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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East, on Wednesday released the results of the Abu Dhabi Air Emissions Inventory. The findings have produced over 50 high-definition sector- and pollutant- specific Air Emission Maps that identify the location and intensity of each man-made emission source in Abu Dhabi ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, revealed that the UAE economy had achieved several developmental milestones in 2018, which have contributed to stimulating its growth, enhancing its competitiveness and ensuring the sustainable development of the economy. The Minister added that the country has reinforced its regional and global reputation as an economic hub, thanks ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Enoc Group has piloted its first compact fuel station concept in Dubai – a new fuelling format offering customers accessible and convenient refuelling services. The pilot station is designed to cater to residents living in residential communities, and is equipped with one above tank fuel dispenser and a vending machine. The fuelling unit is distinguished for ...

MARRAKECH / WAM Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, discussed, with Richard Sazibra, Foreign Minister of Rwanda, Jocarna Bista, Minister of Labour of Nepal, and Shao Bin Enk, Minister for Immigration Affairs of Cambodia, ways of developing the cooperation between the UAE and their countries, especially in the areas of labour and workers’ issues. Their ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Astronomers and astronomy lovers are preparing to observe a meteor shower that occurs every year on December 14. Mohammed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the International Astronomical Centre and Member of the International Meteorological Organisation, said that the “twin meteorite” was named because it appears to have originated from a fictitious point in the “twin group,” where ...

Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah held discussions with a number of government officials and representatives of economic sectors in Kenya, where they reviewed ways to enhance the participation of Kenyan institutions, companies, investors, and businesspeople in the global specialised exhibitions that the centre organises throughout the year. These discussions were held during the centre’s participation in the trade mission ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday announced that its bauxite mining project in the Republic of Guinea has reached 75 percent construction completion. The project has a total budget of approximately $1.4 billion and is being developed by EGA’s subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC). It is the largest greenfield investment in the West African country in ...

DUBAI / WAM A report by the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Campus (Dtec) revealed that the UAE ranks first in the region in terms of enterpr-ise adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications with an annual growth rate of 33.5 percent. Dtec is a wholly owned technology hub by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA). The report titled, ‘artificial intelligence adoption in enterprise ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s non-oil private sector recorded a stronger improvement during the month of November, reflecting faster expansions in business activity and new work and a stable trend in employment, according to data from Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index. The three main sectors monitored registered stronger performances, with construction seeing the fastest growth, followed by wholesale & ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced it has safely completed the first co-loading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and propylene onto the same vessel, which was docked in Ruwais, the UAE. Under normal circumstances, LPG, which is produced by Adnoc Gas Processing, and propylene, which is produced by Adnoc Refining, are transported ...