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Abu Dhabi / WAM Michael Bolliger, Chief Investment Officer Emerging Markets at UBS Global Wealth Management, has stated that he expects the UAE’s economy to grow by over five percent in 2022. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Bollinger said that the UAE’s economy grew by 3.8 percent in 2021, due to appropriate government incentives and plans ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) signed a consultancy agreement with KEO International Consultants to conduct a feasibility study for developing a project on extracting greenhouse gases from Al Dhafra landfill and converting them into environmentally-friendly energy. This aligns with the centre’s plan to achieve an efficient waste management system and use the best methods ...

Dubai / WAM The number of UAE-based private sector employees increased by nine percent in Q2, 2022, compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said on Wednesday in its private sector workforce report. The number of private sector employees registered in MoHRE’s database by the end of Q2 totalled 5,376,842, it added. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) on Wednesday announced that entered a clean energy agreement with Mediclinic Middle East. The agreement will see Ewec’s clean energy sources powering 100 percent of the electricity consumption of Mediclinic’s Abu Dhabi hospitals and medical centres for a full operating year, supporting the hospital group’s efforts to adopt ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) signed a consultancy agreement with KEO International Consultants to conduct a feasibility study for developing a project on extracting greenhouse gases from Al Dhafra landfill and converting them into environmentally-friendly energy. This aligns with the centre’s plan to achieve an efficient waste management system and use the best methods ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) on Wednesday announced that it has entered a clean energy agreement with Mediclinic Middle East. The agreement will see Ewec’s clean energy sources powering 100 percent of the electricity consumption of Mediclinic’s Abu Dhabi hospitals and medical centres for a full operating year, supporting the hospital group’s efforts ...

Ajman / WAM A report by the Department of Municipality and Planning in Ajman revealed that the value of construction contracts in the emirate exceeded AED2.1 billion in the first half of 2022, higher than during the same period in the two previous years. In 2020, construction contracts were valued at AED800 million, and AED1.9 billion in 2021. Abdul Rahman ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organised a national workshop in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to address the “One Health” approach, an integrated, unifying tool for joint assessment and control of zoonotic diseases. The two-day workshop discussed the concept of the “One Health” approach, which requires combining the ...

  Dubai / WAM A steady surge of growth throughout the second quarter has propelled Dubai International’s (DXB) half yearly traffic to 27.9 million passengers. DXB achieved the milestone despite a significant reduction in capacity resulting from the 45-day closure of its northern runway in May-June for a major refurbishment project. Maintaining its growth recovery for the ninth successive quarter ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is continuing to strengthen its food security system, through a comprehensive range of policies that include promoting cooperation with other countries and markets, diversifying sources, and attracting local and foreign agricultural investment. The country’s food import rate increased by 21 percent in the first half of 2022, recording over 41,000 tonnes of imported ...