Corporate Services
Dubai World Excellence Center launches employee health & fitness campaign
The Business Excellence Center (BEC), a corporate department of Dubai World has launched a health campaign for its employees. The campaign, conducted for the first time, covers a series of lectures, quarterly medical check ups and the set up of Joggers Teams. Dr. Mariam Matar, Assistant Undersecretary of Primary Health and Public Health, Ministry... »
Dubai-China trade rises by 47%, reaches Dhs71.2bn in 2007
Trade between Dubai and China, which has been increasing steadily over the past five years, soared to a 47% high in 2007 (a value of Dhs22.7bn – about $6.18bn. Dubai World‘s Statistics Department figures showed that there has been an increase in non-oil trade between the two countries from Dhs48.4bn (around $13.18bn) in 2006... »
Dubai foodstuff trade reaches Dhs29.2bn in 2007
Dubai’s foodstuff trade has increased by 23.18% in 2007 to reach Dhs29.243bn compared to 2006. The figures released by the Statistics Department of Dubai World show that foodstuff imports are still forming the larger part of this trade (69.55% of the total trade volume) while exports were at 15.80% and re-exports at 14.64%. Naseem... »
Dubai Trade Portal seeks customer feedback on its online business services
Dubai Trade portal the innovative e-hub that provides a single window to key business units of Dubai World group, has launched a new marketing initiative to obtain direct feedback on its services from individual clients. Under the scheme, representatives of Dubai Trade’s Customer Care unit are holding extensive discussions with individual client companies in... »
Dubai accounts for 80 per cent of total non-oil trade in UAE
Dubai’s non-oil trade accounted for 80 per cent of the UAE’s total non-oil trade in 2006, paving the way for it to become the preferred destination for commodities trading in the region said Dr. David Rutledge, CEO of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC). Speaking at the Middle East Trade and Export Finance Forum in... »
Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum