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  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Economy (MOE) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with its counterparts from Japan on key aspects concerning innovation and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to promote joint initiatives, knowledge and technology transfer, the exchange of experiences, and the streamlining of business operations of SMEs located across the UAE. The initiative ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has acquired a stake in Hywind Scotland, a 30-megawatt (MW) floating offshore pilot wind farm in the North Sea. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of Masdar; Dr Thani Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Tone Skogen, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Construction of the 800 megawatt (MW) phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will start at the end of this month following the award of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project. This was announced on Tuesday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2017. A Masdar-led consortium was ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has launched the Dubai Maritime Virtual Cluster (DMVC) initiative which provides an important platform for facilitating effective communication among members of the cluster and removing the constraints of time and distance. The project will also promote engagement among the global maritime community on Dubai’s maritime activities based on four main objectives: ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, one of the world’s largest district cooling service providers, is taking part in the 10th World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The company underscored its determination to make key contribution in implementing the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aims that 75 percent of Dubai’s total power output will come ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Rooftop solar energy will help drive renewable energy to the next stage of its development in the Middle East and South Asian markets, said industry experts at the World Future Energy Summit and the Solar Expo in Abu Dhabi. Renewable energy, particularly solar, is making rapid progress in the region, with organisers estimating that buyers at ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President of the Republic of Seychelles Danny Faure visited Wahat Al Karama (Oasis of Dignity) memorial, built to honour UAE’s martyrs and their sacrifices to defend the country and its achievements, on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. He was accompanied by Ahmed Saeed Al Neyadi, Acting Charge d’affairs of the UAE Embassy in Seychelles. President of Seychelles ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed separately Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay, Filip Vujanovic, President of Montenegro, and Luis Guillermo Solis, President of Costa Rica, at his palace in Zabeel on Tuesday. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, along with HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received on Tuesday Abdyldaev Erlan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the 15th Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Co-operation Dialogue held in Abu Dhabi. The Ministers discussed the latest regional and international developments of mutual interest and ways of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM To encourage a culture of recycling among the public, Bee’ah, the Middle East’s leading and award-winning environmental management company, launched Bee’ah Rewards at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) and Eco Waste. It is the first CSR programme of its kind that will reward the UAE people for their recycling efforts and lucky recyclers will win ...