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 Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook - 2010 released
Posted on 11/08/2010
Butti Ahmed Mohammed Bin Butti Al Qubaisi, Director General of Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD), announced yesterday in a news conference at the centre's premises the release of the Statistical Yearbook of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi - 2010.
Al Qubaisi pointed out that the book sheds light on a whole range of development indicators in Abu Dhabi, including economic, social demographic, cultural and environmental indicators over the past five years, tracking the progress achieved under the
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 UAE is top Arab state to live in, study finds
Posted on 28/10/2009
An international study has rated the UAE as the best place in the Arab world to live. That was the finding of a comprehensive, global survey of wealth and well-being by the Legatum Institute, an independent think-tank based in London. It collated statistics from 104 countries that make up more than 90 per cent of the world's population.
The UAE topped the list of Arab nations, coming in 47th place overall. It was the only one to break into the top 50, ahead of Kuwait (52), Tunisia (68) and
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 Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi to use CN50 Wireless PDA's
Posted on 21/10/2009
The Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi announced Tuesday the deal signed to buy latest wireless handheld devices CN50 for compilation of data.
The equipments are provided by the international US Company Intermec, in partnership with the UAE based Computer Networks Systems (CNS).
This will help obtain relevant, reliable and high quality official statistics to policy-makers as well as to the business and the entire public community.
The CN50 device is characterized by its efficiency; ease usage,
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![]() Census to be held in April 2010
Posted on 30/09/2009
A total of 8,000 employees will take part in the April 6, 2010, census, an official in the Ministry of Economy told Gulf News.
The census being held next year is considered one of the biggest censuses conducted in the UAE since the first one in 1975.
"The importance of the upcoming census is due to the fact that it will be conducted upon the latest international standards, using scientifically technical devices and methods under the supervision of local, Arab and international experts," the
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![]() National Statistics Centre established
Posted on 13/07/2009
The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a federal decree establishing the National Statistics Centre of the UAE.
Federal Decree stipulated that the Centre will develop modern legislation giving legal framework for statistical work in the country and will specify the competent authority for compiling official statistical data and will define its duties as well as its relations with federal and local institutions, especially the statistics centres of the local
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 Gargash Announces launch of Report on Women's Participation in UAE Parliament
Posted on 18/03/2009
HE Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Federal National Council Affairs, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai School of Government (DSG), yesterday announced the release of a report on women's participation in the UAE political arena.
Entitled 'Women in Parliament and Politics in the UAE: A Study of the First Federal National Council Elections', the report details the results of an independent study jointly authored by Dubai School of
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 Centre of Information releases new study on '' UAE and the Culture of Tolerance"
Posted on 02/02/2009
The Centre of Information Affairs for H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, has issued a study under the title "The UAE and the Culture of Tolerance". It gives a comprehensive picture of the government's efforts in fostering of the culture of tolerance and the positive effects it has on the UAE society.
The study asserts that President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been one of the pioneering advocates for spreading the values of tolerance and cooperation,
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 IMF lauds work done by DP World's Statistics Department
Posted on 31/10/2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hailed the sophisticated work done by Statistics Department, the consulting arm of Dubai World, in providing a comprehensive statistical database for Dubai's non-oil trading activities.
An IMF delegation, in co-ordination with the UAE Central Bank, visited the Statistics Department, where it was introduced to the modern methods the department follows in creating and upgrading an electronic database related to all areas of Dubai's direct foreign non-oil
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![]() Study shows that UAE tops in salary scales in the region
Posted on 13/10/2008
A study prepared by a specialised recruiting firm based in the region has established that UAE is the forerunner in payment hikes among the other Gulf States.
The study conducted by GulfTalent.com, a web-based recruitment firm targeting professionals, said that salary increments stood at an average 11.4pc in other Gulf States, while it reached 13.6 in the UAE. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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![]() UAE 'top' destination for expatriates: survey
Posted on 28/07/2008
HSBC Bank International Limited yesterday revealed that the UAE, Singapore and the US are the best locations to be an expat, according to findings of its Expat Explorer survey - the largest international survey of expats ever conducted. The UAE has been ranked the top destination for expatriates seeking a luxurious lifestyle, beating Australia, the United States, Canada and host of European countries. The UAE also came joint second overall as the top place to live.
Expat Existence, the
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![]() UAE millionaires grow to 79,000
Posted on 25/06/2008
UAE's high net worth individuals grew from 68,000 to 79,000 in 2007, up 15.3 per cent, as the number of HNWIs across the planet increased six per cent in 2007 to 10.1 million, mainly driven by India and China, accounting for the fastest surge of 22.7 per cent and 20.3 per cent respectively in their millionaire population.
UAE's millionaires accounted for a combined total wealth of US$91 billion while the overall growth of HNWI (individuals with assets of at least US$1 million, excluding their
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![]() DPE and ADCCI set up committee to compile statistical data
Posted on 04/06/2008
The Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) in Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry jointly set up a committee to compile statistical data from various fields in the emirate. At a meeting held at the ADCCI headquarters on Tuesday, the two sides agreed on authorising the statistical division of the DPE to source all the statistical data related to the emirate of Abu Dhabi. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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 Survey to reveal new face of Abu Dhabi
Posted on 28/05/2008
A first-ever survey of families of all nationalities living in Abu Dhabi will guide government policies on education, training and social care. The survey, which began in March and is being conducted by the statistics section of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE), will record the number of workers and jobseekers and provide far-reaching and vital information about the composition of the emirate's population. It will not look at labour communities or single residents.
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![]() Law to sets up Abu Dhabi statistics cent
Posted on 01/05/2008
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Law No. 7 for 2008, setting up the Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi as an autonomous body which enjoys financial and administrative independence and legal competence as the sole agency for official statistics in the emirate. The centre shall be based in Abu Dhabi and may open branches or affiliate offices across the emirate.
According to the law, the centre aims at developing and
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![]() Dubai Statistics Centre set up
Posted on 02/11/2006
H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a by-law setting up Dubai Statistics Centre. Enjoying an autonomous status, the fledgling centre, as the law defines, is the sole official body authorized to collect and analyse statistical data and information in the emirate of Dubai.
According to the law, the new centre is empowered to build an integrated and advanced statistical system in Dubai that applies international standard
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