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Civil aviation authorities clear the airlines to operate flights from Dhaka The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to allow Turkish Airlines and Air Arabia to operate flights from Dhaka amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Turkish Airlines will operate three flights on the Dhaka-Istanbul-Dhaka route and Air Arabia will operate two flights on the Dhaka-Sharjah-Dhaka route from the first ...

Dubai ranked 18th in the world’s top 100 emerging start-up ecosystems Sharjah has ranked the top in high growth activation phase ecosystems in the newly launched Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER). The UAE’s northern emirate of Sharjah was ranked at the top spot in a list of high-growth activation phase start-up ecosystems globally, according to a new report. According to ...

Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) recently recorded a 55 per cent increase among users of digital channels and smart services, while the number of digital services and banking application users surged by 35 per cent compared with the same period last year. The increase in dependency on digital services for cash management, was observed since the outbreak of Covid-19 limited access ...

The Sharjah liquidity support mechanism will help boost liquidity of local banks and enable them to lend to businesses Sharjah’s finance department initiated a Dh4 billion liquidity support mechanism for banks on Tuesday to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Issued as 12-month dirham-denominated paper in several tranches, the Sharjah liquidity support mechanism (SLSM) sukuk represents the first rated ...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), has recently announced the completion of 15 per cent of the infrastructure development project for the 10th industrial zone in Sharjah. The project is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and in collaboration with ...

A new milestone was marked by Sharjah Airport as it received the “Green Airport” Silver recognition 2020, which acknowledges airports’ achievements in environmental projects. Within the preservation of the environment programme issued by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific region, this accreditation is a testament to Sharjah Airport’s innovative advances in the field of water management and recycling. The appreciation ...

Special flights will operate from Sharjah to Egypt from June 11 to June 16. Air Arabia has announced that it will operate new outbound only repatriation flights from Sharjah to Egypt to allow Egyptian nationals now in the UAE to return home. The special flights will operate from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport and Borg El Arab International ...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) represented by the Sharjah Excellence Award Office, organised recently an online workshop entitled ‘the global assessment principles adopted by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)”. The workshop highlighted the most important principles for effective and successful assessment, the most important global excellence models and institutional assessment phases, and the characteristics of ...

A breathtaking view of the Sharjah Corniche. The authorities in Sharjah and across the region are taking the required measures to provide maximum assistance to all businesses. The Sharjah Finance Department, SFD, recently established a framework worth Dhs4 billion to enhance liquidity for the banking system in the emirate. The move aims to provide additional financial assistance to all businesses ...