ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), together with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), announced a new partnership aimed at promoting Fintech and building a vibrant ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. Through this agreement, ADCB aims at partnering with the FSRA on a range of FinTech-related initiatives and activities. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Abu Dhabi ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The much anticipated inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi event will kick-off on Sunday with distinguished regional and international leaders from the world of FinTech flying in and gathering at Abu Dhabi for a two-day event on October 22-23. FinTech Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), the first research and teaching institution focusing on governance and public policy in the Arab world, concluded its flagship Arab Leadership and Government Excellence programme, which hosted a delegation of Kuwaiti government officials in Dubai. The programme’s objectives include empowering participants to deal with modern-day challenges faced by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Airports Council International (ACI) awarded AbuDhabi International Airport (AUH), the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ and ‘Best Improved Airport: the Middle East’ accolades at the annual ASQ awards, held in Mauritius as part of the 27th ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition. The ASQ Awards recognise airports around the globe that demonstrate a ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Airports, operator of the world’s number one airport for international passengers – Dubai International (DXB), and Dubai World Central, has signed an agreement with Union Insurance Company, a leading provider of customer-focused insurance solutions to individuals and corporations in the region, to provide life insurance solutions to Dubai Airports employees Ann-Marie Campbell, Executive Vice President ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Al Masaood Automobiles Company, the exclusive distributor of Nissan vehicles in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, has inaugurated its highly anticipated Nissan Retail Environment Design Initiative “NREDI” in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan at the grand reopening of its Khalidiya Showroom. At the event, the distributor also launched the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is hosting crucial scientific data collected by space observatories. The National Data Centre (NDC) at NYUAD will be the first location in the UAE that will acquire, archive, and process selected scientific data sets from space missions. The NDC will host observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Kepler ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a research-driven graduate-level institution focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, on Saturday announced that it is hosting the 2017 IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration-System on Chips (VLSI-SoC) on the theme of ‘The Internet of Things: SoC Opportunities and Challenges’. Masdar Institute is part of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The joint ‘Iron Magic 18’ military exercise between the UAE Armed Forces and the US forces has started in the UAE. It is part of the joint military exercises conducted by the UAE Armed Forces throughout the year with the forces of fraternal and friendly countries in order to raise combat efficie- ncy, gain more field ...

DUBAI / WAM Lt. General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai, and Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on protecting the safety of transport sector, its users, and facilities in Dubai. Nasir Hamad ...