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Indra

Indra is a leading consulting and technology multinational in Europe and Latin America, present in the United Arab Emirates with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It provides solutions and services for the Transport and Traffic, Energy and Industry, Public Administration and Healthcare, Financial Services, Security and Defence and Telecom and Media sectors.

Our vision

As a corporate project, Indra has always been built around a long-term vision and the firm belief that maintaining acompany profile focused on innovation with a strong technological base and offering premium solutions to leading clients allow us to generate higher growth and profitability rates and, by extension, acquire the capacity to create value in the short, medium and long term.

In 2004, following a consultation and feedback period with company professionals, we therefore defined our vision as follows:

“To be an innovative knowledge-based company in our relations with internal and external stakeholders (shareholders, professionals, clients, etc.), with the institutions that cultivate and develop this knowledge, and with the communities in which we operate.”

EL CORREO DEL GOLFO

EL CORREO DEL GOLFO, the first and only Spanish newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, the Arabian Gulf, and the Middle East, is today a consolidated fact. Since December 2012, it publishes its digital edition where daily summarizes the most noted news that interest to the Hispanic community-based in the UAE, 100.000 people from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, Panama, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, República Dominicana and Costa Rica.

Our website has an average of 14.000 visits per day, where the most percentage come from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

EL CORREO DEL GOLFO has also the support of local authorities and the governments of the Hispanic community and personalities.

EL CORREO DEL GOLFO has initiated its printed edition, with a distribution of 10.000 copies per number, at the beginning of 2014 with monthly nature and it is distributed in the noted points of the Hispanic community in Dubai and Abu Dhabi mainly. It has also a very important presence in the embassies, consulates, trade offices, companies, restaurants, stores, sports centres, academies, malls, hotels and many others interest points.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

ADCB was formed in 1985 and as at 31 December 2017 employed over 5,000 people from 79 nationalities, serving retail customers and corporate clients in 47 branches, 3 pay offices and 2 branches in India, 1 branch in Jersey and representative offices in London and Singapore. As at 31 December 2017, ADCB’s total assets were AED 265 billion.

ADCB is a full-service commercial bank which offers a wide range of products and services in both conventional and Shari’ah compliant banking, operating in four business segments including Consumer Banking, Wholesale Banking, Treasury and Investments and Property Management.

ADCB is owned 62.52% by the Government of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Investment Council). Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. As at 31 December 2017, ADCB’s market capitalisation was AED 35 billion.

CEPSA

Cepsa is an integrated energy group operating at every stage of the oil value chain, with more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

It is engaged in petroleum and natural gas exploration and production activities; refining, transport and sale of crude oil derivatives; petrochemicals, gas and electricity.

Cepsa is Spain’s fourth largest industrial group in terms of turnover, and has been in the market for more than 80 years. Due to its flexibility and ability to adapt, Cepsa has become a benchmark company in its sector in Spain. Through progressive internationalization of its activities, it also has business interests in Algeria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Panama, PeruChina, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany and Portugal and sells its products all over the world.

Cepsa is owned by a single shareholder, International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).IPIC, invests in the energy and related sectors across the globe. Today it manages a portfolio of investments in more than 18 leading companies across the hydrocarbon value chain, including exploration and production, shipping and pipelines, downstream retail and marketing, petrochemicals, power and utilities as well as industrial services.

Caixabank

CaixaBank is the leading bank in Spain, with a robust balance sheet and a culture drawing on deeply ingrained values. Its business model is based on specialisation, with a specific value proposition for each segment, through an extensive multi-channel branch network with widespread coverage, offering a comprehensive range of products and services. The bank is at the forefront of digital banking and is committed to setting itself apart through its closeness to its customers, capacity for innovation, service quality, financial robustness and social responsibility.

The bank, chaired by Isidro Fainé with Gonzalo Gortázar as CEO, has more than 14 million clients and 5,200 branches. CaixaBank leads the way in retail banking, with a market penetration of 28.3%. CaixaBank opened its representative office in United Arab Emirates in 2010 to provide support in all GCC countries.

CaixaBank has a considerable presence in the world, through 4 international branches (Warsaw, Casablanca, Tangiers and London), 15 representative offices (Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, New Delhi, Istanbul, Singapore, Cairo, Santiago de Chile, Bogotá, Sao Paolo, New York and Johannesburg) and a network of more than 3000 correspondent banks. In January 2016, CaixaBank reinforced its leadership in mobile banking by launching imaginBank, Spain’s first mobile-only bank.

CaixaBank is different from any other banks in Spain because its essence is its level of implication and unswerving commitment to society. The ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, CaixaBank’s ultimate shareholder, is the largest charitable foundation in continental Europe and the third largest worldwide. Its Welfare Projects have a €500 million budget.

BBVA

BBVA is a multinational group providing financial services in over 35 countries and to 66 million customers throughout the world. The banking model used by BBVA is based on four pillars that makes us different: A diversified and balanced portfolio model, in terms of geographies, businesses and customers, being the leader in the franchises where we operate; a customer-centric business model, with distribution models that are leaders in efficiency and highly leveraged on innovation and technology; a management model characterized by two principles inherent in BBVA: prudence and foresight; and a governance model based on integrity and transparency, which seeks to generate maximum shareholder value.

The combination of these four pillars generate two sources of competitive advantage: recurrent earnings in any environment and a differential structural strength. The Group has a solid position in Spain, it is the largest financial institution in Mexico and leading franchises in South America and the Sunbelt Region of the United States. It is also Turkish bank Garanti’s leading shareholder. Today BBVA employs near 138,000 people worldwide and has about a million shareholders. BBVA defines its vision as a company with an idea: To bring the age of opportunity to everyone. We are working to build lasting relationships with our customers and provide maximum value to both our stakeholders and society at large with projects such as education, social entrepreneurship, research and culture. This is based on maximum levels of integrity and transparency.

EGA Master

EGA Master, a company of the EGA Group, is a manufacturer of Premium hand tools for the most advanced industries. It offers a complete one-stop solution which, through continuous innovation, helps to improve safety and efficiency in companies.

The products and solutions of EGA Master are used in the most demanding industries such as oil & gas, aerospace, military, automotive, rail, energy or mining. EGA Master users include companies or institutions such as Exxon Mobil, Shell, Airbus, United Nations, NATO, Coca Cola, Audi, Volkswagen, Nissan-Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens or Philips. It sells 90% of its production to more than 150 countries on five continents. It is currently the Spanish industrial company that exports to a greater number of countries

CIMD

CIMD is the main independent brokerage, consultancy and management group for financial markets and the energy sector in the south of Europe.

Its ability to work in different areas provides it with a global vision of the market and the perfect opportunity to create synergies between the different companies that form part of the Group.

More than 300 professionals work, day by day, to assist our clients in accessing the financial markets offering them a wide range of services.

CIMD (Dubai) ltd will operate in the traditional brokerage markets: interbank deposit transactions, FX Swaps, Repos, OTC derivatives, government bonds, corporate bonds and financial consulting.

The company aims to: “Offer CIMD Group financial services to current and potential institutional clients in the Arabic Gulf, Asia and Africa, working to improve service quality by being nearer to our customers”.

Based in the DIFC and overseen by DFSA, CIMD (Dubai) Ltd. specialises in brokerage in international financial markets with special emphasis on Asia and the Arabic Gulf.

With this company, CIMD now provides continuous coverage to clients in America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

EPTISA

Eptisa is an international Engineering & Consultancy firm with more than 60 years of experience. We are one of the leading European consulting companies and have a vast international experience in the fields of Water & Environment, Transportation, Energy, Buildings, IT and Social Development. Our consolidated offices network now covers 28 countries and we are developing projects in 55 nations throughout America, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Europe.

In the Middle East Region Eptisa has ongoing projects in Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia and has registered offices in UAE since 2017 and Oman since 2018. At Eptisa we are focused on developing our activities in the Middle East and specially in GCC Countries, which is a key element in the company’s long term corporate strategy.

EPTISA has extensive experience in managing complex projects and programmes worldwide. Our experience covers a wide range of services from the provision of project preparation and elaboration of designs (feasibility, preliminary and detailed) to consultancy services; construction supervision of infrastructures; project management and IT services (SCADA, GIS, Automation & Monitoring, O&M).

The South Oracle

TSO is a R&D consulting and engineering company specialized in opening new markets for solar energy through innovation. TSO is in solar business since 1995 focused all these years in distributed generation (DRRG), achieving a positive differentiation for its customers based on innovative solutions that help socialize solar energy and turn it into a commodity for any user. To do that, the most important part of the solar system is the generator and further applications, so TSO has registered 10 patents and more than 100 scientific publications in those topics.

TSO executes photovoltaic engineering, especially in BIPV, thanks to its exclusive solar flexible panel, PSFU-eArche. The panel brings versatility to the industry since it can be manufactured in different powers, colors and even shapes.

In Dubai, Etihad ESCO contacted TSO to design the first BIPV installation to existing carport in EMEA with its PSFU-eArche, which received the approval from DEWA last December and is already part of eligible equipment. The solar PV carport is in the Emirates Towers and will feed energy to the MOTF. TSO has established an LLC company due to the potential of this region in DRRG.

Apart from the engineering projects and distributing solar flexible modules, TSO has several customers for doing SolarLeasing projects in the area since TSO is an expert in private PPAs. TSO connected the first Chilean solar PV residential installation to the grid in 2013 and signed the first rooftop solar PV private PPA in Spain for 10 years in 2017.

LANJARON

It’s finally happening! Lanjaròn natural mineral water, which is rapidly becoming a favorite among local VIP’s, is fully available across the UAE. Lanjarón has a unique arabic story, dating back to 700 years. We believe Lanjarón roots from the arabic word Al Anhar (ألانهار) denoting the many rivers and springs of this beautiful mountainous region in Granada, Spain.

What are the latest trends in water beverages?

Consumers will stop checking sodium on water bottle labels because 1500mg sodium is the daily recommended intake from food. On average, there is less than 20mg sodium from 3L of water. Instead, consumers are increasingly looking for “natural mineral water” on the bottle labels. This trend is growing as parents look for the best waters for their children.

Do you dislike the local demineralized water? Do you ever worry about plastic mixing with your water?

Lanjarón Arabia provides a Grade AAA highest quality supply chain. Lanjarón, from Source Salud, is always clean pure natural mineral water from an environmentally protected reserve of Sierra Nevada. From the time Lanjarón leaves Spain until the time we deliver to our final customer, we guarantee always cool temperature for your natural mineral water. Our ship containers are guaranteed 19C, as well as cool 19C storage and cool 19C chilled van delivery. You will be able to taste the freshness!

Look for us at most of UAE’s organic supermarkets and spreading into mainstream supermarkets now. We are also offer free home delivery online and whatsapp 050-9210655.

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