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ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Terrestrial Energy at the Net Zero Nuclear Summit on the sidelines of COP 28. The agreement was signed by Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Enec, and Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer of Terrestrial Energy. Terrestrial Energy is a ...

DUBAI / WAM The Taqdeer Award, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, continues to receive applications from companies desiring to be nominated for the Award in its 6thcycle in 2024. The award nomination applications run on its website until the end of ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, opened, on Wednesday, Al Suyoh Mall, the second community market implemented by the Sharjah Retail Group of the Sharjah Cooperative, located on Mleiha Road in the Al Suyuh suburb. Touring the mall, His Highness inspected the mall’s facilities, including retail stores, entertainment ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

DUBAI/ WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has signed a Joint Declaration of Intent with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in the Federal Republic of Germany for the “Green Coast Initiative”. This initiative aims to collaborate in the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of mangrove trees in African ...

BUENOS AIRES/ WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, attended the inauguration ceremony of Javier Milei as President of the Republic of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, accompanied by Saeed Alqemzi, UAE ambassador to Argentina. Al Kaabi conveyed His Highness the UAE President’s regards to the newly-appointed Argentine President, ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) joined the “AFAQ” Payments System, which is operated by the Gulf Payments Company (GPC) and owned by the GCC Central Banks. AFAQ, a system linking payment systems in GCC countries, offers the service of executing financial transactions in local currencies to customers in the GCC countries in real-time with lower ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of five commercial airports in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, revealed today the establishment of an exchange programme with Shanghai Airport Authority (AVINEX), that recognises common interests between the two parties, as well as capitalising on opportunities of collaboration in the aviation sector. The agreement was announced through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

DUBAI / WAM The activities of the “Arab Plast 2023” exhibition, the largest plastics and petrochemicals exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, begins today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with the participation of the industry’s main players from the GCC, regional and international petrochemicals and plastics manufacturers, The event, which is held under the patronage of Sheikh ...

DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai has welcomed the first Sukuk listing by the Republic of the Philippines, “ROP Sukuk Trust”, underscoring the exchange’s reputation as the preferred choice for sovereign issuances. The Republic of the Philippines has chosen Nasdaq Dubai to list its maiden sukuk worth $1 billion of Trust Certificates due in 2029. The debut listing solidifies the exchange’s ...