DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Itochu Corporation of Japan on Friday signed an agreement to explore joint projects in the UAE, which would advance the goals of the nation’s Operation 300bn industrial growth strategy. EGA’s relationship with Itochu stretches back to the 1980s, with the Japanese company marketing EGA’s metal to customers in Japan and Japanese ...
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Taleem raises AED750mn in Dubai IPO
DUBAI / WAM Taaleem Holdings, one of the largest K-12 premium education providers in the UAE with a portfolio consisting of 26 schools, announced on Friday the successful completion of the book building and public subscription process for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The price for the new shares to be issued in ...
Read More »EGA, Japan’s Itochu to explore joint industrial projects in UAE
Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Itochu Corporation of Japan on Friday signed an agreement to explore joint projects in the UAE, which would advance the goals of the nation’s Operation 300bn industrial growth strategy. EGA’s relationship with Itochu stretches back to the 1980s, with the Japanese company marketing EGA’s metal to customers in Japan and Japanese ...
Read More »UAE is a great example of tolerance, a perfect place to expand content partnerships
ABU DHABI / WAM Media should embrace all cultures and all languages together and try to give an objective full picture of the world from different locations, said CEO of Ruptly News Agency, adding that people from all over the world should be equally well heard. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), during the Global Media ...
Read More »UAE’s EPA wins gold medal in international stamp exhibition
Dubai / WAM The Emirates Philatelic Association (EPA) participated in the Cape Town 2022 International Stamp Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa. The exhibitors from 38 countries participated in the show. EPA participants in the exhibition won several medals for their entries. Ahmad bin Eisa Alserkal won a gold medal for his exhibit “A Postal History Study of Airmail ...
Read More »UAE ministry honours 35 UAE companies
Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Economy honoured 35 UAE companies, graduates of the ScaleUp Export training programme, which was launched by the Ministry in cooperation with global shipping and logistics company UPS under The Entrepreneurial Nation initiative in June. The programme is designed to help enhance the export capacity of UAE’s startups and SMEs by enhancing the flow ...
Read More »Emirates flags a month-long busy travel period this winter
Dubai / Gulf Time As the region busies itself with winter visitors, iconic sporting events, UAE National Day and the upcoming festive season, Emirates is highlighting a busy travel period for both inbound and outbound travel through Dubai for the next month, and recommending passengers arrive to the airport three hours in advance of their flight, as well as ...
Read More »Mubadala takes strategic stake in Singapore’s AirCarbon Exchange
Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company and AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) have successfully completed a transaction under which Mubadala has acquired a strategic stake in ACX, supporting ACX’s establishment of the first fully regulated carbon trading exchange and carbon clearing house in Abu Dhabi. ACX, based in Hub71, is a global environmental commodities exchange that uses distributed ledger technology ...
Read More »Rashid rover Moon mission to launch on November 28
DUBAI / WAM The ambitious Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM) of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is set to launch on November 28 at the earliest, at 3.46 am US Eastern Standard Time/12.46 pm UAE Time. The dates and times are subject to change depending on weather and other conditions. The announcement follows the confirmation of Rashid Rover’s ...
Read More »Adipec generates $8.2b in business for energy firms
Abu Dhabi / WAM Adipec 2022 has generated an estimated $8.2 billion in business for exhibiting companies, a survey conducted across the 2,200 exhibitors has revealed. Adipec took place in Abu Dhabi from October 31 to November 3, gathering some of the best minds from energy markets around the world to address critical issues facing the energy sector, including ...
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