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Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to strengthen the capabilities of Emirati medical cadres. The MoU will contribute towards developing human capabilities specialising in various healthcare fields, raising the efficiency of health personnel, and supporting the health sector. Humaid Al Qutami, Director-General of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), announced on Wednesday, that it has entered into a long-term strategic investment with accounts and entities owned and/or advised by Apollo Global Management Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “Apollo”), one of the world’s largest alternative investment managers, and a group of institutional investors, for an underlying real estate portfolio ...

Bloomberg Germany racked up near-record demand for a bond sale in its debut green debt offering, grabbing nearly a tenth of the growing global market. It raised $7.7 billion from the 10-year sale, with demand more than five times that at 33 billion euros. The strong investor interest meant it priced one basis point tighter to the existing conventional bond. ...

Bloomberg Oil rises on signs a glut was easing with US crude stockpiles shrinking for a sixth week. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories dropped by 6.36 million barrels last week, according to people familiar with the figures. That would be the longest run of declines this year if confirmed by government data. Yet, there are lingering concerns about ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from September 6. The addition of these two destinations takes the total number of points served by Emirates in Africa to 11. According to a press release issued by the airline on Wednesday, this will take the airline’s passenger network to 81 destinations in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) on Wednesday announced the introduction of a mandatory registration framework for Hawala providers or informal money transfer service providers that operate in the UAE. The newly introduced registration system is in accordance with the Registered Hawala Providers Regulations (Regulation 24/2019) and reflects the CBUAE’s continuous efforts to safeguard the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in cooperation with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and the Covid-19 Command and Control Center (CCC), has conducted approximately 35,000 Covid-19 tests for teachers and administrative staff working in Dubai private schools. The tests, which were conducted free of charge, are part of the precautionary measures implemented by the Government ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) announced that the UAE capital will open the first GCC campus of the internationally renowned 42 Network of coding and computer programming schools early next year. A major enabler in Abu Dhabi’s strategic vision to create a diverse and inclusive education infrastructure that empowers and enables a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE sent a fourth aid plane carrying 14 metric tonnes of medical supplies and testing kits to Colombia. This aid will assist approximately 14, 000 medical professionals in the fight against Covid-19. “As part of the UAE’s continuous efforts to support and strengthen the capabilities of medical personnel in Colombia as they work to contain ...

Dubai / WAM The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) agreed to extend its expertise in licensing, visas and other related activities to Gold & Diamond Park, a free zone developed by Emaar Malls Group, a shopping destination developer. The regulatory services will be provided as part of the agreement signed by Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO and Managing Director of DP ...