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Masdar City launches its first net-zero energy office building

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City, a world-class technology and innovation hub and a pioneering sustainable community in Abu Dhabi, along with its consulting partners Woods Bagot and Faithful+Gould, has advanced its contribution to the UAE Net-Zero by 2050 Strategy with the groundbreaking ceremony of its latest development – the Masdar City Square (MC2). The MC2 development covers an ...

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UAE wins 18 awards at 15th Gulf Radio and Television Festival

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s state media organisations have won 18 awards at the 15th Gulf Radio and Television Festival hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain. The festival took place from June 21-23, with the participation of various government and private radio and television entities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Abu Dhabi Media received the Gold award in ...

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UAE, Romania to boost economic cooperation

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates hosted the second UAE-Romania Joint Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was co-chaired by Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, and Bogdan Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. A number of senior officials representing various governmental organisations and private companies from ...

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Abu Dhabi’s Taqa lists nine bonds worth $8.3b on ADX

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Thursday announced that Abu Dhabi National Energy (Taqa) PJSC has made a secondary listing on the ADX of nine bonds with a total value of $8.25 billion, maturing between 2023 and 2051. The bonds were largely issued as part of Taqa’s Global Medium Term Note Programme and are ...

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UAE to issue dollar-denominated dual-tranche sovereign bonds

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Government of the UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance, has announced the plan to issue a Dual-tranche USD Benchmark Size Bonds with a ten-year tranche and a 30-year Formosa tranche. The ten-year tranche will be listed on London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Nasdaq Dubai, and the 30-year tranche will be listed on ...

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Dubai to help to modernise Romania’s Constanta Port

  Dubai / WAM The Romanian government has signed an agreement with Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and DP World to develop new infrastructure at the Port of Constanta. The agreement with the Dubai entities will help modernise and turn the Port of Constanta into one of the Black Sea’s most important cargo and vehicle hubs. The ...

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UAE receives 41% share of FDI projects attracted by Arab nations

Kuwait / WAM / Kuna The United Arab Emirates has received a 41 percent share of foreign direct investment projects Arab countries attracted between 2003 and 2021. According to the Arab Investment Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman), Arab countries have attracted 14,443 foreign projects with a total capex of $1.3 trillion over the last 19 years. The corporation said in ...

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EIG inks deal to supply gas to projects of Q Properties

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates International Gas (EIG), a subsidiary of EHC Investment, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Q Properties, a subsidiary of Q Holding, to supply gas to Q Properties projects. Under the MoU terms, EIG will provide the development company with a range of services related to the supply of gas to properties, including ...

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UAE President orders aid air bridge to provide relief to Afghan-quake victims

Abu Dhabi / Agencies Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an air bridge carrying food and medical supplies has begun operating to Afghanistan, and a medical team and field hospital have been dispatched. The aid shipment comes as part of the UAE’s efforts to address the current situation in Afghanistan and its effective ...

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Etihad Rail signs AED1.2b deal for passenger trains with Spain’s CAF

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Crown Prince Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, has visited the final package of Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network, which extends for 145 kilometres from Sharjah to Fujairah Port and Ras Al Khaimah, to review the progress of rail construction works ...

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