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ABU DHABI / WAM In line with its efforts to revolutionise its services and enhance investor experience, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), region’s leading financial market, launched its new integrated digital platform, “Sahmi” which provides digital services for individual investors. The platform was launc-hed during GITEX Technology Week 2018, in which ADX has a presence at Abu Dhabi government pavilion. ...

SHANGHAI / WAM A delegation led by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Wat-er Authority (Dewa), visited Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, in Shanghai, China. The visit aimed to enhance mutual relationships and share best practices and experiences in the fields of innovation, disruptive technologies, smart networks, digital transformation, automation, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In the latest report issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD), Dubai’s real estate market witnessed a continuous growth driven by optimism among investors and developers, where the market recorded 39,802 real estate transactions worth AED 162 billion from the beginning of the year till the end of September. Commenting on these promising figures, HE Sultan Butti ...

HODEIDAH / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), teams have distributed school bags and stationery items to over 6,000 students in the schools of Red Sea Coast of Yemen, as part of the UAE’s support for the education system. Marking the start of a new school year in Yemen, the ERC teams started distribution of bags and stationery items at Al ...

Dubai / WAM Some 85 small and medium national companies from various business and service sectors in the UAE have participated in the 15th China International Small & Medium Enterprises Fair (CISMEF), which was hosted by Guangzhou, a city in China’s Guangdong Province. The UAE took part as the first Arabian partner of CISMEF with the largest pavilion covering an ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Future Academy launched “Insights of the Future”, an initiative that is set to carry out a series of crash course-type sessions, which focus on demystifying the latest technologies by allowing participants to gain a better understanding of various technological trends, enabling them to leverage their skills and better utilise these trends for our ever-changing future. ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM The UAE Armed Forces have continued preparations for the Military Show ‘Union Fortress 4’, which is scheduled to be held on February 2 at the Fujairah Corniche. The Union Fortress 4 will be implemented by main units of ground and air forces, in addition to the Presidential Guard. The aim of this show is to demonstrate the ...

Dubai / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Decretal Law No. (9) of 2018 on public debt, to enable the federal government to issue sovereign bonds, and help the banking sector meet international liquidity rules as soon as they are issued. In addition, the law will enable banks operating in the state to purchase ...

Lisbon / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), continued the activities of its official trade mission to Portugal by organising field visits to some of the leading commercial and industrial enterprises in Lisbon, in order to review opportunities of joint cooperation, industrial integration and review best practices. The trade mission also concluded its visit to Portugal with ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced the launch of a host of smart initiatives and services as part of RTA’s participation at Gitex 2018. The event will witness the test run of the first ‘Autonomous taxi’ in the region, and the Customers ...