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ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), held their fourth meeting for 2019. The meeting hosted at CBUAE Head Office, took place under the chairmanship of Hareb Masood Al Darmaki, the Chairman of the Board, and attended by Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President’s Representative, said that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an exceptional leader and an icon of tolerance and humanitarian giving. In a statement marking Zayed Humanitarian Work Day, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed said that the Founding Father established a tolerant country that gained global ...

DUBAI / WAM Brazil Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo met with DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. They discussed social reform, a stable and efficient regulatory framework to attract investors alongside public private partnerships to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI). The meeting preceded Bin Sulayem’s discussions with President ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the Abu Dhabi Government Employees’ Evening, Barzat Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Government Media Office organised the evening and hosted around 3,400 employees from different government departments, entities and authorities at the Abu ...

AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Media City Free Zone concluded its first European investment forums series with successful events in London and Lisbon, the two emerging and thriving hubs for creative and tech start-ups. Mahmood Alhashmi, CEO of the Ajman Media City Free Zone, led the high-level delegation, along with Rishi Somaiya, Commercial Advisor, and Nader Afify, Business Development Advisor. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM 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 Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, witnessed the launch of a family-school application, Adheedak (Arabic for Your Assistant) that seeks ...

DUBAI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), signed a reinsurance agreement with the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Dhaman, to support the growth and expansion of the UAE businesses. This agreement will further enhance the inter-Arab trade and UAE exports globally, in line with the country’s non-oil diversification strategy and vision 2021. The two sides will collaborate to ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, held an interactive workshop on ‘Financial Challenges in Banks’. The session drew the participation of over 270 senior representatives from over 20 banks and financial institutions. Conducted by Hussam A. Al-Abed, renowned financial, banking and cybercrime prevention trainer ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attempt of the Houthi militias to target Makkah with a ballistic missile. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), statement said that the attempt to target the Holy City of Makkah during Ramadan represented a serious escalation and showed the unprecedented moral bankruptcy of ...

Dubai / WAM Brazil Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo met DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. They discussed social reform, a stable and efficient regulatory framework to attract investors alongside public private partnerships to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI). The meeting preceded Bin Sulayem’s discussions with President Jair Bolsonaro ...