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UAE aims to acquire 25% of low-carbon hydrogen market

  Dubai / WAM Innovative technologies to produce green hydrogen using clean and renewable energy are witnessing rapid developments and steady progress, and studies indicate that green hydrogen production will increase by 57 percent annually to reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2030. The UAE aims to acquire 25 percent of the low-carbon hydrogen market, which is expected to reach more ...

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FAB to offer inventory solutions to its clients

  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Monday announced its partnership with Silver Birch Finance Limited to offer inventory solutions to their local and international clients. Silver Birch, headquartered in the UK, is a specialist working capital structuring, advisory and execution firm that supports financial institutions by enabling them to offer corporate clients non-debt solutions to ...

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Dubai records AED2.4b realty deals in one day

  Dubai / WAM Dubai real estate market recorded 568 sales transactions worth AED1.37 billion, in addition to 93 mortgage deals of AED197.58 million, and 23 gift deals amounting to AED858.27 million on Monday, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 503 villas and apartments worth AED1.04 billion, and 65 land plots worth AED323.78 million, while ...

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Adnoc awards $548m deal for gas line at Lower Zakum field

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday announced the award of an AED2.01 billion ($548 million) contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. The award will increase the Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity from 430 million to 700 million standard cubic feet per ...

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Dubai road toll operator Salik to list 20% stake in IPO on DFM

  Dubai / WAM Salik Company, Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, on Monday announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its ordinary shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). In a statement on Monday, Salik stated that one billion five hundred million (1,500,000,000) shares each with a nominal value of AED0.01 ...

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1 Billion Meals initiative distributes 3.6mn meals in Jordan’s refugee camps

  DUBAI / WAM The 1 Billion Meals initiative has announced that it distributed 3.6 million meals in refugee camps in Jordan. The meals, in the form of instantly redeemable smart vouchers, were distributed directly to beneficiaries in collaboration with the United Nations’ World Food Programmeme (WFP). The contributions from the 1 Billion Meals initiative, organised by Mohammed bin Rashid ...

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UAE condemns terror attack in Somalia

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a convoy of vehicles in the Hiran region in central Somalia, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expressed its strong condemnation of these criminal ...

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FAB inks deal to deliver best-in-class inventory solutions

  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Monday announced its partnership with Silver Birch Finance Limited to offer inventory solutions to their local and international clients. Silver Birch, headquartered in the UK, is a specialist working capital structuring, advisory and execution firm that supports financial institutions by enabling them to offer corporate clients non-debt solutions to ...

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WGS, WHO to foster collaboration on future of healthcare globally

  Dubai / WAM The World Government Summit (WGS) Organisation and the World Health Organisation (WHO), during a meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further dialogue and partnerships on global health. The MoU, which builds on the positive impact of the WGS and WHO past collaborations in developing new solutions in health policies and ...

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