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‘Sharjah Youth’ organises ‘Be a businessman 2’ diploma programme

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Youth, an affiliate of Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, organized the “Be a businessman 2” miniature diploma program, which targeted 16 of youth members at Sharjah youth and was presented by the consultant Hazza Ibrahiam Al Mansoori. The aim of this program is to raise the youth’s awareness on the importance of ...

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Ajman Free Zone supports AI in corporate world exhibition

Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman Free Zone was the silver sponsor at an exhibition, AI Made Real, which examined the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the corporate world. The event attracted a wealth of businesses from the IT field, which Ajman Free Zone has marked as a key sector for attracting investment, and it provided an excellent opportunity for ...

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Abu Dhabi highlights UAE’s rich heritage at Moscow book fair

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has concluded its participation at the Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF), which took place in the Russian capital. As Russia has been chosen as the Guest of Honour for the 30th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair next year, DCT Abu Dhabi used ...

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ADX, FAB to provide dividend distribution via digital wallet

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), partnered with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), to distribute cash dividends to its registered investors electronically through the bank’s digital wallet, payit. The digital wallet will empower users to manage their stock exchange requirements through the “ADX Digital Wallet” powered by Payit. With payit, ADX now provides another method of distributing ...

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UAE, Estonia ‘can help other nations enter digital revolution’

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Estonia can work together to help other countries in entering the digital revolution, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid told Emirates News Agency (WAM), in an exclusive interview. President Kaljulaid is currently visiting the UAE along with a business delegation taking part in the 24th World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi. “Between governments, we can work ...

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ADCB agrees to exit operations in India

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), agreed to sell the majority of its India banking portfolio to DCB Bank and will exit its operations in India subsequent to the transaction, subject to regulatory approvals. In a statement posted on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange website, the bank said that this decision will have no impact on the ...

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Region’s first-ever Body Worlds exhibition opens at Khalifa varsity

Abu Dhabi / WAM The region’s first-ever Body Worlds Exhibition — a traveling exposition of dissected and ‘plastinated’ human bodies — on Tuesday opened at the main campus of Khalifa University. His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, attended the museum’s ...

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UAE, Mauritania review defence cooperation

Abu Dhabi / WAM Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, received at his office on Tuesday Lieutenant-General Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine, Mauritanian Army Chief-of-Staff, and his accompanying delegation, where they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the defence field. The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and ways of strengthening them, exchanged views on ...

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Musanada begins work on AED1bn school projects

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), revealed that it has, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek), begun the construction of six schools through projects across Bani Yas, Al Rahba, Al Riyadh, Al Dhaher, Al Bahia and Shiab Al Ashkhar at the total cost of more than AED1 billion. The execution of ...

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Process VAT claims only via FTA’s website

Abu Dhabi / WAM In response to reports that some bank customers have been receiving emails from unidentified sources impersonating banks and financial institutions requesting personal data in the promise of helping them claim their Value Added Tax’s, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) reaffirmed that tax refunds are processed only through the Authority’s official website. In a press statement is, ued ...

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