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ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, in his capacity as Chairman of the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs, has issued a resolution to form the board of directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The board ...

ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has approved the distribution of 74 percent cash dividends (AED 0.74 per share, implying total cash dividends of AED8.08 billion) for the financial year ended on December 31, 2020, after concluding its General Assembly Meeting (GAM) on Sunday. Registered owners of FAB shares as on March 10, 2021 (i.e. buyers on ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning International Financial Centre located in Abu Dhabi, announced on Sunday that it has enacted the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2021. The objective of these Regulations is to confirm that electronic signatures, contracts, records and documents are legally enforceable in ADGM as the traditional non-electronic (that is, physical) versions. The need ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of approximately 1,000 mortgages from Abu Dhabi Finance PJSC (ADF). The transaction provides further growth for ADCB’s retail and SME businesses in line with the bank’s UAE-centric strategy and prudent risk management framework. ADF was established in 2008 as an Abu Dhabi-focused ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) has announced the launch of four pilot projects, all part of Tabreed’s R&D funding commitment, which reinforces the company’s unwavering stewardship towards sustainability beyond just environmental benefits. Commenting on the announcement, Bader Saeed Al Lamki, Tabreed’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Innovation, research and development is a very important pillar in our ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of approximately 1,000 mortgages from Abu Dhabi Finance PJSC (ADF). The transaction provides further growth for ADCB’s retail and SME businesses in line with the bank’s UAE-centric strategy and prudent risk management framework. ADF was established in 2008 as an Abu Dhabi-focused ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Many Palestinians have commended the UAE’s move to provide the coronavirus vaccine to the Gaza Strip, in light of the long-imposed blockade that hinder the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines into the Strip. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Palestinian human rights activist Khalil Abu Shamala said that Gaza Strip is witnessing a deterioration ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology announced on Sunday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for statistical cooperation and the exchange of data. This partnership seeks to enhance collaboration, integration and sharing of knowledge and expertise in the fields of statistics, data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Through ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 226,139 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out necessary treatment. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Steel announced its plans to add Hot Rolled Coils (HRC) to its wide-range products portfolio so that it can mainly meet the needs of the local and regional markets of the high-quality flat products. Emirates Steel is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation for the project to construct the fully automated first-of-its-kind HRC plant in Mena ...