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  Dubai / WAM The brain drain is a direct challenge for future development, especially in the technological industries monopolised by a handful of companies in an ever-growing chip market now worth more than $600 billion and projected to grow 29 percent yearly, says a report published by the World Government Summit Organisation (WGS) in partnership with the Technology Innovation ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates SkyCargo, a leader in the global airfreight industry, received delivery of a new Boeing 777F, increasing its dedicated freighter fleet to 11 aircraft. From Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle, A6-EFT headed to Hong Kong to pick up its first load before touching down at its new home, Dubai World Central, with a full load of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Health on Monday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) to provide world-class expertise from across its extensive network of healthcare entities in service of families across Abu Dhabi. The partnership will see both entities collaborate on various initiatives designed to safeguard and support ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Continuing its expansion spree in the GCC, Allen Overseas (Allen) opened two new academic centres in the UAE – Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, through which it aims to provide high-quality test-prep coaching to K12 students and help them achieve their highest potential. Reciprocating the students’ increasing demand, the institute has launched its biggest centre in ...

  Dubai / WAM Boston Scientific, the global medical technology leader, inaugurated their new offices in Dubai Science Park (DSP), the leading science-focused community part of Tecom group, to meet the growing needs of patients in the Middle East. Boston Scientific UAE entity’s expansion aims to address the significant increase in demand for medical devices in the region, which according ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) will organise its annual 2022 International Investors Roadshow on June 9-10, in collaboration with HSBC. The roadshow will connect senior executives of leading issuers of equities, sukuk and bonds on Dubai capital markets with numerous leading investment institutions globally. The resumption of DFM’s annual international investors roadshows in London, initiated in 2007 ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Health on Monday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) to provide world-class expertise from across its extensive network of healthcare entities in service of families across the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The partnership will see both entities collaborate on various initiatives designed to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) officially held its inaugural international capacity building services with a three-day training programme in Zanzibar. The training programme was attended by Dr Islam Seif Salim, Permeant Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development, and commenced with a welcoming speech by Khalifa Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi, UAE Ambassador to Tanzania. ...

  Sharjah / WAM The 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) continued to offer thought-provoking discussion and valuable insights for attendees, with one of its latest sessions themed ‘Islam and the West: Past, Present and Future’. Ed Husain, a prominent British writer and a professor at Georgetown University in Washington DC, affirmed that Emirati diplomacy was ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has officially opened the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project built at a cost of AED2 billion. Undertaken as part of Dubai’s master transport plan, the project affirms Dubai’s efforts to accelerate its economic development with major projects. ...