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DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa) and home to largest, most advanced financial innovation ecosystem in the region is continuing to drive the future of finance and explore opportunities for strategic collaboration between the centre and key European hubs to accelerate sustainable growth. The centre ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Education in collaboration with Messe Frankfurt Middle East are to host the Government Foresight Summit in Dubai from September 23-25, when regional and international government leaders, strategists, planners, futurists and IT specialists will share best practices to ensure future organisational readiness. The summit, held at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading GCC-wide online searches relating to digital security and transformation over the last 12 months, according to new results released by SEMrush, an award-winning all-in-one digital marketing suite. The back-data study covered four key strategic digital terms: ‘digital transformation’, ‘digital marketing’, ‘cyber security’ and ‘computer security’, with the significant increases in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the leading banks in the UAE, won the “Best Mobile Banking App Award” at the Global Finance’s 2019 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards at in Dubai. The award was received by Dr Bernd van Linder, CEO, Amit Malhotra, GM-PBG, Khaled Al Hammadi – Head of Sales & Distribution, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Election Commission (NEC), announced the locations of voting centres both inside and outside the UAE, stressing its readiness to receive voters during the FNC Election 2019. The list of polling stations approved for the main election day on October 5 includes 39 centres within the country, which are fully equipped to ensure a smooth ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), said that the real estate sector significantly contributed to GDP growth in the Emirate. The improvement in economic growth rates in the Emirate of Dubai was accompanied by an improvement in the performance of the real estate sector, according to the DLD’s ‘Annual Report: Real Estate Sector Performance 2019’. The contribution of real ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai South is set to highlight the latest developments in the Middle East’s rapidly growing e-commerce sector at the upcoming eCommerce Expo in Olympia, London, where it will be promoting the Logistics District and its recently launched fully dedicated e-commerce free zone, EZDubai. The eCommerce Expo is scheduled take place on September 25-26 and is considered UK’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates stands with Saudi Arabia in confronting all menacing threats to its security and stability, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed made the statements in a phone call with His Royal Highness ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Saudi Arabia on Monday confirmed that the third batch comprising 200,000 tonnes of wheat has been dispatched to Sudan, meeting the needs of the population for this strategic commodity. In April 2019, the UAE and Saudi Arabia announced their commitment to providing 540,000 tonnes of wheat to enhance food security in Sudan. Last ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFCA), the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), and Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to collaborate on growing the green sukuk sector and stepping up the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field. The MoU signing took place ...