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DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has announced the enhancement of its digital onboarding platform, in line with the centre’s continued emphasis on improving the ease of doing business. According to a press release issued by DIFC on Sunday, the new fully integrated digital platform offers a simplified onboarding process and enhanced user experience. The streamlined digital process ...

DUBAI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme approved AED395 million to help 503 citizens acquire residential accommodations through housing loans and grants. The decision was taken as part of efforts to implement the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), held the first training programme for employees of the national accreditation committee, “KAN” and National Standards and National Standardisation Agency of Indonesia “BSN”, in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. This training programme is aimed at raising the technical capabilities of OIC countries, under the umbrella of the UAE technical ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Transport (ET), reported that it completed 10 infrastructure development projects, covering a combined area of more than 250,000 square metres, in 2019. According to Feryal Tawakul, Executive Director of Support Services at ET, the developments were undertaken to support the growing business activities and operations of the corporation, particularly in the transport and auto services sectors, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre denied a rumour that a patient in Abu Dhabi was diagnosed with the Novel Coronavirus, also known as 2019 nCoV, and added that the case pertains to a previous type of Coronavirus, which is not dangerous and that the patient is currently being treated. The centre called upon the public ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the largest derivatives exchange in the Middle East, and Richcomm Global Services, the largest independent broker on DGCX, will be hosting the seventh edition of the “Global Commodity Outlook ...

DUBAI / WAM Healthcare and trade professionals from more than 159 countries will arrive in Dubai tomorrow for the opening of the Arab Health Exhibition & Conferences, the largest gathering of healthcare companies, technology, products and services in the Middle East & North Africa (Mena) region. Following the success of the 2019 edition, where business generated by exhibitors during the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) during separate meetings at the headquarters of the FNC in Abu Dhabi, received a number of ambassadors of friendly nations to the UAE, including Sharif Al Badawi, Egyptian Ambassador, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; Sherif Mojka Novic, Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kwon ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, was awarded the ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’, in recognition of his achievements in promoting peace and tolerance around the world. Al Jarwan was awarded the prizeon January 25 at the Ministry of External Affairs of India during the 39th International Convention of NRIs ...

Dubai / WAM Following the vision of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy 2020, announced in October 2016 by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, Smart Dubai has delivered on its promise of building a thriving Blockchain ecosystem in the city and establishing Dubai as the world capital of ...