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ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi on Sunday announced its full-year 2017 financial and operational highlights. According to a statement, revenue totalled AED165.6 billion compared to AED145.4 billion in 2016, driven by the strong performance of all four global platforms, with major contributions from upstream and integrated, petrochemicals and the semiconductor business sectors. Group Chief Executive ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed a 15-year agreement with LD Ports and Logistics on Sunday, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, for the trans-shipment of bauxite in the Republic of Guinea. Also, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Abu Dhabi Ports separately signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to work together to carry out the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has discussed developing bilateral ties between the UAE and Austria with the Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz. During official talks held at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the two sides reviewed cooperation ...

Hanover / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, met Li Yong, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), on the sidelines of Hannover MESSE 2018 exhibition. During the meeting, the two sides, who chaired together the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), signed a joint communique on the summit’s strategies and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Government of Abu Dhabi and the State of Queensland, Australia, signed on Sunday a cooperation agreement with the ultimate objective of reinforcing the strategic partnership between them in a number of economic and developmental areas. Khalifa Bin Salem Al Mansouri, the DED’s Undersecretary, and Jackie Trad, MP for the South Brisbane Seat and Queensland Deputy ...

Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a delegation from Cisco Systems, and IT and networking company. The visit underpins DEWA’s collaboration with international companies to share best practices and share knowledge in the information technology sector. The delegation included Chris Dedicoat, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) drew the curtain on its 10th edition on Saturday, with the event attracting 247,000 visitors over its 11-day run, more than 52,000 of which were school students. Organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), SCRF 2018 was held under the theme ‘Your Future… Just a Book Away’ at Expo Centre Sharjah ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The fourth industrial revolution and advancements in technology within the aerospace sector will be analysed and displayed through dedicated sessions and a new experience zone at Global Aerospace Summit 2018. The Global Aerospace Summit will focus on the transformation taking place in the global manufacturing landscape, and what this means for the aerospace industry. A ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Sunday attended the launch of DP World Cargospeed, a new global company created through a partnership between global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, to provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems to support the fast, sustainable ...

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated, on Sunday, the Rain Room, in the presence of Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF). Designed by Sharjah Art Foundation as the Middle East debut, the Rain Room building, permanently located in Al Majarah ...