SHARJAH, 7th June, 2020 (WAM) — The Sharjah Consultative Council, SCC, represented by the Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee, today announced the conclusion of the campaign, entitled, “We’ll get through this.” The campaign aimed to highlight the stimulus package approved by the Sharjah Government to support governmental and private entities, business sectors and individuals, and reflects the importance of ...
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Sharjah Ruler orders free COVID-19 tests government employees
The tests will be performed at Sharjah Chess Club from 9am to 1pm daily Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, ordered that all government employees in the emirate who are expected to return to work should have a free COVID-19 test. These tests will be done at ...
Read More »Shams, Mashreq Bank announce partnership to support SMEs in Sharjah
Mashreq Bank will help SMEs and new entrepreneurs to open business account SHARJAH – Sharjah Media City, known as Shams, and Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, have announced a strategic partnership to boost entrepreneurship and support business owners in Sharjah. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, that will solidify this collaboration and enable ...
Read More »Sharjah hires banks for $1bn sukuk sale
A sale could happen as soon as this week and proceeds will be used for general budgetary needs, sources said The emirate of Sharjah hired banks to raise as much as $1bn from international debt markets, joining wealthier Gulf states to shore up its finances against the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The third-biggest sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates ...
Read More »SRTI Park, Bee’ah partner to support local, global start-ups
Chief Executive Officer of the SRTI Park, HE Hussain Al Mahmoudi The financing of the projects will be identified in the pilot phase of SRTI Park’s recently-launched Accelerator Program The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) and Sharjah-based waste management company Bee’ah have signed a strategic partnership to attract, support and finance the next generation of local and international startups in the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Exports Office deal to help Sharjah exporters secure international business
Partnership between ADEX and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry designed to boost exports in the region Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) and the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) are partnering together on a strategic initiative to help boost exports from one of the leading manufacturing hubs in the region that provides a significant contribution to the UAE’s ...
Read More »Sharjah Chamber issues 4,527 electronic Certificates of Origin
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), stated that it has issued 4527 electronic Certificates of Origin in March and April, while the total number of memberships until the end of April reached 1215, including 46 new memberships and 1169 renewed memberships. The number of new members from the free zones reached 115 during the same period. This comes ...
Read More »Sharjah records 3% increase in hotel guests in 2019
The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, SCTDA, revealed that the emirate recorded a three percent growth in the number of hotel guests in 2019 as compared to 2018. The sector welcomed approximately 1.8 million guests last year with a hotel occupancy rate of 66 percent. Guests from the Russian Federation topped the list, followed by GCC countries such as ...
Read More »Sharjah Business Women Council launches #SBWCVirtualTours
SHARJAH, 6th April, 2020 (WAM) — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of the UAE government’s preventative measures to curb its spread, the Sharjah Business Women Council, SBWC, an affiliate of the NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, has unveiled a new initiative to move its popular #SBWCTours campaign onto a virtual platform to stay connected with businesswomen ...
Read More »Sharjah Media City supports economic growth and development
SHARJAH, 31st March, 2020 (WAM) — Aligned with vision of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sharjah Media City, Shams recently rolled out several measures to support the economy and help Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, overcome their challenges during this time. As entrepreneurs face a financial crunch due to global ...
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