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ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat Group and G42 have announced the signing of a binding agreement to merge their data centre (DC) offering in the UAE. A total of twelve data centres will be combined in a new joint venture business operating under Khazna Data Centres, creating the UAE’s largest data centre provider. G42 and Etisalat Group will each own ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE government has launched “Pioneers of the Digital Economy” initiative, which aims to enhance capabilities of young talents and provide them with the knowledge and expertise needed to develop advanced future technology that will positively influence the UAE’s economy. The initiative also targets empowering talents to compete for the best job opportunities in global leading companies ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Cybersecurity Council and Etisalat have announced the successful completion of the first Bug Bounty pilot programme in collaboration with Beacon Red and Yogosha, during Gitex Technology Week 2021. The telecom company has signed a partnership agreement with Yogosha, a leading European crowdsourced cybersecurity company, and Beacon Red, a defense consulting firm, to launch the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has organised a business meeting with a joint delegation from Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. The meeting was attended by Saeed Ghumran Al Rumeithi, BoD Deputy Treasurer of ADCCI; Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of ADCCI; as well as Jaan Reinhold, Ambassador of Estonia to the UAE; Atis ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World on Wednesday announced the launch of its new digital logistics platform, CARGOES Logistics. The platform provides customers with a single-window solution enabling seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of their cargo. With CARGOES Logistics, customers can choose from multimodal logistics options, ship freight by sea, road, and/or rail, get instant quotes, swift booking confirmation and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has signed an agreement to promote and protect mutual investments with Iraq, as part of its endeavours to strengthen and activate means of economic and investment cooperation with various countries of the world. The agreement, which was signed this morning at the ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has been named the world’s 11th strongest nation brand, according to the latest Brand Finance Nation Brands 2021 report. It now ranks above the United States and the United Kingdom, among others. Breaking the Western monopoly at the top of the brand strength ranking — along with Singapore in 4th position — the UAE has ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced their collaboration at the GITEX Technology Week, to provide tech startups with support to build scalable and secure cloud-based services that accelerate their growth. The cooperation offers Hub71 startups access to AWS Activate, a programme that provides tools and resources to help startups innovate ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Israel-UAE negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) are progressing as scheduled, and it will be signed within the nine-month timeframe set by the foreign ministers of the two countries in June 2021, Israel’s ambassador to the UAE told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “I am very lucky to be the first Israeli ambassador here. For ...

BUENOS AIRES / WAM Saeed Abdullah Saif Al Qamzi, UAE Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, and Tristan Bauer, Minister of Culture of Argentina, have discussed means to further promote cultural relations between the two countries and the role of cultural communication in promoting cooperation and building bridges of understanding. During a meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture ...