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  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) has announced awarding AED1.2 million in funding across five significant research projects related to Early Childhood Development (ECD). The projects will be conducted by researchers and academics coming from local and international higher education institutions. The move comes within the ECA’s efforts to develop and implement an effective ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber members’ exports and re-exports surged to AED129.4 billion during H1 2022, marking a 17.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The number of certificates of origin issued also rose 8.9 percent year-on-year to exceed 357,000. The growth momentum reflects the Chamber’s ongoing efforts to expand and improve its services that are ...

  PARIS / WAM The Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Government of France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to maximise the social and economic benefits of climate action and raise ambition for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, as well as support for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and TotalEnergies signed a strategic partnership agreement to deepen their long-standing partnership and explore new opportunities for growth across the energy value chain. The agreement was signed by Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Adnoc Managing Director and group CEO, and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain on the death of Shaikha Mathayel bint Ali bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai issued 45,653 new business licences in the first half (H1) of 2022, registering a growth of 25% compared to same period last year. The numbers reaffirm the success of the government’s innovative new strategic approaches and policy amendments that have revitalised the economy and stimulated a strong flow of local and foreign investment, enabling the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa), the first edition of the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition (Adife) is scheduled to be launched on December 6-8 at the Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has announced the launch of the second edition of “The Outliers Programme”, bringing together leading corporate and government partners including Aldar, Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) and Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), and Thales to present business and operational challenges for tech startups to ...

  Bloomberg A lack of progress by the world’s largest economies to reduce the debt burden of the poorest nations as borrowing costs increase will cause worsening poverty rates and instability, World Bank Group President David Malpass said. “Debt relief is of major importance for the world because the interest rates are going up,” Malpass said in an interview on ...

PARIS / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan left Paris on Tuesday concluding a two-day state visit to the French Republic. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was seen off at Orly Airport to the sounds of the UAE national anthem. During the visit, the UAE President met with President Emmanuel Macron and a number of ...