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India Homes Fair receives overwhelming response
Khaleej TimesThe 10th edition of India Homes Fair, a property event organised in Dubai for the Non Resident Indians, or NRIs, concluded on a robust note yesterday. Over 50 top developers from India participated in the three-day show organised by HDFC Limited. The...Tags: India, Services and Shopping, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Real Estate, Realty
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Dubai businesses upbeat
Khaleej TimesA majority of businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in Dubai expects higher growth in revenues and profits for the second quarter of the year, a latest survey revealed on Saturday. The quarterly business confidence survey,...Tags: Marketing, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Business
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New vaccine to combat rotavirus infection
Khaleej TimesEvery monsoon, hundreds of infants in Mumbai's slums suffer from rotavirus infection, leading to severe diarrhoea. And lack of adequate and timely medical help leads to unnecessary deaths. Though Mumbai is better off than most other parts of India...Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, PATH
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BRIEF: Stricter rules for medical students in Gujarat
Khaleej TimesAspiring doctors studying in Gujarat's government-aided medical colleges for nominal fees and receiving huge stipends will now have to shell out hefty sums if they do not wish to offer their services in villages after the completion of their studies....Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Tejar Dubai launched to hone national talent, support SMEs
Khaleej TimesShaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has launched an entrepreneur development programme to hone national talent and extend support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The programme --...Tags: Marketing, Culture, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Education, Business Enterprises
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SCLG eyes over 100 countries by 2020
Khaleej TimesSupply Chain and Logistics Group, or SCLG, plans to strengthen its position in supply chain and logistics industry and aims to target over 100 countries by year 2020, its top official said. SCLG, a non-profit business group working under the patronage...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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UAE trade surplus to hit $ 90.7 billion
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent increase in oil production, according to a review of the UAE economy by Global Investment...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Commodity Markets, Central Bank, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues
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Men too at risk for osteoporosis
Khaleej TimesOsteoporosis is still considered a disease of older white women, but it is clear that both sexes and all ethnic groups have some risk for fracture, explains Dr Adnan Abdulwahid, Rheumatologist, Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah. Thus, even though women fracture...Tags: X-rays, Calcium, Osteoporosis, Mineral Supplements, Broken Hip
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Emirati announces new film project at Cannes
Khaleej TimesThe award-winning director behind the country's first feature film is back with another -- this time with an all-Arab crew, including a Hollywood producer. Emirati filmmaker Ali F. Mostafa, who directed 2009's and has been crowned the Best Emirati...Tags: Film Festivals, Lebanon, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Cannes Film Festival, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
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'Central govts should not bail out subordinate ones'
Khaleej TimesCentral governments around the world should not bail out a subordinate government because it creates a 'moral hazard', says a Nobel Laureate. "When a central government bails out a subordinate government it subsidises the subordinate government's...Tags: Science, Entertainment Events, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Nobel Prize Awards
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Masdar and IFC in $1.5b deal for clean energy projects
Khaleej TimesMasdar and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, announced their intention to collaborate on the advancement of clean energy projects. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was signed last week...Tags: Contracts, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, International Trade, World Bank Group
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Protest against govt's move to ban NGO
Khaleej TimesAbout 700-odd non-government organisations (NGOs) have joined hands to protest the federal government's move to suspend registration of their umbrella organisation, the Indian Social Action Forum (Insaf). Insaf, meaning justice, has termed the ban as...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Parties and Movements, Politics, World Bank Group
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