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  Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Saif Sultan Al Aryani as Advisor at the Presidential Court with the rank of minister. The Decree shall be effective from the date of issuance and shall be published in the Official Gazette. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Gross banks’ assets, including bankers’ acceptances, rose by 0.9%, from AED3.583 trillion at the end of September 2022 to AED3.615 trillion at the end of October 2022, according to the central bank of the UAE (CBUAE). In its report on the monetary and banking developments in October 2022, the bank said that gross credit grew by ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Etihad Airways, the award-winning national airline of the UAE, is continuing its global recruitment campaign, seeking talented people who love to explore the world while delivering world-renowned customer service. As travel demand surges, Etihad continues to grow and will be hiring candidates across cities worldwide throughout January. Etihad has a diverse cabin crew team ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced that the company recruited more than 220 UAE nationals in 2022, including 100 women. The average age of EGA’s new UAE national recruits was 23 years old. While EGA recruits mid-career experts, the company focuses on attracting and developing young people who are starting their careers as talent for ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of the UAE’s capital, starts 2023 by announcing the return of its Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) on January 19 as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). This fifth edition of ADSFF will gather top global investors, government leaders, regulators and financial institutions to ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Carter & White –a locally based ultra-premium clothing brand famed for its quality, tailoring and comfort – announces expansion by opening its new boutique in Dubai Duty Free. Carter & White is the first truly luxury designer brand from Dubai and the first Middle Eastern clothing brand to exhibit in Cannes yachting Festival. With the ...

  Sharjah / WAM “Sharjah 24,” the popular bilingual news website of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, has been awarded the 2022 Global Excellence Award in the field of the web and the digital world. The award, based in the US, recognises the news portal’s constant efforts and commitment to report and publish with honesty, objectivity and transparency all political, ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that it achieved its best-ever year for new member company registrations, attracting 3,049 new businesses to Dubai in 2022. An increase of 23% year-on-year, breaks the previous record set in 2021 when DMCC registered 2,485 new ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade said that the UAE continues to leverage its global presence by opening up to the world and expanding its network of trading partners through comprehensive economic partnership agreements with a carefully selected group of markets of strategic importance internationally and regionally. The minister made ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) will host the 6th Edition of the International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) from January 24-26. Gathering leading global and national experts, researchers, scientists, and stakeholders, the forum will discuss ...