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Dubai / WAM Experts in banking and finance shared insights on the impact of Blockchain at a panel discussion organised by the e-Dirham team of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), in partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), during GITEX Technology Week, 2017. The panel discussion was a part of e-Dirham’s awareness initiatives which include an interactive talk by experts ...

Dubai / WAM Maqta Gateway, the developer and operator of the first port community system in the UAE has made presence at the region’s leading technology event, GITEX Technology Week, as part of the Abu Dhabi Digital Government pavilion for the second consecutive year. During the exhibition, Maqta Gateway is showcasing some of the latest home-grown technology solutions including the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat and Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appoint FEWA as one of its key retail partner for Etisalat’s e-Life packages. The MoU was signed at GITEX Technology Week 2017 by Adnan Nasib our Executive Director, FEWA and Sultan Al Dhaheri, Acting General Manager, Etisalat Abu Dhabi. Sultan ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) launched its Badiri Business Entrepreneurship Virtual Academy with 16 episodes and four e-books that aim to empower entrepreneurs and equip them with the skills to reach their highest potential. The platform was launched in partnership with Bel Pesce, a Brazilian entrepreneur and Founder of FazINOVA, on Tuesday, at GITEX Future Stars. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is helping to empower the ‘People of Determination’ by offering customer services tailored for people with disabilities. The video chat and call service, based solutions from Avaya, is being previewed at GITEX Technology Week and demonstrates the RTA’s support for the UAE’s ‘determined ones’ policy. Launched this year by ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) is participating in the 37th edition of GITEX Technology Week 2017. Reflecting its own vision to be the regional centre for legal and judicial excellence, DJI is participating within the Smart Dubai Government platform – the technical arm of Smart Dubai – which aims to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest ...

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco plans to make “the deepest customer allocation cuts in its history” in oil supplies in November to help reduce global inventories and balance the market. State-run Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco, will make an “unprecedented” cut of 560,000 barrels a day in its allocations to customers next month, the Saudi energy ministry said in a ...

Bloomberg Oil traded near $50 a barrel in New York before data forecast to show a third weekly drop in US crude inventories, while Saudi Arabia said it will sell customers considerably less crude than they’re asking for. Futures rose 0.8 percent after advancing 0.6 percent, rebounding from a weekly loss. Crude stockpiles probably slid by 750,000 barrels last week, ...

Bloomberg Iraq and Iran boosted crude exports in September, taking advantage of a slower pace of shipments from rival Saudi Arabia to win buyers in key markets like China and the U.S. Iraq shipped 3.98 million barrels of crude a day, the highest since December, while Iran’s exports rose to 2.28 million barrels a day, the most since February, according ...

Bloomberg Each week, Friggi Oil Service pays a visit to Ai Due Otri, a traditional Sardinian restaurant in central Rome, to pick up what’s left in the frying pan. Leftover oil from this and other restaurants is trucked to a collection area just outside the capital. It’s then taken to a refinery operated by Eni SpA, Italy’s oil and gas ...