DUBAI / WAM All preparations are complete for the 8th World Green Economy Summit (WGES), which is set to take place on September 28-29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), and Chairman of World Green Economy ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced that it attained membership in the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). Through its membership, TDRA will support the implementation of EFQM’s leading approach, aimed at enabling organisations improve their own performance and objectives as well as develop their respective human resources. TDRA will utilise ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) and the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI), a global not-for-profit organisation based in Boston, USA, launched a strategic cooperative agreement to advance and execute programmes for continuous improvement of the quality of healthcare. The cooperation seeks to set a solid framework and establish regulatory foundations to achieve ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is set to host the Annual Meeting of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 2022 at the Adnoc Business Centre in Abu Dhabi from 19th to 23rd September, 2022. Organised by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), the event will take place in the presence of Ulrika Francke, President of the ISO, ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of the UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the first NPP in the Arab region, had strengthened operational safety by fully addressing the findings of an initial IAEA safety review mission five years ago. The Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) had concluded a ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) as the issuer, in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as the issuing and paying agent, has announced the results of the fourth auction of the Treasury Bonds programme (T-Bonds), which is part of the AED 9 billion T-Bond issuance programme ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written letter from Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, concerning the bilateral ties between the two countries. The letter was received by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during his meeting in Abu Dhabi with ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Arnoldo André, Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, has highlighted the importance of the UAE for his country, highlighting the increase in bilateral trade by 292.3%, since the opening of the Costa Rican embassy in the UAE in 2017. In an article published by the newspaper ‘La Republica’, Andre said that Costa Rica enjoys 12 years of ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has signed a partnership with Siemens Energy AG, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, to advance CleanTech and ClimateTech in Abu Dhabi. Working together in collaboration, Hub71 and Siemens Energy will support tech startups in developing innovative technologies that directly address global climate change. The agreement comes ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Industrial Development Bureau (IBD), part of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), has confirmed the strong growth of the Emirate’s industrial sector in H1, 2022. New industrial licenses (Rowad) reached 136, and those transitioning to the construction phase reached 62, with the number of licenses having moved from under-construction to in-production reaching ...
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