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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), the government entity in charge of ensuring the energy sector’s excellence and sustainability in the emirate and official partner of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, launched the “Sustainable Energy At The Venues” initiative as part of its “Powering the Olympics” campaign. The campaign seeks to create a ...

BISHKEK / WAM The UAE-Kyrgyzstan Joint Economic Committee’s first meeting was held in Bishkek on Saturday and co-chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Zhenish Razakov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. High on the meeting’s agenda are several programmes and mechanisms to boost cooperation in 13 vital sectors, including trade, investment, Halal industry, financial services, industrial ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) has reduced business setup costs by more than 65 percent, with the aim of improving customer satisfaction, enhancing its regional competitiveness and attracting new sources of foreign direct investment (FDI). The business setup cost reduction also supports the government of Abu Dhabi’s latest initiatives aimed at strengthening the competitive business ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports increased by 6.8% from AED156.2 billion in 2017 to AED166.9 billion in 2018, according to figures released Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre (SCAD). “This was the result of a 23.8% increase in non-oil exports from AED22.3 billion to AED27.7 billion, 20.7% increase in re-exports, and 0.7% ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd announced that it has completed the delivery of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Gulf Air based on an aircraft lease agreement that was signed in November 2017 and were delivered between April 2018 and February 2019. FirozTarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE, said: “We are delighted to partner with Gulf Air ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March, World Kidney Day (WKD) is the global awareness campaign that aims at increasing awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our health and reducing the impact of kidney disease and its associated problems worldwide. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a non-communicable disease that affects 1 in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, announced the appointment of Dirk Goovaerts as the company’s Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Asia Pacific region. In his role, Dirk Goovaerts will oversee dnata’s catering, ground and cargo handling operations at 10 airports in three countries, including Australia, the Philippines and Singapore, managing a workforce ...

Aden / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) distributed food aid to 140 poor and low-income families in the Yemeni island of Mayoun, as part of the effort to help provide basic necessities to the brotherly people of Yemen. A plane arrived on Wednesday on the island, carrying food baskets for the families there, as part of the comprehensive humanitarian ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Group’s Engineering and Aviation Training divisions have both signed contracts to collaborate with Sky Prime, the largest private aviation operator in the Middle East, based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreements were announced at the Saudi Airshow where Etihad is showcasing its Special Olympics liveried Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, alongside the Embraer ...

TASHKENT / WAM The third session of the Joint Economic Committee between the UAE and Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The Committee was chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, representing the UAE Government, and Ganiev Elyor Majidovich, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. Mohammed Hareb Al Mehairbi, UAE Ambassador to Uzbekistan, also attended the ...