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ABU DHABI/WAM NMDC Energy, in partnership with Technip Energies and JGC Corporation, have been awarded a contract worth US$5.5 billion by ADNOC for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the lower-carbon Ruwais LNG project, located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The project will consist of two natural gas liquefaction trains with a total LNG production capacity of ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The aggregate capital and reserves of banks operating in the UAE reached AED476.6 billion at the end of March 2024, according to the latest statistics from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The capital and reserves of banks operating in the country increased year-on-year (YoY) by about AED45.9 billion or 10.7 percent compared to approximately AED430.7 billion ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai Chambers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enhance cooperation, strengthen economic and trade relations, and support the development of partnerships between the business communities in Dubai and Australia. The MoU supports sharing data and expertise between the two parties and cooperation on studies and research relating to trade, investment, ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The UAE on Thursday dispatched a new plane carrying 90 tonnes of relief and food aid to Al Arish city, Egypt, in preparation for their transport to the Gaza Strip, as part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts to alleviate the escalating humanitarian suffering of civilians in the Strip. As part of “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3”, this aid ...

BONN/WAM A COP28 Presidency team, led by CEO Adnan Amin and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion Razan Al Mubarak, has successfully concluded its participation in the Bonn Climate Change Conference, during which the team urged Parties to raise their climate ambitions and made concrete progress on implementing the historic UAE Consensus. The Bonn Climate Change Conference, which took place from ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Chairman of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the flagship financial event of the MEASA region hosted by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), will take place for its third edition from ...

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, today received a number of officials from Manchester City, accompanied by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority and Chairman of Manchester City, on the occasion of the team’s four-season streak of winning the English Premier ...

BRATISLAVA/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today in Bratislava with Robert Kaliňák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, in the presence of Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. During the meeting, which took place as part of Sheikh Abdullah’s working visit to ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday welcomed teams that participated in the UAE Pavilion at the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha, which took place in Qatar from 2 October 2023 to 28 March 2024. During the meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness expressed his appreciation for the teams’ ...

DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of three new members of Dubai’s Judicial Inspection Authority. His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, ...