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Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Sunday announced that it is planning to launch new equity futures contracts on individual stocks of three leading listed companies including; Dubai Investments, DFM Company and Shuaa Capital, on September 19, as part of its strategy to diversify investment opportunities. The new equity futures contracts shall bring total number of contracts ...

Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah and each of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, starting September 14. All passengers traveling to the kingdom are required to download “Tawakkalna” mobile application before departure and upload their vaccination status. Passengers are also urged to check the travel update at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Since its inception in 2007, Bee’ah, a Sharjah-based company primarily concerned with environmental and waste management, has envisioned a future built on sustainability, and empowered by innovation and digital and smart solutions to bolster the quality of life in the UAE and the Mena region. In an exclusive interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Fahad ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Sunday unveiled a sweeping programme of reforms and financial incentives to drive new private sector opportunities for both young and experienced Emiratis, with an investment of AED24 billion to create 75,000 new private sector jobs for Emiratis. The new announcements include grants for students and fresh graduates to take up private ...

Dubai / WAM Margarete Schramböck, Austria’s Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs, has said that Expo 2020 Dubai paves the way for opening new markets, enhances international cooperation, and provides the opportunity to highlight the quality of research and development of Austrian innovations. On the occasion of the approaching inauguration of Expo 2020, the minister stated that Austria’s participation focuses ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The value of humanitarian, relief and development projects carried out by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) in Afghanistan over the past decades totals more than AED320 million, and has benefitted over 8 million people. This aid includes development projects, seasonal programmes and other aid worth over AED242 million that helped over 5 million people, while the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced its upgraded “Verified to Fly” service to offer a more streamlined and personalised service through its website, etihad.com. This upgrade makes the process quicker and easier for Etihad’s guests to ensure they have all the required Covid-related documents before leaving for the airport. Seven days ahead of travel, all guests will receive ...

Sharjah / WAM The International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2021 is organising exciting brainstorming sessions and youth interactions to initiate conversations to mobilise the youth alongside the key stakeholders such as the media, and social media influencers, thereby integrating their voices and contributions as future leaders into the nation’s developmental journey. The forum will be held on the sidelines of ...

Bloomberg The Biden administration is weighing a new investigation into Chinese subsidies and their damage to the US economy as a way to pressure Beijing on trade, people familiar with the matter said. Top Biden economic advisers, including US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, are meeting to discuss the potential probe, the people said. They ...

Emirates Business The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) signed three separate MoU with Etisalat, Emirates Steel and Taqa, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, as the first three large national companies joining, to mark their commitment to the National In-Country Value (ICV) Program. The move is part of UAE’s wider National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology, which ...