Abu Dhabi / WAM In line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the central bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) Board of Directors, the CBUAE on Sunday launched its Financial Infrastructure Transformation Programme (FIT programme) to accelerate the digital transformation in the financial ...
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UAE hosts UN DPPA training on women, peace and security
New York / WAM The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the UN hosted the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA) training on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The programme is an annual event for UN DPPA staff that aims to raise participants’ understanding of the gendered impacts of conflict and to equip them ...
Read More »Hatta Customs Centre makes 538 seizures in ’22
Dubai / WAM Figures released by Dubai Customs showed that Hatta Customs Centre has completed 87.4 thousand transactions and made 538 seizures in 2022. The centre dealt with 78.6 thousand cargo trucks and 587 thousand vehicles last year. During his morning tour to the Hatta Border Crossing, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free ...
Read More »â€˜Nimran’ crowned champion of Adnoc 22-foot sailing race
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time The loader “Nimranâ€, owned by Al Nokhatha Majed Ahmed Abdullah Al Marzouqi, was crowned champion of Adnoc 22-foot sailing race, organised by Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club on Saturday. The race witnessed the remarkable participation of sailing loaders from various emirates. The champion loader won 30 thousand dirhams as first place prize. The race, which ...
Read More »InstaRunway.com hosts Galentine’s event to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Dubai / Gulf Time InstaRunway.com, GCC’S newest e-commerce platform, hosted a vibrant and fun Galentine’s event in Dubai for its exclusive VIP women customers amidst the backdrop of the Dubai Skyline. The event also offered a sneak peek to the latest collections of their portfolio of internationally renowned brands like SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, Furla, Olivia Burton London ...
Read More »Nest Finders honours its distinguished employees
Dubai / Gulf Time Nest Finders celebrated a series of successes in a big evening held by the company at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Dubai. Khaled Yaghmour, General Manager of the company, honoured the company’s employees who achieved the highest sales for the past year 2022. On this occasion, Khaled Yaghmour said, the company has achieved great successes in ...
Read More »UAE sent 27 aid planes to Syria, Türkiye so far
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has sent five aircraft carrying relief supplies, which arrived on Friday in Türkiye and Syria, bringing the total to 27 aircraft sent so far under the ‘Gallant Knight/2’ operation, launched with the purpose of aiding earthquake-affected people in both countries. To date, the UAE has sent a total of 17 aircraft to Türkiye, ...
Read More »Adex inks AED445m green finance deal with Angola
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), the export-financing arm of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), signed two green finance agreements with the government of Angola, valued at AED445 million. The financing is provided in cooperation with Standard Chartered Bank. One agreement, valued at AED330 million, relates to the acquisition of an analytical platform, main data ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi conference to attract global leaders from defence, military sectors
Abu Dhabi / WAM The International Defence Conference 2023 will be held on February 19 at the Adnoc Business Centre in Abu Dhabi with the participation of a large number of leaders, decision-makers, ministers, senior officials and speakers representing defence industries from all over the world. Held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...
Read More »UAE, Japan to bolster skill development cooperation
Dubai / WAM Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, has discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the UAE and Japan on manpower and skill development with Akio Isomata, Japanese Ambassador to the UAE. The meeting, which was held at the Ministry’s office in Dubai, also reviewed the legislation and procedures regulating the UAE labour market, initiatives ...
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