With the implementation of VAT throughout the GCC due for 2018, the region faces challenges around a lack of certainty relating to the approval and release of the GCC VAT Framework Agreement
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Dubai Lamp to be installed in all new buildings
The development of the world?s first commercially available 200 lumen per Watt LED lamp was launched last year and will be available in widely used shapes and colours
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IKEA wins award for its temporary shelter design
The IKEA Foundation launched its flat-pack emergency shelter back in 2013 to offer an alternative to the tents often used to house refugees and displaced people
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Expo 2020 unveils 47 contracts worth $3bn for 2017
The team responsible for the delivery of Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that 47 construction contracts, worth $3bn (AED11bn), will be awarded in 2017
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Perkins+Will tests new hospital design for KCH
The design features individual in-room environmental controls including windows with landscape and downtown skyline views for patient comfort
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Akar completes $3.8m Al Wadi Park project in Hatta
Launched in Q4 of 2015, the 2.8ha site will welcome visitors in March 2017, the Wadi-themed park is part of a $353m comprehensive development plan for Hatta
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Alfardan Properties launches a mixed-use project
The development will comprise apartments ranging from one-to-three-bedroom, and amenities swimming pools, a gym, a children?s play area, and coffee shops
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Nshama awards Kier-ACC JV a $188m housing contract
The scheme is part of Town Square, a major new mixed-use project being developed by Nshama
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EGA to recruit 200 UAE nationals at Tawdheef 2017
Emirates Global Aluminium plans to recruit 200 UAE nationals to join its national trainee and graduate trainee programmes at Abu Dhabi?s Tawdheef 2017 careers fair
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Bluetooth-enabled lighting control system unveiled
Each Bluetooth-enabled device is its own wireless node for sending, receiving, and sharing control commands through a wireless mesh network
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