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DUBAI / WAM in5, an enabling platform for startups and entrepreneurs launched by Tecom Group, on Monday announced that its members have raised more than AED65 million in direct investment, through multiple funding sources such as venture capital funds or angel investors, during the first six months of this year. “After generating more than AED400 million in funding between 2013 ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has welcomed Lumex to the expanding community of laboratory-grown diamond businesses within the Free Zone. Lumex is the latest laboratory-grown diamond business to select Dubai and DMCC as the base of its operations in the region. “Since its inception ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Studies by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) have identified a single example of a species of tree not previously recorded in the Emirate, it was announced on Monday. It is believed by local inhabitants to be over 100 years old. The tree, known locally as Al-Sarh, is a member of the caper family, with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority denies the false information circulated on social media sites regarding the closing of shopping mall and commercial centres in the country for a renewable period of two weeks, and obliging restaurants to provide delivery services only. The authority has stressed the importance of obtaining news from the official ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan approved the new structure of the UAE Government. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, after consultations with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has recorded high levels of digital adoption across its retail and corporate banking services in the first half of 2020. Nearly 60% of ADIB’s retail customers have used digital channels, registering more than 2 million transactions every month as customers conduct a wide range of banking ...

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) ...