Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has announced that its Business Banking App has supported more than 500 UAE-based SMEs and start-ups by opening accounts for them in less than 48 hours over the past three months, reinforcing its growing demand and the significance. Designed to support the SMEs operating within the UAE, the app offers ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) has announced that UAE nationals with diplomatic, special and normal passports can now travel to the Republic of Tajikistan without pre-entry visas and for stays of up to 30 days for each visit. The decision comes into effect on January 1, 2022. Entry to Tajikistan for ...
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber has announced that it will shift to a 4.5-day working week starting January 3, 2022, in a move that falls in line with a newly approved work week for the UAE federal government employees. The official working hours will be 9 working hours per day Monday-Thursday, from 8:00 until 17:00, and four working hours ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port received MV Atlantic Pioneer, the first vessel from Kaiso Line, an Indonesia-based shipping company at its container terminal. The vessel left Jakarta on November 26 and reached the UAE on December 11. The call demonstrates how Jebel Ali Port is a vital link in the global trade network, connecting markets ...
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DUBAI / WAM Shaheen H Al-Ghanem, CEO of Warba Bank, a leading Kuwaiti Islamic Bank, Tuesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of the bank’s $250 million perpetual Tier-1 Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, in the presence of Hamed Ali, CEO of Nasdaq Dubai and Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This is the third Sukuk listing by Warba Bank ...
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Sharjah / Gulf Time The sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival – the largest premier photography and imaging show in the Mena region – is all set to expand the visual literacy of audiences in the UAE through the lens of internationally renowned photographers whose compelling and insightful perspectives and the causes they champion will be unveiled to ...
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DUBAI / WAM Visits to Expo 2020 Dubai continue to climb substantially, increasing to 8,067,012 in the period up to December 27 as the most significant global gathering of 2021 continues to welcome visitors safely and responsibly. Expo’s stringent Covid-19 safety measures are designed to protect everyone on site, and include mandatory mask-wearing – indoors and outdoors – for ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Brazil over the victims of floods that have hit the Brazilian state of Bahia, killing scores of people, leaving tens of thousands displaced, and triggering widespread damage. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its sympathy with Brazilian government, sending condolences to ...
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ABU DHABI / Gulf Time Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Henan Province Airport Group, the parent company of the Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport (CGO) — an important domestic aviation hub and the gateway to the central region of China — aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China. This ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced that it will commence a Monday to Friday working week from January 1, 2022, with Saturday and Sunday as the universal weekend. With the new working week, the UAE brings its business community and financial sector closer to global markets and real-time economic and trading activities. In support ...
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