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ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc announced at the “Make it in the Emirates” forum an increase in its local manufacturing target for critical industrial products in its procurement pipeline to AED90 billion ($24.5 billion) by 2030 to propel UAE’s economic diversification, strengthen the industrial sector, and expand local manufacturing capabilities. The new target is part of Adnoc’s expanded In-Country Value ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), PureHealth, in collaboration with the General Women’s Union (GWU), hosted the official event for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, visited the third edition of the Make It in the Emirates Forum, which is being held at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre on May 27-28. Organised by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, in conjunction with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Around the world, major industries are undergoing transformative changes thanks to the power and adaptability of artificial intelligence (AI), according to Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi. Healthcare, Aviation, Agriculture, Education and Energy are these key sectors at the heart of the AI revolution. Healthcare In Healthcare, AI will have large-scale ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global scientific research centre and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has launched the second iteration of its large language model (LLM), Falcon 2 11B. Falcon 2 comprises two versions, Falcon 2 11B, a more efficient and accessible LLM trained on ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third edition of the “Make It in the Emirates Forum”, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) and Adnoc Group, began in Abu Dhabi. Under the theme “Invest. Innovate. Grow.,” the forum features local and international participation, including senior government decision-makers ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met with Joachim Herrmann, State Minister of the Interior, Sport and Integration of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed several topics related to enhancing bilateral relations, as ...

BU DHABI / WAM Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group, the largest operator of integrated and purpose-built economic zones, and Ducab Metals Business, a leading supplier of metals solutions in the region, signed a lease agreement for expanding its existing manufacturing facility in KEZAD. The 50-year lease agreement, signed in the presence of Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Her Excellency Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic. During the call, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and explored opportunities to strengthen ties further to serve mutual interests. His Highness and the Italian Prime Minister also addressed cooperation in ...

SINGAPORE / WAM The dollar made a steady start to the week on Monday, as investors were focused on US, European and Japanese inflation data to guide the global interest rate outlook, Reuters reported. Foreign exchange trade has been dominated by the hunt for “carry” in recent months, punishing low-rate currencies and supporting the dollar while US data has blown ...