http://gulftoday.aeThe latest news from The Gulf Today.Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.ae(c) 2011, The Gulf Today. All rights reserved.en5LocalDUBAI: The four pillars of the real estate sectors, namely commercial, hospitality, residential and retail industry in the UAE continues to boost the growth of residential and commercial interior design division in the region as is evident from the International Design Exhibition (INDEX 2013) that opened in Dubai on Monday. Promising to deliver one seamless visitor experience under a common roof at the Dubai Internationalhttp://gulftoday.ae/portal/2cf8f9a3-e132-422c-a03d-fd0ce555781c.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMTLocalDUBAI: Dubai has retained its position as the second most important international retail destination globally, closely behind London, which also retained its position, according to the 2013 edition of How Global is the Business of Retail? by leading global property adviser CBRE. London and Dubai are significantly ahead of Paris, Moscow and New York, the other locations which make up the top five. CBRE’s annual survey -now in itshttp://gulftoday.ae/portal/2d38ddb0-c7de-4bdb-acb7-d9f9035e7c29.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMTLocalABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has held its first Vendor Symposium in Abu Dhabi. The event, organised by the airline’s Procurement and Supply Management (P&SM) department saw more than 350 delegates from Abu Dhabi and UAE businesses, suppliers and commerce attend, along with representatives of UAE government departments. The objective of the symposium was to further strengthen Etihad Airways’ reputation and brand in the UAEhttp://gulftoday.ae/portal/9c9c63c3-fe77-4feb-b06c-5eba264bb2a5.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMTLocalDUBAI: The joint participation of Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal) achieved its core objectives of raising the profile of the two companies at the Commodity Research Unit’s 18th World Aluminium Conference (CRU 2013). Both the companies were successful to create awareness of their combined product portfolio and marketing Dubal’s in-house developed advanced reduction technologies. A substantial audience ofhttp://gulftoday.ae/portal/2e21a086-1231-4415-ad0a-97de51070f77.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMTLocalDUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with the Embassy of Algeria, organised the Doing Business in Algeria seminar at its premises on Monday. With the aim of consolidating trading ties between Dubai and Algeria, the seminar introduced valuable information about the economic synergies existing between the two countries, as well as the availability of investment opportunities for Dubai businesses inhttp://gulftoday.ae/portal/d27fcb4a-19cc-4e5e-8c80-ad001d620a52.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMTLocalABU DHABI: The Western Region Development Council (WRDC) has indentified investment priorities aimed at accelerating Al Gharbia’s economic development. Economic sectors targeted to receive massive investments include oil & gas, real estate, tourism, transport, chemicals, healthcare, education as well as government and community services. At a press conference announcing the staging of the first Al Gharbia Development Forum (AGDF)http://gulftoday.ae/portal/027dd2f0-9a6c-47a0-b208-a55960154c17.aspxTue, 21 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT