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ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB) has announced that it won the ‘Best Marketing Destination’ award at the MICE China Forum and Awards. Part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), ADCEB is the lead body overseeing and supporting the development and promotion of business events in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution on Monday reported that its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2020 grew to AED851 million, with underlying Ebitda (Ebitda excluding one-offs and inventory gains and losses) of AED1.1 billion. For the year 2020, net profit was AED 2.4 billion, while underlying Ebitda stood at AED3.6 billion. Adnoc Distribution has maintained a strong ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) on Monday released its audited financial results for 2020. Tabreed reported a 16.5 percent increase in 2020 net income to AED550 million. The results showed that Tabreed added 39.6k Refrigeration Tons (RT) of organic capacity growth and 181.5k RT of inorganic capacity additions, resulting in the delivery of 1,403,819 RT ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone, business hub and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – announced record-breaking performance in 2020, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 2,025 new companies joined the DMCC in 2020, the highest number of registrations in five years. Retention rate remained at an all-time high. This was primarily due ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah has focused on exploring, developing, and implementing leading digital solutions to streamline services to UAE citizens, residents and visitors across Sharjah. Founded in 2018, the Sahab Smart Solutions is today spearheading the digital transformation journey of the emirate as part of the UAE’s wider national economic development and diversification efforts. Sahab Smart Solutions ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 162,774 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Monday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) team announced that the Hope Probe, which successfully entered the orbit of Mars last Tuesday, has sent the first image of the Red planet on Sunday. Having travelled more than 493 million kilometers over the past seven months, millions in the UAE, the Arab region and around the world have eagerly awaited ...

DUBAI / WAM The implementation of Brexit and the following consequences on trade, travel and security were the main highlights of the meeting that took place between Dubai Customs and its British counterpart. During the online meeting, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs, confirmed to Bill Williamson, Director of British Customs, that Dubai Customs will provide all what is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) announced it has obtained a custody license in Egypt from the Financial Regulatory Authority, Egypt’s Capital Market regulator. The license will facilitate membership of the country’s central securities depositary, Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR), providing the integral function of settlement and clearing of trades executed on The Egyptian ...

ABU DHABi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Mario Draghi on the occasion of his swearing-in as prime minister of Italy. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince ...