Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai honoured winners of the ‘Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award’ during a special ceremony that took place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. “We have 10 years of achievements. We want the UAE government to be the best ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The upcoming International Defence Conference (IDC 2019), is expected to draw the participation of over 1,200 global defence specialists in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. The conference will take place from February 14-16, at the Emirates Palace. For the first time, the IDC will be combined with the Abu Dhabi International Offset Conference (ADIOC), with the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy discussed the means of strengthening of the UAE’s economic and trade relations with Italy, as well as developing the cooperation between both sides in several commercial areas, to achieve the mutual interests of both countries. The discussion took place during a meeting between Abdullah Alfan Alshamsi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Trade Remedies at ...
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RED SEA COAST / WAM In the second week of the Year of Tolerance, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), initiated seven education development projects in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The move is part of the authority’s humanitarian, development and economic projects in villages, cities and districts in the Taiz and Hodeidah governorates. The new projects include the restoration and refurbishment ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Frame has attracted the attention of a large number of visitors to Dubai, as it received a million visitors from around the world during its first year of opening. “The Dubai Frame comes from the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to establish Dubai ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM As global oil consumption crosses the 100-million-barrels-per-day mark, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is reinforcing its leadership role and commitment to environmental stewardship, as it strengthens its position as one of the oil and gas industry’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). While addressing rising global energy demand, Adnoc is investing in new measures ...
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DUBAI / WAM The UAE is forecast to achieve an average real GDP growth rate of 3.8% between 2019 and 2023, supported by an increase in investment flows and private consumption, according to new analysis from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The findings of the analysis, based on the Dubai Chamber UAE Macroeconomic Model, were revealed during a business ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM During its meeting at the headquarters of the Federal National Council (FNC), General Secretariat in Dubai, the FNC Technical, Energy, and Mineral Resources Affairs Committee, chaired by Mohammed Ali Al Kamali, Chairman of the Committee, continued discussing a draft law on regulating the space sector, which includes 55 articles. Al Kamali said the committee discussed the law ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / emirates business Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) have signed an AED1.6 billion ($440 million) loan facility agreement. The agreement will provide ADNH with the financing capability to acquire a number of Dubai-based hotels. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Sultan Suroor Al Dhaheri, Vice Chairman of ADNH and André ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Energy (DoE) launched the ‘Abu Dhabi Integrated Energy Model’ on Monday, at an event coinciding with the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019, to provide a roadmap for the energy sector in the upcoming period, in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. Bearing the theme, ‘Energy: A Power that Shapes the Future’, the ...
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