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  SHARJAH / WAM As part of Sharjah — Argentine Business Forum, the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) discussed with a high-level Argentinian delegation ways to enhance cooperation between the business communities in the Emirate of Sharjah and Argentina, to boost the economic, trade and investment relations to between their countries. This came when Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Maqta Gateway, AD Ports Group’s digital arm, has announced that it will provide the Advanced Trade and Logistics Platform (ATLP) with digital airfreight solutions as part of ongoing efforts to accelerate the digitalisation of Abu Dhabi’s trade and logistics landscape and to further enhance the capabilities of the ATLP platform. Inaugurated in May 2020 by ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, discussed, with Imran Ahmad, Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh, ways of boosting the labour relations between the UAE and Bangladesh. During the meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the two sides highlighted their ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched a digital interactive campaign across its social media platforms, to celebrate the Emirati Doctor’s Day, making it the first time the UAE celebrates the annual occasion, which would fall on March 11 of every year, starting from 2022. The move comes in implementation to the directives of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Task Force on Waste Management organised a webinar informing companies of Dubai Municipality waste disposal fees and advising them on recycling best practices. The webinar, titled “The New Waste Disposal Fees and Recycling Solutions to Minimise Waste to Landfill”, examined the objectives behind the waste disposal fees and explained how such encourage ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has successfully concluded a series of Made For Trade Live international roadshows and trade discussions in Istanbul, Turkey. The events and meetings hosted by DMCC were held following 13 trade agreements signed between Turkey and the UAE in February 2022, to ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) and DP World’s subsidiary P&O Marinas, alongside Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), Dubai Harbour, Burgess, and Camper and Nicholson are participating in the 28th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show. The Middle East’s largest and most popular leisure marine event brings together the region’s boating enthusiasts on a ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) will be expanding its regional footprint with the opening of a representative office in Iraq, as part of its targeted international growth strategy to facilitate regional trade flows and continually strengthen its global client service model. The UAE is one of Iraq’s most important trading partners, with the value of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of a new route from Abu Dhabi to Mattala, Sri Lanka, to introduce a new segment of travel by adding its first destination to South Asia. Michael Berlouis, Managing Director of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, commented, “Sri Lanka is an exciting destination that has everything; beautiful beaches, ...

  Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, has signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MoA) with New Zealand Export Credit (NZEC) to boost bilateral trade relations and enhance the capabilities of SMEs in both countries to expand globally, without worrying about the payment risks due to commercial or non-commercial reasons. ECI and NZEC have ...