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  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a cooperation agreement with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) at GITEX Technology Week, to strengthen technical cooperation between the two parties and encourage the exchange of financial and economic information. The agreement was signed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of MoF, and Abdulla Nasser Lootah, Director General of ...

  Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) has successfully commenced a live broadcast of media business continuity on telecom operator du’s media cloud services. ADM’s Live HD channel broadcast the solution end to end, and replicated the HD Live channel through the cloud to deliver business continuity, essentially running the entire broadcast operations in the cloud from ingest through ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) announced that it has now surpassed 1 million Refrigeration Tons (RT) of cooling capacity. Jasim Husain Thabet, Tabreed’s CEO, said, “This is a significant milestone to celebrate for our company and our customers, and we are proud to deliver our services to such an iconic theme park in the region. ...

  QUITO / WAM The 193 countries of the United Nations, represented by over 30,000 delegates, on Monday night adopted a milestone new approach to sustainable urban development, with prominent assistance from the United Arab Emirates. Cities now represent around 80% of global GDP, and by 2050 are expected to grow in population from 3.9 billion in 2014 to 6.3 billion ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the launch of the national campaign ‘Let’s Preserve the Legacy’ and extended an open invitation to the community to contribute historical items to the Etihad Museum, which will be officially inaugurated during the UAE National Day ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre pavilion showcasing the 2017 editions of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) drawn high interest from key decision makers and delegates attending Euronaval 2016, the leading maritime defence show currently underway in Paris, France. Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Acting Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ the prominent global jewellery retailer unveils the ‘Delightful Diwali’ campaign in United Arab Emirates commencing from today. This season, Malabar Gold & Diamonds showcases the latest collection of gold, diamond & precious gems jewellery in their outlets, to celebrate this festive period. Malabar Gold & Diamonds give their customers an opportunity ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai has achieved the rank 16 place out of the 28 peer global cities which are currently considered the most prominent players in the field of innovation and creativity, registering an innovation rate of 39.14%. Dubai has also progressed to 11th place in the world for efficiency in innovation outputs, according to Dubai Chamber’s Innovation Index. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Tuesday announced its Abu Dhabi – Madrid route will operate daily with the introduction of three new flights each week, effective June 1, 2017. The additional frequencies underscore the airline’s commitment to offer guests greater choice and more travel options. Continuing to operate with a two-class Airbus A330-200 offering 22 Business ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 7th Annual Middle East FireSafe Summit, supported by Directorate General of Civil Defence-Dubai, kicked off on Tuesday at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai. The two-day summit will witness government bodies, fire safety institutions, trade bodies and global fire safety leaders coming together and staging a dialogue on achieving fire safety excellence in the region. Brigadier ...