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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Zayed Giving Initiative (ZGI) the UAE Societal Voluntary Programme, and Tadreeb National Training, Tadreeb, have signed an agreement to establish and manage the first specialised bank for volunteers. The bank will target volunteers across community categories to open electronic accounts, while compiling volunteers’ information and the available international and local volunteering opportunities. The agreement aims to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Yas Island announced the launch of a new water taxi service to and from various locations at and around Yas Island. The service is the latest visitor-friendly component to be added to Yas Island’s scaled up transportation offerings, which already include the new Yas Express shuttle service and the ADCB Bikeshare network, powered by Cyacle. By ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Senaat, one of the largest industrial investment holding companies in the UAE, announced its participation in Tawdheef 2017. Senaat will be taking part in the event for the fifth consecutive year as the sponsor of the event this year and its industrial partner. Tawdheef, the UAE’s leading recruitment event, provides a platform for students and young ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM With the aim of attracting Emirati talent aspiring to lead the dynamic operations of ports and industrial zones, Abu Dhabi Ports, is participating at Tawdheef 2017 which is being held between January 30 and February 1 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). As part of its participation at Tawdheef, Abu Dhabi Ports will unveil tens ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE seeks to be a key member of the executive council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2017, a cabinet minister has said. “We obtained the necessary approvals from the concerned authorities in the UAE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and will work closely with the stakeholders, ports and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi (ADDED) launched the Innovators Support Council (ISC) during a meeting attended by Khalifa bin Salem Al Mansouri, Acting Under-Secretary, and representatives from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), UAE University, Masdar Institute, Al Ain Distribution and other UAE companies, along with the UAE inventors who are the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The fourth Abu Dhabi Dialogue Consultative Ministerial Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, announced four declarations as per The Colombo Declaration Draft, which acts as a collaborative agenda for the next two-year cycle, 2017 – 2018, tackling projects and initiatives relating to temporary labour contracts between ‘countries of origin and destination’ in Asia. “The cooperation aims ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, issued a law concerning the Abu Dhabi Government’s financial system. The law seeks to set a comprehensive regulatory framework for public financial resources to guarantee that government work is conducted within the institutional framework, with a high level of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Mauritius Financial Services Commission, (Mauritius FSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cross-border cooperation. The MoU will strengthen regulatory cooperation for the supervision of financial institutions, facilitate joint collaboration and exchange of information. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer, Financial ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Attended by His Excellency Eng. Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Chair of the UAE National Committee, His Excellency Dr Matar Al Neyadi, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and the Chair of the Organizing Committee signed on Sunday the Project Management Office (PMO) contract with Energy Events Experts (E3) to ...