價值最大化，還將進一步鞏固阿國油2030增長戰略，加強對包括中國在內的主要經濟體和亞洲市場的關注。
- infrastructure
- Chinese firm (china international marine containers) to bid for 700 air bridges in Dubai china daily 3aug16
- http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2016/09/29/b03-0929.pdf中遠海運港口（1199）公佈，旗下全資附屬中遠海運阿布扎比於9 月 28 日訂立特許權協議，內容有關建設、管理及經營哈里發港二期集裝箱碼頭。外 電 引 述 阿 布 扎 比 港 口 公 司 （AbuDhabi Ports） 執 行 長 Mohamed Jumaal-Shamisi表示，已授予中遠海運港口35年的特許權，在哈里發港建設和營運一個新的集裝箱碼頭。該港口料將在2018年第一季投入營運，港口的吞吐能力將為240萬標準箱，還可以選擇將吞吐能力提高至350萬標準箱。
- aviation
- 港口營運商中遠海運港口有限公司（中遠海運港口）10日宣布，與阿聯酋阿布扎比港務局在阿布扎比哈里發港舉行中遠海運港口阿布扎比碼頭開港儀式。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20181211/PDF/a22_screen.pdf
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-aviation-emirates-idUSKBN19600R China's civil aviation authority has fined the world's largest longhaul carrier, Dubai-based Emirates, and barred it from adding new destinations and aircraft in China for six months, following two incidents of "unsafe operations". Airline crew were responsible for an April 17 incident in which an aircraft flew at the wrong height and another on May 18, when a plane temporarily lost contact with air traffic control, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said. Both incidents took place over the far western region of Xinjiang, the regulator said in a statement on its website late on Wednesday. The regulator fined Emirates 29,000 yuan ($4,270) over the incidents, and said it had summoned senior airline officials to a meeting, but gave no further details.
- Five Chinese companies will start operations in Abu Dhabi's industrial zone with an initial investment of $300 million in a boost for the oil-rich emirate's economic diversification plans. The companies, from Jiangsu province on China's east coast, are involved in sectors ranging from power and metals to natural resources and banking, Abu Dhabi officials said. Chinese companies are increasingly seizing opportunities in the Gulf as the Asian economic giant seeks to expand overseas with its ambition to rebuild Silk trade routes. Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 50-year agreement with the Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation & Investment Company (JOCIC) to take a lease on 2.2 square kms (0.8 square miles) at the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), Mohamed Juma al Shamisi, chief executive of Abu Dhabi Ports, told Reuters.http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-china-investment-idUSKBN1AG0UH?il=0
- https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/73/88/220/1565061654894.html?newsId=91124 Abu Dhabi Ports and Jiangsu Overseas Cooperation Investment Co Ltd (JOCIC) have signed a five-year agreement with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is expected to facilitate Chinese companies operating at Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD), Abu Dhabi's integrated trade, logistics, industrial and free zone, to further tap business opportunities in Belt and Road Initiative related economies.
- http://www.ecns.cn/visual/hd/2017/02-15/120716.shtml Chinese-made drone will begin regular operations in Dubai in July.
- Dubai developer Meraas Holding and two major Chinese companies on Tuesday launched "Tech Town," a giant project aiming to boost cooperation on developing digital and artificial intelligence technologies. The giant project was launched on day two of the ongoing Dubai Investment Week by Meraas with China's Alibaba Group and China Financing and Investment Property Corporation (CFIPC). The "Tech Town" project, which plans to house over 3,000 high-tech companies, will be built near Dubai's free port Jebel Ali, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2017-10/18/content_33400077.htm
- Deyaar Development, one of the biggest property firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said it has partnered with China’s telecommunication giant Huawei to offer smart home solutions.https://dailymailnews.com/2017/10/23/uae-property-developer-partners-with-huawei-to-offer-smart-home-solutions/
- 京信通信（2342） 昨宣佈 ， 成功為杜拜的新建築地標 The Dubai Frame ( 杜拜相框 ) 部署 室內無線解決方案。樓高 50層的杜 拜相框高 150米，寬 93米， 預計每 年遊客總數超過 200萬人。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2018/06/13/b03-0613.pdf
- china daily 13jun19 oppo teams up with UAE retail giant
- DMCC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Gems and Jade Exchange (CGJE) creating a strategic alliance with China's official trading platform for gemstones and jade.The partnership is set to create new trading opportunities between the UAE and China by connecting buyers and sellers of gemstones and jade from the two countries. Additionally, the collaboration will see both parties promote ethical and responsible business practices to their members.Feryal Ahmadi, chief operating officer, DMCC, and Yuk Chan, co-founder and executive vice president, CGJE, signed the agreement during a high-level official trade visit of the Shanghai Municipal Government to the UAE. The signing ceremony was attended by Xu Kunlin, the vice mayor of Shanghai and a number of senior representatives from the Shanghai Municipal Government.https://www.khaleejtimes.com/dmcc-signs-mou-with-china-gems-and-jade-exchange
- ip events in china
- http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1047891.shtml The foreign direct investment (FDI) office of Sharjah, member of United Arab Emirates (UAE), is targeting events in Chinese metropolises Shanghai and Shenzhen, in a bid to increase the UAE's business opportunities, state news agency WAM reported. The organization will be exhibiting at the 2017 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment, which takes place in Shanghai on May 23-24, and then at the China Offshore Summit, to be held in Shenzhen on May 24-25.
- investors from china
- http://saudigazette.com.sa/business/dewa-selects-bidder-for-first-phase-of-hassyan-clean-coal-power-plant/ SAEED Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced Tuesday the ACWA Power and Harbin Electric consortium as the Preferred Bidder for the first phase of the 1,200 MW Hassyan Clean Coal Power Project. The consortium bid a Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of 4.501 cents/KWh based on May 2015 coal prices. At the conference, Al Tayer thanked the attendants and commended the companies that sent their competitive bids for this strategic project.“This ambitious project supports the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the roadmap that guides our ambitious initiatives and development projects. It also supports the Dubai Plan 2021 to for Dubai’s environment to be clean, healthy, and sustainable. Today, DEWA is adding another initiative to diversify Dubai’s energy mix and support the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 developed by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy to diversify Dubai’s energy mix to include 71% from gas, 15% from solar power, 7% from clean coal, and 7% from nuclear power. I would like to thank all the international applicants who submitted their competitive bids to participate in this leading project. This wide international participation reflects the trust and confidence of international investors to invest in Dubai Government’s major energy projects,” said Al Tayer. “To achieve DEWA’s vision to become a sustainable world class utility, we are working to establish sustainability, which is a roadmap for a brighter and happier future for Dubai, by launching distinguished world-class initiatives and projects in green development. The Hassyan clean-coal power plant will use the best available technologies and the highest global standards in this field. It will use the Ultra-supercritical (USC) technology to reduce any negative impact on the environment. DEWA has requested that the project meets flue gas emission limits more stringently than emission limits in the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) of the European Union and in the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Guidelines. All the necessary environmental studies have been carried out. The Hassyan clean coal power plant project will be implemented using the IPP model on a build, own, operate (BOO) basis and DEWA will be the major stakeholder with 51% share in the company that will be established. The project is supported by a 25-year Power Project Agreement (PPA). The bidder has been required to put in place arrangements for the assured delivery of coal to the project over the life of the agreement. The first phase of the project comprises two units of 600 MW each and will be operational by March 2020 and March 2021, respectively.
- http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2015/12/15/b04-1215.pdf 中石油集團昨宣佈， 與阿布扎比穆巴達拉油氣控股公司簽署戰略合作協 議，雙方將在阿聯酋境外上游油氣投資及相關項目 服務等潛在領域開展合作，具體包括陸上常規項 目、海上項目和LNG項目等。
- http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2016-08/26/content_26605143.htm
V1 Group, a Chinese new-media enterprise featuring online video, has signed an investment contract with a Dubai-based TV station to become its major shareholder, in a bid to help Chinese companies promote their brands in the Middle East.Through the investment, V1 will become an international communications platform for Chinese companies in the Middle East, providing a window for their brands in the region, Zhang Lijun, V1's board chairman, said.
But Zhang declined to reveal the amount of the investment and what stake it holds in the TV station.Dubai CATV, a satellite TV station broadcasting programs in both Chinese and Arabic to 25 Arab countries, is looking forward to drawing wide attention from Chinese users, especially Chinese businessmen, through V1's platform, according to Alex Liu, chairman of CATV.Under the Belt and Road Initiative, the two sides both foresee a rapidly increasing demand for exchange between China and the United Arab Emirates, which is China's second-biggest trading partner in the Middle East, with bilateral trade volume reaching $48.6 billion in 2015. - 中國趨勢(8171)主席兼行政總裁向心昨於記者會上表示，公司與滙盈證券簽署配售協議，將向合資格投資人配售本金總額15.6億元的可換股票據，配售所得款項將用於全資子公司天網衛星數據投資移動衛星服務運營商Thuraya Telecommunications約60-70%股權代價。向心指出，收購天網的交易尚未完成，而公司未來將有意發展衛星手機及相關模組，但詳細計劃暫未有時間表。http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2017/01/13/b10-0113.pdf
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2015-12/23/content_22780542.htm Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airline is expanding its services in China with theaddition of flights to Zhengzhou in Henan province and Yinchuan in the Ningxia Huiautonomous region. The Gulf carrier will start four weekly flights to the new destinations, both of whichare major economic hubs on the Belt and Road trade route, from May 2016. Theairline will use Boeing 777-200LR aircraft with 266 seats and a cargo capacity of 14tons. Emirates was the first carrier to start nonstop flights from China to destinations inthe Middle East in 2004. However, other carriers such as Air China Co Ltd, ChinaSouthern Airlines Co Ltd and Hainan Airlines Co also operate flights to the MiddleEast, said industry experts.
- May 2015
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170427/PDF/a21_screen.pdf第三屆 「中國迪拜周」 活動將於今年年底在深圳舉辦，屆時迪拜 將把商業、科技、文化、教育等不同合作 夥伴帶到深圳，向深圳乃至中國觀眾展現 一個全新迪拜，並探討 「一帶一路」倡議 下的雙城合作。
- chinese cultural zone
- http://www.chinaculture.org/2015-12/11/content_632886.htm A Chinese Cultural Zone was opened at the Hamdan Bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Dec 9. The zone was donated by the Chinese Embassy in the UAE. Chinese ambassador Chang Hua, who officiated at the opening ceremony, said cooperation in education between the two nations keeps deepening, with an increase of Chinese students going to study in the UAE. The UAE provides donations to China for the establishment of the UAE Arabic Teaching and Arabic Islamic Research Center in Beijing Foreign Studies University. China has also established two Confucius Institutes in the UAE University.
- http://www.tradearabia.com/touch/article/PIC/336627 Dubai Parks and Resorts has opened its first “Chinese New Year Temple Fair” at Riverland Dubai. Guests will enjoy a host of Chinese cultural events and performances as well as an authentic Chinese market offering arts and crafts.
taiwan
- 杜拜已將「中華民國駐阿拉伯聯合大公國杜拜商務辦事處」改名為「台北商務辦事處」http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20170628/00178_018.html- 據台媒報道，阿聯酋航空曾要求台灣空服員不得佩戴台灣的“國旗徽章”，改佩中國大陸五星紅旗徽章。台當局“外交部門”31日表示，在與阿聯酋航空交涉後，阿聯酋航空仍表示台灣機組人員不能佩戴任何國旗徽章，包括島內“國旗”。大陸學者指出，此事再度證明，一個中國原則已經得到國際社會越來越普遍的遵行，“台獨”註定沒有出路。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170601/PDF/a19_screen.pdf
macau
- investors from uae
- http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2016/06/23/b06-0623.pdf信德集團（0242）昨日宣佈，與阿 布扎比投資局旗下全資附屬公司 HIP Company Limited 合作，以兩 家公司合組股份比例為 50：50的聯 營公司共同投資發展氹仔濠庭都會 第五期的購物中心為目標，並達成 買賣協議。交易完成後，集團將獲 得約 31.5億港元，作為出售該購物 中心 50%權益之回報。
Hong kong
- news supp
- scmp 2dec16, 2dec18, hkej 3dec18
- http://www.chinadailyasia.com/opinion/2016-12/07/content_15538562.html Dmitriy Frolovskiy writes that the United Arab Emirates with its great oil reserves and transition to a knowledge-based economy offers Hong Kong great scope to do business in the region.
- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) signed a Co-operation Agreement today (26 June 2018) to enhance fintech collaboration between the two authorities, with a view to encouraging and enabling innovation in financial services in both markets, and supporting innovative financial businesses in expanding to each other’s jurisdictions.http://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-information/press-releases/2018/20180626-4.shtml
- business event in hk
- business summit in clear water bay http://hk.hkcd.com/pdf/201712/1206/HB06C06CTE1.pdf
- investors from uae
- dubai port hk office hket 22aug17
- http://www.thenational.ae/business/adia-to-explore-china-opportunities-from-new-hong-kong-base
- http://www.thenational.ae/business/travel-tourism/omniyat-to-open-dh1bn-langham-place-hotel-in-dubais-business-bay The developer Omniyat has agreed a deal with Langham Hospitality Group, a Hong Kong-based hotel operator, to open a new Langham Place hotel in the Business Bay area of Dubai.
- http://www.nwd.com.hk/content/nwd-forms-jv-hip-wholly-owned-subsidiary-adia-own-major-hotel-assets-hong-kong On 29 April 2015, New World Development Company Limited (“NWD”, “The Group” or “The Company”) and its subsidiaries entered into the agreements with HIP Company Limited (“HIP”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”), with a view to establishing a new joint venture company to jointly own Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Renaissance Harbour View and Hyatt Regency TST (the “Hotels”) with effect from the closing of the transaction. The total consideration for the sale and transfer of the Hotels is HK$18,500 million, out of which approximately HK$10,082 million will be received by NWD. The proceeds received by the Company will be used for financing its development projects, land bank expansion and other general working capital purposes.
- singtao 28oct15 adrian cheng won deal of the year
- hk people in dubai
- culture
- appledaily 21oct18 hk girl married in dubai
- culture
- 今年，阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）驻港总领事馆开始积极推动阿联酋与香港的文化交流活动。http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170829/PDF/b14_screen.pdf
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