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Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) issued a Decision reappointing Saeb Eigner as Chairman of the Dubai Financial Services Authority’s (DFSA) Board of Directors. His Highness also appointed Fadel Al Ali as Deputy Chairman of the Board and Abdul Wahid Al ...

ABU DHABI / wam Etihad Aviation Group announced the launch of Al Watani programme, a new local content programme for suppliers who would like to partner with the national airline of the UAE to provide their products and services. Vendors across the supply chain are encouraged to join the Al Watani programme provided they fulfil its application criteria. To be ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity that supports sustainable economic development at home and abroad, has announced a significant initiative whereby it has decided to suspend debt service repayments during 2020 for eligible countries, as well as individual businesses, in the developing world upon request for forbearance. The sole objective behind ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has highlighted the importance of RTA’s efforts to improve traffic safety, as well as pedestrian safety. He took note of the impact of building footbridges, which reduced pedestrian fatalities by 76.5% between 2007 and 2019. Al Tayer also ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has embarked on the Operational Phase of the Software Asset Management Project, a key tool for leveraging asset management structures. It caters to the development of a specialist software encompassing all financial and contractual details of the RTA’s assets as well as the development of competent personnel to manage the system. ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy, mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector and entrepreneurship continued to expand and diversify its advisory and support programmes in 2019 with an added emphasis on enhancing SME competitiveness and strengthening Dubai as a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship. The past year saw 3,871 Emirati entrepreneurs benefit ...

Dubai / WAM The United Arab Emirates has been ranked first in the GCC, Arab region, and Western Asia, and 8th globally in the Online Service Index (OSI) issued by the United Nations within the E-Government Development Index (EGDI). The UAE is also ranked 4th in Asia in this indicator, advanced one rank in the E-participation Index as well as ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission will lead to a “more competitive” Arab world economy and a stronger integration with the global society, a top Emirati official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), as the countdown has started to the official launch. “We are actually building the capacity and capability in advanced sciences in the UAE and the region. ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) has announced the completion of the connection and operation of the electricity for 135 residential buildings in the city of Sharjah within only 15 days, as part of the Authority’s commitment to ensure the best services to the people of the emirate. Dr. Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of Sewa, expressed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi’s (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced that the recently reopened Al Hosn site has launched a virtual guided tours programme for the education sector, as well as individuals and public groups, as part of the Department’s continuing response to the current circumstances. Al Hosn recently conducted its first virtual ...