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DUBAI / WAM Bel Group, the global leader in dairy branded cheese and a major player in healthy single serving portions, has signed on to engage with the Global Compact Network UAE, a non-binding UN organization that encourages businesses to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The signing ceremony, held at the French Pavilion ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sustain Digital Trading, praised the company’s listing on the “Dubai Next” platform, which is the first official government digital crowdfunding platform based on community support, for young people and those with creative and ambitious ideas of different nationalities to be launched from Dubai. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of FAB’s Board of Directors, on Thursday witnessed the signing of an agreement between Etihad Rail and First Abu Dhabi Bank for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its dynamic series of diplomatic dialogues, the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the country’s leading entity that trains current and future diplomats of the UAE, hosted distinguished diplomats in its latest panel discussion, titled ‘Public Diplomacy Tradecraft.’ The event was attended by AGDA’s students, academics, as well as members of the diplomatic community ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM International Holding Company PJSC, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered multi-sector conglomerate, has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Arena Events Group PLC (Arena), a world-leading event structures and entertainment services business, previously listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The acquisition of a 70% stake in Arena for a total consideration of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in October 2021 between the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Astana International Exchange (AIX), the two exchanges announced that officials from both financial markets met to further define the areas of mutual collaboration and target immediate next steps to achieving the goals of the ...

DUBAI / WAM Jameela bint Salem Al Muheiri, Minister of State for Public Education, inaugurated the Global Education & Training Exhibition (Getex), Middle East’s leading education exhibition and a student recruitment event. Held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the opening ceremony was attended by Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Director-General of Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), other ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and the US signed a judicial cooperation agreement covering mutual legal assistance in criminal affairs, which is the first agreement of its kind in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The agreement was signed by Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, and Sean Murphy, Foreign Affairs Attaché at the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Borouge, a joint venture between Adnoc and Borealis that provides innovative, value-creating polyolefin solutions, has announced the successful start-up of its new fifth polypropylene unit (PP5) in Ruwais. The new unit will boost the UAE’s polypropylene production to meet the growing global demand for manufactured products in the recyclable advanced packaging, infrastructure, and other industrial ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and the US signed a judicial cooperation agreement covering mutual legal assistance in criminal affairs, which is the first agreement of its kind in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The agreement was signed by Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, and Sean Murphy, Foreign Affairs Attaché at the ...