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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Economy has announced it will extend its consumer protection services to free zones in Dubai under an agreement with the Dubai Free Zones Council. The agreement, which is part of enhancing co-ordination between government, government-related and private entities to improve the overall customer experience in Dubai, will allow consumers of free zone businesses to raise their ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. reported its financial results for the six months ended June 30. According to the consolidated financial statements, the DAE’s total revenue reached $672.6 million during the first half of 2020 and net income hit $121.7 million. The company’s pre-tax profit margin reached 20% and pre-tax return on equity hit 8.9%. The available ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) achieved positive financial and operational results in the first half of 2020. Throughout the first quarter of the year, Dafza recorded a 54 percent increase in general exports. During this period, China accounted for the highest percentage of Dafza’s trade, with 21 percent at a value of AED 7.7 billion, followed by ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In a sign of that bodes well for an eventual market recovery after the coronavirus, consumer spending in the UAE increased by 65 percent in June 2020 as compared to March, according to statistics released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). Hoteliers were among the primary beneficiaries, with spending jumping 15 percent in June ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The total number of business licences issued in UAE at the end of July amounted to 665,246, a 1.9 percent increase compared to 652,885 licences issued in December 2019, according to the National Economic Register. Based on these figures, the issuance of licences in the country is expected to surge in the coming months, which will ...

SHARJAH / WAM Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Executive Chairman of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) announced during a live interview on Sharjah TV that the authority will be undertaking four new large-scale tourism and hospitality projects in Khor Fakkan, Kalba, Al Dhaid and Mleiha. The strategic undertaking follows Shurooq’s vision of transforming Sharjah as a leading hub of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has launched “Siyaj” (Fence) initiative: the first integrated control 24/7 system in the world. The new system is based on a number of sophisticated AI technologies, rapid intervention teams that work around the clock, drones, and the K9 sniffing dog unit. The initiative will enhance Dubai and UAE’s security and help protect the society from ...

WASHINGTON / WAM Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US, has said that the start-up of Unit 1 at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is an outstanding milestone in the history of fruitful cooperation between the UAE and the US in the peaceful nuclear energy field. In his statement following the recent successful startup of Unit 1 of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Logistics and Services, the shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Tuesday the formation of a new strategic joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group. The new company named AW Shipping Limited is incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market. This strategic agreement further strengthens the collaboration between Adnoc ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee for Covid-19 pandemic, in collaboration with the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi, announced that there has been a major decrease in prevalence of coronavirus in Abu Dhabi. “The initiatives, along with precautionary and preventative measures, have resulted in curbing the spread of the virus, with the percentage of confirmed ...