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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A tourism delegation led by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) took a promotional roadshow to two key destinations within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region this month, promoting the UAE capital as a leading destination of distinction in Kazakhastan’s largest city of Almaty, and the Ukrainian capital ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi has been ranked top of a list of cities in Africa and the Middle East in the McKinsey Global Institute study ‘Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Livable Future.’ The study looked at how cities all over the world use technology to increase the quality of life across a wide range of ...

GENEVA / WAM The United Nations Human Rights Council (UN OHCHR) adopted the UAE’s third report on the human rights situation in the country as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) during the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva from June 18 to July 6. The review identified the progress made over the past four ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai announced the completion of key tunneling works of Route 2020 Project stretching 3.2 km at a depth ranging from 12 to 36 metres. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said, “The tunnel-drilling works commenced last October as the giant Tunnel ...

WASHINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched a National Summary Data Page (NSDP), becoming the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), country to implement the recommendations of the enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS). The NSDP is a national data portal that serves as a one-stop vehicle for publishing essential macroeconomic data in both human and machine-readable formats. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, in association with leading UAE banks and insurance companies, launched the EIBFS Fintech Training Lab seeking to enhance access to skills training in the latest digital technologies such as Blockchain, AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud, Application Programme Interface and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM With the support and participation of the Government of the UAE, Egypt will host the Egypt Government Excellence Conference 2018. Sponsored by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the country’s first event of its kind seeks to modernise government work, activate a strategic partnership and facilitate exchange of experience between the two countries with the aim of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, signed two separate agreements with the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), and Mashreq Bank to ensure the provision of banking services to e-traders. The agreements will ensure stronger banking support and smooth transactions for holders of e-Trader licenses, laun-ched by DED ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, announced that its project to develop a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, has reached 50 percent construction completion. Over 4,000 Guineans, 90 percent from the Boké region, are currently working to construct the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (ADDED) and Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADS-SSA), have implemented the ‘Tamm’ system, which will shor-ten the process of obtaining an economic licence from eight steps to only one, without need to visit any government entity. This is in line with the recent social and economic initiatives of ...