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Retail Customers also receive a 25 per cent discount applicable on selected full price products as an introductory offer which is valid until 31st May. News MAJID AL FUTTAIM TO BOOST TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO AED 48 BILLION BY 2026 New landmark regional mall in Dubai part of a mixed-use residential, retail, hospitality, commercial and leisure community First super-regional mall in Sharjah, Shopping malls to enter Abu Dhabi. Expansion of cinemas, leisure and entertainment, healthcare, fashion, food and beverage, and consumer finance businesses across the UAE. New Carrefour hypermarkets and supermarkets. Pioneering new digital experiences. More than 170,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created. T he Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, has today unveiled a strategic development plan that will see the company increase its total investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by AED 30 billion by 2026, taking its total investment in the country to AED 48 billion. The investments, which reaffirm the company’s long-standing commitment to its home market, include both new projects and the expansion of existing assets. The plan will create more than 170,000 direct and indirect job opportunities. As part of its new investment plan for the UAE, Majid Al Futtaim will develop 10 new stateof-the-art shopping malls under its powerful City Centre brand. This will include a new landmark regional mall in Dubai, as part of June 2016 15