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  Dubai / WAM Salik Company, Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, on Monday announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its ordinary shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). In a statement on Monday, Salik stated that one billion five hundred million (1,500,000,000) shares each with a nominal value of AED0.01 ...

  DUBAI / WAM The 1 Billion Meals initiative has announced that it distributed 3.6 million meals in refugee camps in Jordan. The meals, in the form of instantly redeemable smart vouchers, were distributed directly to beneficiaries in collaboration with the United Nations’ World Food Programmeme (WFP). The contributions from the 1 Billion Meals initiative, organised by Mohammed bin Rashid ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Klickl is the latest global virtual asset service provider to receive the in-principle approval (IPA) of the Financial Services Permission (FSP) from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to operate as a broker-dealer and to provide custody in the digital asset place. “We are excited that Klickl obtained an IPA from ADGM and will soon ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a convoy of vehicles in the Hiran region in central Somalia, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expressed its strong condemnation of these criminal ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Monday announced its partnership with Silver Birch Finance Limited to offer inventory solutions to their local and international clients. Silver Birch, headquartered in the UK, is a specialist working capital structuring, advisory and execution firm that supports financial institutions by enabling them to offer corporate clients non-debt solutions to ...

  Dubai / WAM The World Government Summit (WGS) Organisation and the World Health Organisation (WHO), during a meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further dialogue and partnerships on global health. The MoU, which builds on the positive impact of the WGS and WHO past collaborations in developing new solutions in health policies and ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Education approved the code of conduct for education professionals in general education to enhance the profession and establish clear and public ethical standards, rules, and principles of conduct for the educational process. The code of conduct aligns with the vision and mission of the Ministry of Education, to build an institutional ...

  Dubai / WAM Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GULFNAV), the Dubai Financial Market listed maritime and shipping company, announced successfully completing the full repayment of a loan for one of its vessels. The $2.7 million loan was financed by “Rasmala” with an interest rate of 12%. Thus, after the mortgage has been released, the full proceeds of this vessel will ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE-Bulgarian Business Forum, organised by Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), concluded its activities which were held in Abu Dhabi. The forum emphasised the importance of enhancing bilateral relations, and setting new strategic frameworks that drive economic partnerships by stimulating investment in a number of vital sectors. The forum was held in ...

  Dubai / WAM A cohort of 30 Emirati university graduates have passed a rigorous selection process to embark on a training course that will set them up for long-term career success in the fast-paced world of cloud computing, thanks to a collaborative initiative between the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) and the global technology company SAP. The programme ...