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DUBAI / WAM Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), a German security technologies provider, on Saturday inaugurated its new regional headquarters and competence centre for services and training at Silicon Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO). Founded in 1852, G+D is a global security technology group headquartered in Munich, Germany. In the fiscal year 2018, the group generated sales of approximately €2.25 billion. A ...

Baku / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has headed the UAE delegation to the 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. In a statement, the UAE stressed the importance of adhering to the founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement, known as the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI), university in the world, has received immediate interest from graduate students across the globe, with 3,200 starting the application process. The applicants include 1,681 potential students in the last step of their application process and 234 completing their applications within ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Brazil-UAE bilateral trade is set to increase this year with the intensified business transactions, a top Brazilian diplomat said. “The bilateral trade stood at $2.6 billion in 2018, however, the first eight months of 2019 have already witnessed $2 billion trade transactions. This means 2019 trade volumes will surpass the 2018 figures,” Fernando Luis Lemos Igreja, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has highlighted the UAE leadership’s commitment to providing optimal health and prenatal care to women in the country. In a speech marking the over 25 years of dedicated ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, affirmed that UAE is a leading player in global energy sector. He attributed this to its role in finding creative solutions to the challenges of energy sustainability and the diversification of sources of energy, as well as the formulation of a new energy landscape for sustainability and conservation ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat Group on Wednesday announced its consolidated financial statement for the nine months ending September 30. Consolidated revenues reached to AED38.8 billion, while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty amounted to AED6.7 billion an increase of 2.1 percent compared to same period last year. Aggregate subscriber base reached AED148 million; representing year over year (y-o-y), rise ...

DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai welcomed the listing of a $750 million issued by the Emirate of Sharjah on Wednesday. It is the second sukuk listing this year on Nasdaq Dubai by Sharjah, following a one $1 billion listing in April, said a press release issued by Nasdaq Dubai on Wednesday. The total value of all the Emirate’s Sukuk listed ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), is gearing up to host the UAE Fourth Biosecurity Conference, which will see the participation of biosecurity experts from the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Sudan, Japan, and Australia, in addition to local specialists and stakeholders from the government and academia. Scheduled to take place ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) has been named as Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Best Employer Brand at the 6th Employer Branding Awards organised by Employer Branding Institute at The Address, Dubai Mall. The economic zone was chosen by the awards programme for its success in using marketing communications to strategically attract, retain and ...