Lootah Real Estate Development, a leading UAE-based real estate group, has announced the launch of Senaeyat, a company that provides lease-to-own industrial warehouses for businesses of different sizes within Dubai Industrial Park.

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a key engine of economic diversification and leading source of foreign investment, is offering facilities to obtain long term visas for its customers to attract and retain high caliber talent within the UAE.

Mammoet, a global service provider specialising in engineered heavy lifting and transport, said that Mammoet 331, a sea-going deck cargo barge, has returned to the UAE to be utilised for the upcoming projects in the Gulf region.

Successful chief financial officers (CFOs) are likely to be those that are able to adapt quickly to their expanded role and understand the strategic implication of their companies for embracing new technologies, according to a recent survey.

Chinese company ZL EOR Chemicals said its joint venture with Petroleum Development Oman has built a polymer manufacturing plant in Salalah region of the sultanate. The new facility aims to achieve a production capacity of 70,000 tonne per annum.

KPMG in Bahrain recently held a seminar session bringing together over 80 representatives from local enterprises to discuss leadership and implementation of the second phase of value-added tax (VAT) in Bahrain.

AkzoNobel, a leading global paints and coatings company, and Airbus have developed and launched a new chromate-free exterior primer, with the aim of making the aerospace industry more sustainable through product innovation.

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Abu Dhabi-based Sanad Aerotech, a top maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, has expanded its customer network in Eastern Europe, signing two maintenance agreements with Russian Nordwind and Bulgarian BH Air.

Saudi Aramco and Air Products, a leading industrial gases company, have inaugurated the first hydrogen fuelling station in Saudi Arabia at Air Products’ new Technology Center in the Dhahran Techno Valley Science Park.

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp, and Middle East Airlines (MEA) have announced the selection of the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power four Airbus A321XLR aircraft.

A high-level joint business and professional mission from China and Hong Kong recently congregated in Dubai, UAE, for a two-day business programme that focused on cooperation and investment opportunities in the UAE.

France-based Thales, a leader in innovation and technology development, is introducing new state-of-the-art security and encoding technologies for its 4K inflight entertainment systems to enable streaming of premium Ultra High Definition content.