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Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), set a strategy and growth plan aligned with the UAE economic agenda, setting a target to support $3 billion in non-oil exports and re-exports. The announcement came during the recent ECI 2019 Kick-Off Meeting at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai. The event highlighted ECI’s goal to support UAE-based companies with over ...

Bloomberg Oil rose to the highest level this year as Saudi Arabia curtailed output at its largest offshore field and amid signals of a thaw in US-China trade tensions. Futures in New York advanced 2.2%. Saudi Arabia was said to trim supply from its giant Safaniyah field to repair a damaged power cable. Chinese President Xi Jinping said US-China trade ...

ABYAN/ wam The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), sent a relief aid convoy to the population in Ahwar District in Abyan Governorate in a continuation to the UAE’s humanitarian aid provided to the liberated areas in Yemen.

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) completed the pilot phase of a research project to map agricultural areas across the UAE using drones. Aimed at facilitating the planning of future agricultural support services, the scheme will provide a wealth of raw data for analysis, such as the number and size of crop, livestock, and ...

ABYAN / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), sent a relief aid convoy to the population in Ahwar District in Abyan Governorate in a continuation to the UAE’s humanitarian aid provided to the liberated areas in Yemen. Awad Abu Bakr Al Saeedi, Head of Planning Committee in the district, extended his thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the ERC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign stepped up efforts to treat thousands of women and children in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, under the supervision of a group of doctors from the UAE and Bangladesh. Noura Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Women’s Union (GWU), said that these latest efforts are part of the ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, on Saturday, inaugurated the new facility of Ginox Swiss, a world leader in the manufacturing of professional kitchens. The opening ceremony was attended by Jérôme Hofer, CEO of Ginox Swiss, senior officials and media. Sheikh Saud said the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The International Defence Conference (IDC) 2019, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, wrapped up on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. HE Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bawardi, UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, kicked off the final day ...

DUBAI / WAM Customs World, a subsidiary of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), created a first of its kind platform based on the accumulative experiences of Dubai Customs. RIISE, the new platform, will be rolled out globally to empower different countries with a cost-effective and sustainable customs system that allows to effectively and transparently manage core customs ...

Mocha / WAM A project to enable the fishing industry in Yemen has been inaugurated in Mocha, following reconstruction works by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). Al Ruwais fishery will enable the small-scale fishing industry to thrive once again, opening up opportunities for Yemenis to improve their economic situation. Commenting on the opening, Sultan Abdullah Mahmoud, Director-General of the Mocha ...