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Dubai / WAM Dubai’s ease of doing business is expected to improve further following the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s announcement that it is cooperating with the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) to connect the digital services of both organisations. Under the terms of the new partnership, companies can register as Dubai Chamber members, or renew their existing membership, ...

AJMAN / WAM In a new look, Abdullah Al Muwaiji, Chairman of Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, launched the website of the Chamber during a virtual meeting joined by members of the Board of Directors. The step comes within the endeavors of the Ajman Chamber to improve its electronic and smart services and to motivate its members and customers ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Sunday announced that it is reopening its Trading Floor and Customer Affairs counters for investors as of Tuesday, July 7, with the strict implementation of precautionary measures for the safety of clients and employees. The DFM Trading Floor and Customer Affairs counters were temporarily closed mid-March. The DFM has maintained its ...

DUBAI / WAM The National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) responded to approximately 103,408 cyber-attacks, during the month of June. The TRA revealed that its monthly report on cybersecurity developments in the Federal Government of the UAE for the month of June showed that the cyber-attacks varied between malware (73 percent), vulnerabilities (15 percent) ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Sunday that international credit rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings have upgraded its final issuer ratings by three notches to Aa3 from A3 and by two notches to AA- from A, respectively. According to a press release issued by Taqa on Sunday, the ratings represent fourth ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), confirmed that RTA’s efforts to upgrade the technological infrastructure and transformation of all customer services to smart services enabled it to continue business normally during the Covid-19 crisis. He added that RTA was able to perform thanks to ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the launch of the ‘Arab Space Talents’ programme that aims to build Arab expertise in space science and technologies. Overseen by the UAE Space Agency, the programme will equip young Arab researchers, scientists, inventors and creative ...

Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) Trader licence launched by the Business Registration and Licensing, (BRL) sector, enabling start-ups in Dubai to conduct business activities online and across social networking accounts, has seen an 83 percent increase in licences issued from January to end of June. Compared to the same period last year when the total number ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it has conducted more than 71,000 additional Covid-19 tests. In a statement, the ministry outlined its plans to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to aid in the early detection of Covid-19 cases and to help medical professionals carry out necessary treatment. As part of the ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) in collaboration with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and in strategic partnership with Refinitiv, on Saturday announced the second session of the GIES Virtual Series webinar that will provide an outlook on the future of the halal industry, amid the supply chain disruptions caused by the measures taken ...