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SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) held discussions with a delegation from Lombardy in Italy on opportunities to enhance economic and trade relations between the investment companies and institutions that operate in Sharjah and their counterparts in Italy, and reviewed ways to support partnerships between the two sides in various economic sectors and fields. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning International Financial Centre in the capital of the UAE, successfully concluded the first phase of the industry electronic-Know-Your-Customer (e-KYC) utility project. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, in collaboration with its project advisor KPMG has published a high-level summary of the project scope and the key ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated in a seminar organised as part of the Interregional Export Forum in Perm, Russia, where participants were briefed on the various competitive advantages that Dubai offers to Russian exporters, companies and investors. During the forum, Sanan Nasibli, Head of Dubai Chamber’s Azerbaijan office, delivered a detailed presentation titled “Doing ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi is set to open Al Hosn to the public from Friday, December 7. Al Hosn is Abu Dhabi’s original urban block, comprising four interrelated components: the historic Qasr Al HosnFort, the National Consultative Council building, the Cultural Foundation, and the House of Artisans. The official launch will ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the credentials of several foreign ambassadors to the UAE, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received the credentials of the ambassadors-at-large of Mauritius, Zambia, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), held discussions with a delegation from Lombardy in Italy on opportunities to enhance economic and trade relations between the investment companies and institutions that operate in Sharjah and their counterparts in Italy, and reviewed ways to support partnerships between the two sides in various economic sectors and fields. The ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Training (EAT) has signed a contract with Gulf Air to offer full flight simulator training to Gulf Air’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots. The contract strengthens the ties between Etihad Aviation Group and Gulf Air following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies at the Bahrain International Airshow in November. As ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The number of workers who participated in the awareness campaign of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has increased by 35% beyond the target set for the year 2018; the number of participants rose from 100,000 to 135,000 workers spread over 19 labour villages in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah regions. Yousef Saeed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN). The signed MoU establishes a platform of cooperation between the two nuclear regulators to exchange safety and regulatory-related information on matters related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, safety assessment as well as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), hosted its inaugural ‘Ethics and Compliance Executives’ Forum’ at the company’s headquarters. Chief Compliance Officers and General Counsels from leading UAE-based companies joined the Adnoc Group’s Ethics and Compliance team to discuss topics related to this year’s theme, ‘Managing the New Risk Landscape’, with a view to helping companies ...