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ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, on Wednesday called for collective climate action from global leaders to transform, decarbonise and future-proof economies. Dr Al Jaber was speaking to over one thousand global policymakers, innovators, and industrial leaders at the UAE Climate Tech conference in Abu Dhabi with a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is implementing clean and renewable energy projects as a strategy to combat climate change and has taken early steps towards utilising these types of energy, most notably solar energy, to meet most of its energy needs, to achieve sustainable development and conserve the environment. The UAE is preparing to bid farewell to the last ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended the first UAE Climate Tech forum at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre on Wednesday. During the visit, HH Sheikh Khaled toured the exhibition and met with local and international companies offering pioneering solutions that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) issued its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting its progress and initiatives to bolster monetary and financial stability in the UAE throughout the year. The report highlighted the CBUAE’s monitoring and supervision efforts to enhance monetary stability and the financial sector’s resilience and support economic activity in the UAE. It also ...

DUBAI / WAM Within the Government Experience Exchange Program, the governments of the UAE and the Republic of Malta discussed the means to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of knowledge exchange and sharing successful government experiences. The two sides held a series of meetings to activate the bilateral cooperation tackling the fields of research and innovation, which was launched ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has reported its financial results for the three-month period ending on March 31. The company reported an increased profit of 17.2% to AED99.7 million, compared to AED85.0 million for the same period in 2022. Adnic’s total insurance revenue stood at AED1.0 billion, compared to AED1.1 billion for the same period ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended the 12th Annual Investment Meeting (AIM Global 2023), being held in the emirate for the first time at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). During the visit to the event, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc and Baker Hughes announced on Wednesday an agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of technology solutions for green and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as graphene. The agreement, which follows a strategic technology collaboration agreement signed between the two companies in November 2022, will see Adnoc collaborate with Baker Hughes as a strategic partner to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Khaled Hanafi, Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers, said the UAE had become a centre for foreign investments, leading Arab, regional and global rankings in attracting investments. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2023, Hanafi stressed that business owners in the Arab ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued Executive Council Resolution No (30) of 2023 appointing Hadi Mohammed Taher Mohammed Badri as the Executive Director of the Dubai Economic Development Corporation. His Highness also issued Executive Council Resolution No (31) of 2023 appointing ...