DUBAI / WAM Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has signed an agreement with Union National Bank to provide escrow account services for Water’s Edge buyers. The partnership will enable Aldar to utilise escrow facilities for the recently announced waterfront development, and Yas Island’s first mid-market property, which comprises 2,255 apartments. Talal ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, took home the title of ‘Banking Company of the Year’ at the annual Gulf Business Awards. Recognised for its strong financial performance and continued commitment to the digitalisation of banking services in the UAE, the bank received the prestigious honour for the second consecutive year. Emirates NBD was ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday toured Cityscape Global 2017 in Dubai World Trade Centre where he was shown around the pavilions of the universal event in its 16th edition which woos impressive presence from 16 Arab and foreign countries and in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and Let’s Talk Payments (LTP), have formed an alliance to enhance the FinTech ecosystem, and the growth and deployment of innovation in the Middle East and Africa, MEA, region, by opening the network and connectivity among the local, regional and international FinTech communities. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Airbus on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to provide geospatial solutions that will enhance the promotion of properties in the Emirate. The MoU was signed by H.E Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department and Mikail Houari, Airbus President for Africa and Middle East at Cityscape ...

Dubai / Emirates Business MAG Property Development (MAG PD), the real estate development arm of MAG Group, announced the details of its flagship MAG Creek Wellbeing Resort project at Cityscape Global 2017. The AED 2.2 billion project reflects the company’s ability to achieve industry excellence and exceed its customers’ expectations in the freehold sector by introducing innovative and unprecedented and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE maintains its competitiveness in terms of “Ease of Doing Business” in the World Bank’s global rankings, according to Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market. In statements to Emirates News Agency (WAM), after the launch of the Global Financial Centres Index on Tuesday where Abu Dhabi ranked among the top 25 ...

Hong Kong / WAM The UAE delegation participating in the Belt and Road Conference in Hong Kong stated that the Belt and Road initiative launched by China several years ago, which aims to develop commercial roads and economic corridors linking 60 countries, highlights the UAE’s position as an ideal destination for investments, not only from the region but also from ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is set to introduce a fourth daily service from Dubai to Sydney from March 25, 2018, complementing its existing three daily A380 services and improving connections globally. The new service will be operated by Emirates’ iconic A380 aircraft and will increase passenger capacity on the route by 6,846 seats a week, inbound and outbound between ...

Dubai / WAM Guinness World Records has officially announced that it recorded the ‘largest continuous concrete pour in the world’ in Dubai with a concrete volume of 21,580 cubic metres for a residential commercial building in Jebel Ali. With this feat, Dubai has retained its own record which it broke last year in Al Barsha South. Observers from Guinness World ...