ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has projected the recovery of economic activity to commence in the second half of the year. The first quarter economic activities witnessed mixed movements, with the UAE economy performing well during the first two months of 2020. The bank affirmed — in the Quarterly Economic Review 2020 published on ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Inspired by the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and as per the directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has been expanding its operations in aircraft maintenance and parking, to meet the new requirements of airline operators as fleets have been grounded due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, Etihad Engineering said, “The MRO provider continues to adapt to ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Tawam Hospital in Al Ain has announced the launch of two mobile Covid-19 screening clinics for individuals that show symptoms of the disease. The hospital – an Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) facility – noted that the clinics are stationed in two different locations. The first clinic is based opposite Al Jimi Malla, while the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has been ranked among the top 750 universities in the world for the third year in a row, according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings. ADU recorded an increase of 15 percent in Academic Reputation, the world rankings indicator with the highest weightage. Reinforcing this performance, the university also improved at ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced that it has welcomed Tata Asset Management Limited (TAML) to the centre. Tata Asset Management is one of the earlier asset management companies in India and is a part of the Tata group that have revenues of $113 billion (2018-19). Headquartered in India, the Tata Group is an over 150 years ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Group 42, a UAE-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, an advanced sequencing technology company based in the UK, announced on Tuesday they have developed an unprecedented population-scale technology that rapidly and accurately detects Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The end-to-end solution will be officially launched within weeks. With ultra-high parallel ...
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RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, otherwise known as Julphar, has announced that the company’s exports to Bahrain and Kuwait will resume again. The announcement comes after the successful inspection of Julphar’s manufacturing facilities by the Gulf Health Council (GHC) and the Pharmaceutical and Herbal Medicine Registration & Quality Control Admin, Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait, Julphar ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its leading humanitarian role in the fight against Covid-19, the UAE on Tuesday dispatched 72 tonnes of medical supplies to the Maldives to support efforts to curb the pandemic’s spread. The aid included critically-needed personal protective equipment and medical supplies expected to benefit more than 72,000 healthcare workers as they work to contain ...
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Dubai / WAM Leading trade enabler, DP World, UAE region and the autonomous vehicle, robotics and AI specialist (DGWorld) has entered a contractual agreement to equip Jebel Ali Port with a fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles (AITVs) including all related integrations in the existing operation processes and infrastructures. The contract signed between the two sides states that DGWorld will ...
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