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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has continued to attract major global and regional players to its International Financial Centre (IFC), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). A strong performance during the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) by ADGM has demonstrated significant growth across various aspects, setting a positive tone for the rest ...

TBILISI/ WAM Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), Vice President of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Forum (BRITACOF), underlined the remarkable achievements it has made over the past four years since the launch of its first edition in 2019. He noted that the BRITACOF managed to play an effective role in ...

SALALAH / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, led the UAE delegation participating in the 65th GCC Trade Cooperation Committee meeting, the 51st GCC Industrial Cooperation Committee meeting, and the sixth meeting of the GCC Ministerial Committee for Standardisation. The UAE delegation that attended these meetings in Salalah, Oman, included Abdullah Ahmed Al ...

DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Law No. (13) of 2023 instituting the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Establishment for Medical and Educational Sciences. He also issued Decree No. 32 of 2023 appointing Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, on Thursday met with Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions at the United Nations. During the discussion held in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Saif and the UN official explored various topics concerning bolstering cooperation in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has organised two training programmes in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), designed to upskill MoHRE inspectors, providing them with the necessary abilities to perform their duties in line with the highest international quality standards. Organising the programmes, which were attended by 30 inspectors, forms part of a ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian TV SBT to strengthen and develop cooperation in news exchange. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the International Government Communications Forum at Expo Centre Sharjah. The MoU was signed by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, and Roberto Franco, ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD has made an investment in Erguvan, a climate and financial technology venture aimed at providing financial institutions and corporations with digital infrastructure, enabling them to manage the impacts and risks of climate change. The investment was made via Deniz Ventures, an investment fund launched by DenizBank, Türkiye, under the umbrella of Emirates NBD Innovation Fund, ...

MUSCAT / WAM The delegation of the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), headed by Maqsoud Kruse, participated in the “Human Rights Institutions Forum” held in Muscat, Oman, from September  12-13. The Oman Human Rights Commission organised the forum with the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The forum witnessed the participation of representatives from the GCC, National Human ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has earned ISO 30414 certification in human capital reporting standards. This achievement places it among the pioneering government bodies in Dubai to secure this prestigious certification, following a rigorous evaluation conducted by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The accolade was awarded based on a comprehensive audit and assessment of 59 key performance indicators within ...