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Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced the launch of a host of smart initiatives and services as part of RTA’s participation at Gitex 2018. The event will witness the test run of the first ‘Autonomous taxi’ in the region, and the Customers ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), announced that its total membership had increased by 36.5 percent during the first three quarters of the year. The council added 216 new members during this period, 50 of whom joined during the third quarter of 2018. The new members bring the total number to 807, from 591 at the start of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Professional Communication Corporation (Nedaa), the Dubai Government security networks provider, is all set for this year’s edition of GITEX Technology Week, the much-anticipated annual event in Dubai that will kick-off on October 14 and conclude on October 18, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Nedaa will be hosting its major partners, Airbus, Nokia and Esharah Etisalat ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In line with its efforts to revolutionise its services and enhance investor experience, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, launched its new integrated digital platform, “Sahmi” which provides digital services for individual investors. The platform was launched during the GITEX Technology Week 2018, in which ADX has a presence at the Abu ...

ABU DHABI / WAM There are opportunities for expansion, investment and growth in the oil and gas industry, as demand for energy continues to rise, particularly from the high-growth economies of Asia, according to Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Speaking in London at the 39th ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has signed a green Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with four local and international banks to provide funding for new and ongoing investments in its global clean technology and sustainable real estate projects. The facility, which is the first green RCF in the Middle East, has been arranged with the UAE’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Hartwig Loger, Austrian Minister of Finance have discussed means of strengthening the overall economic, commercial and investment cooperation between the UAE and Austria. During the meeting, which was held at the premises of the Ministry of Economy in Dubai, they also discussed other key issues, such as exchanging ...

ABU DHABI / WAM­­­­­ The official 47th UAE National Day celebration – named ‘This is Zayed. This is the UAE’ – will take place at Zayed Sports City Stadium on December 2, the Supreme Organising Committee of the 47th UAE National Day Anniversary Celebration announced on Wednesday. For one night only, over 22,000 spectators will get to be part of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A World Bank delegation has been posted on the mechanism of work developed by the Department of Economic Development- Abu Dhabi (DED – Abu Dhabi) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Competitiveness Office to prepare the Doing Business Report 2019. This came as the delegation visited the DED premises on Wednesday as part of their mission to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, announces its participation in Gitex Technology Week 2018, which will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre from October 14-18. ADX will be part of the Abu Dhabi Government pavilion, which aims to create a unique experience for visitors through a unified platform across all ...