Du Brings More Value To SME Segment: 400% Guaranteed Return With Business Super Plan Offer

Committed to supporting the UAE’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) business community, du today enhanced the benefits of its existing Business Super Plan(s) .Business Super Plan(s) now provides customers with an astonishing 400 per cent guaranteed return, along with a number of other attractive benefits.

“We are dedicated to serving the needs of businesses across the UAE, and with the Business Super Plan offer, we are specifically catering to the requirements of SMEs by offering the ultimate value proposition and return on investment. Customers can enjoy an unbelievable 400 per cent guaranteed amongst an array of other benefits including extensive mobile coverage, the fastest network in the UAE, Pay by the Second billing, the most evolving unique propositions, unmatched tariffs, top-of-the-range business solutions, a vast retail network and world-class customer service,” commented Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial officer, du.

This offer is available to all customers subscribing to Business Super 200 and Business Super 400 plans. Existing Business Super 200 and Business Super 400 customers will automatically get the extra benefits during offer period.

The Business Super Plan streamlines SMEs’ mobile communications spending and offers excellent value to diverse SME categories. It provides unparalleled flexibility, transparency, price predictability with exceptional benefits such as the freedom to call anywhere in the world, anytime, for effectively less than AED 1 per minute as part of an included international minutes bundle; one rate on all incoming calls while roaming, a 50 per cent discount on calls within their business; and Pay by the Second billing on all outgoing calls from the UAE. Businesses can also choose from a range of the latest smartphones, bundled with unlimited internet, email and more, as well as free access to services such as Voicemail, Return Last Missed Call, Caller Line ID, Call Conferencing, Call Forward and Call Waiting.

Business customers can subscribe to the new plan by simply contacting their du account managers or visiting any du Shop.

Business Super Plan comparison benefits – existing and new

Plan- BSP- 200- Existing BSP 200 during offer- BSP 400 Existing BSP 400 during offer
Monthly Fee- AED 200- AED 200- AED 400- AED 400
National minutes- 250- 300- 500- 600
International minutes- 250- 300- 500- 600
National SMS- 125- 150- 250- 300
International SMS- 125- 150- 250- 300
Included national data (MB)- 250- 300- 500- 600
 

Dubai Courts introduces special manual to ensure better understanding of various court procedures

Dubai Courts has revealed that it is planning to distribute this week its updated manual of applications and services related to the courts, among all government and semi-government departments in Dubai, in addition to universities, law schools, concerned legal authorities and partners of Dubai Courts. The move is aimed at promoting knowledge about various legal aspects among citizens and residents of Dubai, and more specifically to inform them about the different services provided by Dubai Courts and the procedures of the first instance, appeal and cassation courts; and also procedures related to the notary public, personal status department and registration of cases.   The launch of the manual of judicial applications and services is one of the initiatives of Dubai Courts aimed at supporting Dubai’s vision of providing justice, security and stability to the various segments of society. It also aims to promote the efforts of the Courts to achieve the strategic goals and to enhance the level of service, streamline procedures, and ensure accuracy and speed in judgments and enforcement of sentences. For the preparation of this manual, a team comprising leading judges, consultants and personnel who have extensive legal and administrative experience and knowledge were formed. The team collated all the documents related to judicial applications and services, reviewed and updated the information and then brought out this bulletin in Arabic and English to cater to the largest possible segment of society. Before the final version of the manual was released, it was reviewed by legal specialists and various lawyers’ offices as per the procedures of Dubai Courts, and accordingly the manual was updated and modified to ensure accuracy of information and quality.Commenting on the move, Marwan Abdool, Head of Public Relations and Customer Service at Dubai Courts, said, "This initiative reflects our vision to be a pioneer in courts work, while being in line with our Strategic Plan 2009 – 2011, which focuses on achieving accuracy, speed and transparency in judicial work in the emirate. Furthermore, the manual also provides an opportunity for the different government departments in Dubai to acquaint themselves with all the services provided by Dubai Courts, which will ultimately contribute to further improving the judicial system of the emirate.""The launch of this manual not only complements our efforts to promote knowledge of the judicial system among citizens and residents, but also our Strategic Plan 2009 – 2011 and the third annual report, which addresses the general administrative practices, systems and applications, activities, and projects and initiatives that aim to achieve the goals of judicial independence, service quality and automation of judicial procedures. In this regard, we reiterate our commitment to ensure transparency while providing all information related to judicial services," he added.The manual – which contains accurate and brief information – consists of 27 indexed bulletins to allow easy browsing between titles. Dedicated stands for these manuals have been placed at the Dubai Courts main building, while the manuals have also been distributed to the notary public branches in Al Twar, Al Barsha and the Dubai Economic Department.

More Than AED23m Fetched From 62nd Number Plates Auction

Vehicle number plate (G 60) topped the sales and fetched 1,390,000 dirham in the 62nd Distinguished Number Plates Auction recently held by Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) at Jumeirah Beach Hotel; which raised total proceeds of 23,775,000 dirham.

“The aggregate amount raised in the 62nd Auction is testament to the success of Distinguished Number Plates Auction in Dubai” said the CEO of RTA Licensing Agency Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan. “The Auction made a good progress towards meeting the demand of a wide segment of the public wishing to own distinguished numbers. This is reflected in the attendance of about 300 bidders who participated effectively in the bidding process and hailed the improved procedure of organizing & displaying distinguished numbers. During the Auction 105 numbers were offered comprising 2, 3, 4, and 5-digit numbers of categories F, G, H & I” he added.

“Out of the total 105 numbers offered, 4 were 2-digit plates, 43 were 3-digit plates, 32 were 4-digit plates, and 26 were 5-digit plates. In the sales ring, 2-digit number plates topped the list of proceeds with the number (G 60) clocking the highest sales price of 1.39 million dirham, next came (G 27) which fetched 1.3 million dirham, followed by (H 90) selling for 1.25 million dirham, and (G 45) which was sold for 1.18 million dirham.

“3-digit numbers, which included 43 numbers, was topped by (H 100) which was sold for one million dirham, and the 4-digit numbers, which included 32 numbers, was topped by (G 4444) selling for 610,000 dirham, whereas 5-digit numbers, which included 26 numbers, was topped by (G 88888) selling for 670,000 dirham.

“The Distinguished Number Plate Auctions, which are held almost on monthly basis, are making continued successes in attracting a wide spectrum of community segments hailing from various emirates who are making serious bids to own distinguished numbers in offer. RTA is therefore seeking to continue with upgrading the Auction in terms of procedures and diversity of issuing new numbers to meet aspirations of these individuals to own distinguished licensing numbers” added Bahrozyan.

The CEO of Licensing Agency elaborated on the factors underlying the success of the 62nd Auction and said: “We can single out two-fold success factors; operational and logistical. These include mobilizing all resources to promote the Auction and licensing numbers, systematic marketing planning adopting various tools to reach the targeted audience, official media support, and forming a work team to oversee the Auction program & requirements. Other factors include the official announcement of the Auction 15 days in advance, and prior arrangements made for the venue and the Auction company, culminating in a smooth flow of associated operations.

HSBC Names Regional CEO Of Personal Financial Services

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited today announced the appointment of Abdulfattah Sharaf as CEO of Personal Financial Services Middle East. The appointment will be
effective from 4th May, 2008.

Abdulfattah comes to HSBC from National Bank of Dubai where he has held several senior positions over the last 13 years. Abdulfattah’s most recent position was that of
CEO, NBD Securities, a subsidiary of National Bank of Dubai. His experiences encompass operations, customer services, card services and business development.

He will be responsible for all of HSBC’s Personal Financial Services businesses throughout the region, and is based out of Dubai.

Commenting on the appointment, Youssef Nasr, CEO, HSBC Bank Middle East said, “We are delighted that Abdulfattah has decided to join HSBC. He brings over a decade of
rich retail banking experience that will prove invaluable as HSBC moves forward with an accelerated regional growth plan in the retail banking segment.”

HSBC has a strong regional retail-banking network comprising of 37 branches throughout the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian
Autonomous Area.