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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation’s (DFF) Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), a flagship programme to position Dubai as a hub for innovation, emerging technologies and an attractive destination for startups and entrepreneurs, successfully hosted an Investor Day in collaboration with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the regulatory authority responsible for the growth and quality of private education in ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) on Monday announced that it has launched a 12.5kg physically delivered Daily Gold Futures Contract, available for trading. As the first-of-its-kind in the region, the contract builds on DGCX’s growing suite of precious metal products. The Daily Gold Futures Contract was introduced in response to increased market demand and will ...

Dubai / WAM flydubai on Monday announced that Catania and Naples in Italy, Salzburg in Austria and Malta will be joining its European network from May 2021. The carrier has grown its network to more than 65 destinations as countries continue to gradually lift travel restrictions. With the addition of Catania, Malta, Naples and Salzburg the carrier will operate flights ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 140,477 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 3,591 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 281,546. The ministry also noted that an ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) launched the “Made in Abu Dhabi” campaign to promote national products manufactured in Abu Dhabi emirate in order to enhance their competitiveness and encourage consumers to ‘buy local’. In addition, it will incentivise manufacturers to display the approved campaign logo on their products. In order to communicate the campaign ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has consolidated its position as a leading global supporter of children’s rights, through a range of initiatives and aid campaigns aimed at ensuring the rights of millions of children to health, education and food. HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has been supporting the country’s effort towards driving energy transition at home and around world by financing innovative renewable-energy projects. These initiatives have had powerful impact on economies and the environment of beneficiary countries. The fund has consistently increased its portfolio of such projects, having funded 90 of them over ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Geocycle UAE, part of the building solutions group LafargeHolcim, on Sunday announced they have signed an agreement to extend their ground-breaking 10-year partnership in creating value from industrial waste in the UAE. EGA has worked with LafargeHolcim since 2010 to find productive uses in the UAE for spent pot lining, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Spain is interested in exploring the UAE’s expertise in the production of offshore green hydrogen, which is dubbed as ‘the oil of the future’ that can heavily help reduce carbon emissions, according to a top Spanish official. In an exclusive interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), Teresa Ribera, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for ...

DUBAI / WAM The Enoc Group has won the prestigious “Sword of Honour” award from the British Safety Council. The Enoc Group received the accolade for excellence in managing health and safety risks at work, making it one in 66 organisations worldwide to have achieved this prestigious recognition. The Group has been recognised for its efforts towards ensuring health and ...