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DUBAI - Emirates NBD, the Middle East’s largest bank by asset size, announced two senior appointments on Monday. Suparman Kusuma, who joined Emirates NBD last year as Head of Credit and Collections, was formerly at Lone Star PE’s Tokyo Star Bank, Japan, and has now been appointed as the Head of Priority Banking at Emirates NBD.

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ABU DHABI - The world’s third largest nuclear energy business, Korea Electric Power Corporation, or Kepco, will provide the design, construction, operations and maintenance support services for the UAE Civil Nuclear Power Progamme.

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ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company, or NPCC, has been awarded a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for developing an offshore oil platform project in Mumbai, by ONGC, a state-owned enterprise in India.

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DUBAI - Drake & Scull International PJSC, or PSI, has acquired a Kuwait-based mechanical electrical and plumbing contracting company, the company said on Saturday.

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DUBAI - As part of its efforts to adopt best practices, Dubai Customs received ISO (20000-1:2005) certification approved by ITSME.

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DUBAI - The NMC Group of Companies has launched Dh150 million Lotus Hotel Apartments, the fourth hotel and apartments of the group in Dubai.

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DUBAI - The ‘WoodShow Dubai’, the Middle East’s only wood industry-focused exhibition, will kick off its 2010 edition from April 13 to 15, 2010. Over 250 global exhibitors from more than 40 countries will attend the three-day at Dubai Airport Expo.

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DUBAI - Gulftainer, an international ports management and logistics company, has announced a new service at Khorfakkan Container Terminal, or KCT.

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DUBAI — Marking the first commercial A380 into the Saudi Arabia, Emirates will serve Jeddah four times weekly with the super-jumbo from 
February 1, 2010.

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