Abu Dhabi / WAM The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced on Monday that effective January 11, 2021, a new securities issuance programme to licensed financial institutions and eligible investors, named Monetary Bills (M-bills) will be introduced. These securities will be auctioned and traded through Bloomberg’s primary and secondary market solutions and settled through a local platform, compliant with ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) announced the launch of a strategic partnership with twofour54 — Abu Dhabi’s media free zone — to continue the growth of the emirate’s media sector through increased talent development supported by gaming industry giant and twofour54 partner Unity Technologies. The partnership between Abu Dhabi University and twofour54 seeks to upskill and empower ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Emirates received the Apex 2021 Five Star Global Official Airline RatingTM, based on feedback from passengers that was independently collected by Apex via its partnership with TripIt, and validated and certified by an external auditor to ensure that all ratings were made by genuine travellers who had flown on the airline they were reviewing. Adel Al Redha, ...
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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday met with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, as part of their ongoing consultations on national issues related to livelihoods of Emirati citizens ...
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Dubai / WAM The UAE concluded 2020 by achieving global leadership in telecom sector quality and evolution, where the country maintained the first place in the Arab region and regionally, and came second globally for the second consecutive year in “Use of telecommunications/ICTs”, which measures the efficiency and evolution of the telecommunications sector in countries around the world as part ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the UAE has sent to Mauritania an aid plane containing more than 10 metric tonnes of medical supplies, testing equipment and ventilators, in addition to a specialised medical team, to ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that Palms Sports PJSC has listed its shares on ADX’s Second Market under the trading symbol PALMS, and trading begins on the shares on Monday. The company’s nominal value of share capital is AED 150 million, with each share having a nominal value of AED 1. This is the fifth ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, was joined by Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President for Global Energy at IHS Markit, during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Web Series, which was held in partnership with the Atlantic Council. Joining the episode from Jakarta, Indonesia, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Decree No. (36) of 2020 forming the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank. According to the Decree, HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum will chair the Board and ...
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DUBAI / WAM Executive committee members of the initiative for Dubai Membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of design held a virtual meeting with the Singapore Design Council. The Dubai side was led by the Chairman of Executive Committee and the Acting Director of the Executive Planning Department in Dubai Municipality, Asim Al Qasim, in the ...
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