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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH), on Monday held a press conference to announce the list of activities and programme for the 18th edition of the Sharjah International Narrators Forum (SINF), which will run under the theme, “Fairy Tales.” The SINF will begin on September 24 and take place at the Sharjah Expo Centre in line with ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is embarking on a three-city roadshow to India, along with partners and stakeholders, to help promote the emirate and encourage even more Indian visitors to explore and discover Abu Dhabi. The delegation, which includes the UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways, Jet Airways, Yas ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of the Federal Transport Authority for Land and Maritime (FTA), the Tactics Maritime Media and Marasi News have successfully arranged, “The UAE Maritime Leaders Roundtable Discussion,” under the theme “To what extent do the UAE ports meet the current demands of the shipping industry?” The event brought together prominent maritime leaders from private ...

Frankfurt, Germany, Dubai Emirates Business Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the region’s premier business and logistics hub is showcasing its auto sector capabilities at Automechanika Frankfurt 2018, Europe’s most important trade show in the industry. Jafza has reinforced its position as the location of choice for the industry by handling over 800,000 vehicles including exports to over 175 countries in ...

WAM / bloomberg The net income of commercial and Islamic banks operating in the emirate of Abu Dhabi amounted to AED16.6 billion during H1 of 2018, a growth of 8.4 percent over the corresponding period last year. The increase comes in line with the growth recorded across the UAE banking sector according to the statistics issued by the Central Bank ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), has issued a resolution approving the regulatory control of Fintech. Part of a number of initiatives aiming at upgrading the financial activities and services platform in the UAE securities sector to match the best international standards and practices, the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is continuing to achieve remarkable growth in its wealth and asset management sector with world-leading firms working at impressive scale within the Centre. The number of registered companies and specialist global advisors in the Centre has increased to more than 200, including 13 of the world’s top 25 firms in the sector. ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), launched the 4th edition of the two-year Qiyadi programme, designed to enrich the knowledge and diversify the skills of Emirati engineers. “About 20 Emirati staff engineers have been enrolled in the fourth cycle of Qiyadi, aimed at nurturing their knowledge and skills in order to ensure they remain compatible with their ...

Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, on Sunday received, in his office at the Ruler’s Court, a Saudi delegation of businessmen and investors led by Dr. Abdulrahman Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Moshaiqeh, Chairman of the Industrial Methods Group of Al Qussaim and Member of the Shura Council. Sheikh Humaid ...

Dubai / WAM The Steering Committee of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), chaired by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), and Chairman of WGES, held its third coordination meeting. The meeting was held to discuss the role of the specialised ...