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Dubai / WAM In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide the best government services worldwide, the UAE Government launched the UAE API Marketplace enabling the private sector to co-design, develop multi-channel digital services, and provide value-added innovative customer experience. ...

ABU DHABI /WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and the Khalifa University of Science Technology signed a strategic partnership at Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) to enable students and alumni to work alongside tech startups, opening the private sector and entrepreneurship door for their career paths. Signed by Badr Al-Olama, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Hub71 and Dr ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday has made global strides in 5G by setting a benchmark right from the launch of the network to the services with its infrastructure ready to support all 5G devices and future solutions backed by the continuous investments in technology and innovation on the network enabling superior 5G connectivity. The continuous support and wise ...

Ankara / WAM The UAE announced it will establish a $10 billion investment fund in Turkey. This announcement followed the talks held in Ankara on Wednesday between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, which aimed to support ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday inaugurated the third ordinary session of the 17th legislative chapter of the Federal National Council (FNC), attended by the crown princes, deputy ...

DUBAI / WAM Coinciding with the launch of Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global event and the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East, the Dubai real estate market continued to record new achievements and further growth in the field of real estate sales transactions. According to the data of the 20th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index launched by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM All personnel working in private sector establishments, institutions and companies in the country will get a paid holiday on the occasion of Commemoration Day and UAE’s 50th National Day from Wednesday, December 1, until Friday, December 3. This was announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation in implementation to the cabinet resolution regarding the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Non-performing Debt Relief Fund announced on Wednesday that 20 banks and financial institutions had waived the debts of 4,511 Emirati citizens, with a total value of more than AED1,157,388,000. The banks that participated included First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Emirates NBD, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Standard Chartered, Mashreq Bank, Etisalat, National Bank ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, announced a new partnership with Stripe, a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, assisting tech startups to more easily and efficiently accept payments online, payout funds, and manage their business growth. The partnership was announced during fintech Abu Dhabi Festival 2021, where Hub71 is a key ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports has issued a passenger advisory alerting travellers about Dubai International (DXB) getting exceptionally busy over the coming period. According to the operator, as many as 1.8 million passengers are expected to pass through DXB between November 25 – December 5, with average daily traffic reaching 164,000 passengers. The fourth of December is expected to be ...