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HuaweiABU DHABI — While most UAE companies meet new national standards for labour accommodations, small and medium-sized construction firms that lag global norms for worker housing are likely to incur stiff costs to make needed improvements, business 
executives said.
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DUBAI — Commercial real estate in Dubai needs to come down further in price if the emirate is to compete effectively with other global financial hubs such as New York City, Standard Chartered bank said on Tuesday.
DUBAI — Sharaf DG, one of the leading electronics retailers in the UAE, on Tuesday opened a new store in Sharjah. The company has also planned two more stores in the country this year, according to a top official of 
the company.
ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi Investment Company, an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi Government known also as ADIC, has rebranded itself as Invest AD and for the first time in offering to manage money for third-party investors.
JEDDAH — The Tadawul will launch the new Sukuk and bonds market on Saturday. The trading hours for the Sukuk and bonds market will be from 11:30a.m. until 3:00p.m., and the settlement cycle will be two business days.
DUBAI — Noor Takaful, the Islamic insurance arm of Noor Investment Group, has announced that it has teamed up with Mondial Assistance Group, a leading provider of emergency services, to launch Travel Takaful comprising a wide spectrum of support services for contingencies arising during foreign travel.
DUBAI — The Dubai Airshow 2009 is set to break all existing exhibition space records with the addition of a fourth exhibition hall, sponsored and hosted by the Dubai-based international airline, Emirates.
DUBAi — The Middle East and North Africa equity markets continued their upward trend in May, with the broad regional index gaining 12.4 per cent, thanks to resurgent oil prices, improving investor sentiment and positive 
corporate news.
ABU DHABI – National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), was named Best Bank in the UAE in 2009 by Euromoney Awards for Excellence Middle East for the third time in the last 10 years.