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UAE signs Asean’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE participated in the 55th Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which is taking place in the Kingdom of Cambodia from July 30 to August 6. As part of the meeting’s key agenda items, the UAE signed Asean’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). The UAE ...

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Global media, entertainment sector to reach $2.4tn in 2023

  ABU DHABI / WAM The global media and entertainment services sector is seeing a growing dependence on innovation and artificial intelligence (AI). The value of the sector is estimated to grow to $2.4 trillion next year, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% since 2015, according to figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The PwC report expects the sector ...

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UAE president confers Medal of Independence to Colombian envoy

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, awarded Jaime Alejandro Amín Hernández, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the UAE, the Medal of Independence of First Order on the occasion of the end of his tenure as ambassador to the country. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, ...

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ADX market data goes live on TradingView platform

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a new data-sharing partnership with TradingView, a US-based leading financial information portal, to help attract a new generation of global traders and investors to the exchange. As part of the agreement, ADX market data is now live on TradingView’s platform and accessible by a large base of ...

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Ajman sees 16% growth in new licenses in H1 ’22

  AJMAN / WAM The Department of Economic Development in Ajman (Ajman DED) has announced the results of the business movement for the first half of the current year, 2022. The number of new economic licenses increased to 2,637, with a growth of 16%, compared to 2,271 licenses in the first half of 2021. The increase reflects the continuity of ...

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Etihad scales up its cargo operations with new generation A350F freighter

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. The freighters will upgrade Etihad’s freight capacity by deploying the most efficient cargo aircraft available in the market. This order of the A350F sees the national carrier of the UAE expanding ...

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Adnec opens registration for Idex, Navdex ’23

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) announced opening the e-registration for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), taking place on February 20-24, 2023. Organised by Adnec at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – in collaboration with ...

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ADX market data goes live on TradingView platform

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a new data-sharing partnership with TradingView, a US-based leading financial information portal, to help attract a new generation of global traders and investors to the exchange. As part of the agreement, ADX market data is now live on TradingView’s platform and accessible by a large base of ...

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Adnec opens registration for Idex, Navdex 2023

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) has announced opening the e-registration for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), taking place on February 20-24, 2023. Organised by Adnec at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – in collaboration ...

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PCFC call centre receives 70,000 calls, inquiries

  DUBAI / WAM The Call Centre of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) received during the first half of 2022 about 70,000 inquiries through various communication channels provided by the Corporation. Hend Ahmad Shaker, Director of the Strategy and Communication Department at PCFC, confirmed that the Call Centre works 24/7 to serve the Corporation’s customers and its ...

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