DUBAI / Gulf Time Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced the launch of a new, first-of-its-kind initiative in the region to encourage and support tech start-ups to participate in a special challenge to utilise the latest technologies and innovations and contribute to the development of a quality and innovative experience for luxury brand customers. The challenge is part of ...
Read More »
Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has served 37.3 million users during Expo 2020 Dubai, which constitutes 67 percent to the total usage of transport services at Expo, Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, revealed. The number of riders carried out by public transport modes (Dubai Metro, public buses), taxis ...
Read More »
Dubai / WAM Around 76.5% companies registered growth in their businesses during Expo 2020, while 73.5% managed to build new business relations during the world’s greatest show, according to a report commissioned by Dubai Chamber of Commerce. In terms of services provided by Dubai Chamber during the event, 70.6% of respondents to the survey conducted as part of the ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates has sent a fifth plane carrying 30 metric tonnes of medical and relief supplies to Ukraine. This comes as part of providing urgent relief support to impacted civilians in Ukraine, and is in response to international humanitarian appeal to support those who are displaced in Ukraine and the four million refugees ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has announced record growth over the past 12 months. The results, which were presented at the first EDB Board meeting of 2022, underline the success of the bank’s new strategy, which was launched in March 2021 to support UAE’s industrial development, accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies, and empower the growth ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the disbursement of AED340 million to recipients of social assistance across the country, on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. This amount will be disbursed in addition to the ...
Read More »
DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs received a senior Kuwaiti delegation, headed by Abdulkarim Taqi, Director-General, Public Authority for Industry (PAI). Mansoor Al-Malik, Executive-Director for Policies and Legislation Division at Dubai Customs received the Kuwaiti delegation. The meeting was attended by a number of officials from Dubai Customs and Kuwaiti businessmen and traders. Al-Malik briefed the delegation on the latest ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of maritime transport, exchange of experiences, and strengthening strategic partnership, as part of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement. The MoU was signed by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Merav Michaeli, the Israeli ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE federal export credit company, held its first board of directors meeting in 2022, chaired by Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board, at the company’s branch in Dubai. The meeting discussed key economic performance indicators in 2021, its achievements in accomplishing its targets and ...
Read More »
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, chaired on Sunday in Dubai a meeting of the interior ministers of the International Security Alliance states, which includes the UAE, France, Italy, the UK, Morocco, Spain, Israel, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia. The Netherlands also joined the alliance, which ...
Read More »
The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.