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Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its continuous efforts to promote Sharjah’s investment landscape across its tourism sector and showcase its upcoming projects and new partnerships, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) will be participating in the World Travel Market 2021, to be held as a hybrid event – physical and virtual – in London, from November 1 ...

DUBAI / WAM Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, held a meeting with Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, where they discussed promoting the partnership between the UAE government and the UN in various fields and reviewed issues of common interest. Al Gergawi highlighted that, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Tuesday kicked off the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ConvEx-3 ‘Barakah UAE’, which will run for two days under the supervision of the IAEA, featuring the participation of more than 75 countries and 12 international organisations. The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is one of the world’s most advanced nuclear energy plants. The national teams ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Zamir Iqbal, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on Tuesday rang Nasdaq Dubai’s market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a $1.7 billion Sukuk on the region’s international financial exchange. The listing strengthens the IsDB’s position as the largest supranational Sukuk issuer on Nasdaq Dubai with a total ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE and Russia on Tuesday signed an intergovernmental agreement pledging to promote the use of outer space for peaceful purposes and enhance cooperation between their space agencies in priority areas. Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and the Chairwomen of the UAE Space Agency, and Dmitry Rogozin, Director-General of the Russian ...

ABU DHABI / WAM International Holding Company (IHC) and Arena Events Group, a world-leading events services business listed on the London Stock Exchange, have announced a recommended AED 359 million ($98 million) cash offer at 21 pence per Arena Events Group ordinary share by IHC subsidiary, Theta Bidco Ltd, company created by IHC Industrial Holding LLC and Tasheel Holding Group ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Adnoc’s Board of Directors, has launched a landmark clean energy partnership between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai CommerCity, the first and leading e-commerce free zone in the region, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE. The MoU aims to offer Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) with the ideal ecosystem for setting up their e-commerce business, through providing them with access to ...

Dubai / WAM Abdullah Ali Ateeq Al Sabousi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, has said that Expo 2020 Dubai promotes international cooperation in drafting a global action plan to achieve sustainable development. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Sabousi highlighted the importance of the UAE’s hosting of Expo, a platform for promoting the country’s overall capacities and ...

Emirates Business The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah (Rakbank) announced a consolidated net profit of AED534.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, compared to the net profit of AED438.6 million for the same period last year. The total assets during the period equated to AED54.5 billion, increasing by 4.1% year-on-year and by 3.3% year-to-date. There are several factors ...