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Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industry company in the UAE outside of oil and gas, has agreed to supply CelestiAL solar aluminium to Kobe Steel to make automotive body sheet for Nissan The agreement with Kobe Steel will see the supply of EGA’s CelestiAL solar aluminium to one of the largest rolling mills in Japan. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates was announced as the host of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The foremost deliberation body of the WTO, which meets once every two years, will be coming to Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2024, placing the UAE at the heart of the conversations ...

  Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, approved the Ajman Government’s public budget worth AED2.920 billion, a rise of 21 percent compared to last year’s budget, which is deemed the largest in the emirate’s history. HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), has selected French consortium EDF (Eléctricité de France) and Engie to deliver Phase 2 of its Road Lighting LED public-private partnership (PPP) project. DMT has signed a partnership agreement with Nojoom, a joint venture between EDF and Engie, to ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah and Belgium scoped out new partnership avenues and opportunities during a meeting which saw the presence of Sheikh Majid Al Qasimi, Director of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, and Antoine Delcourt, ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the UAE. During the meeting, the director briefed the delegation on DGR’s initiatives that ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Board of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council has launched the first cycle of ‘Nafis Award’ for the year 2022-2023. The award aims to recognise private sector establishments that have excelled in hiring UAE nationals and fostered ...

  Dubai / WAM Tecom group has broken ground on the Innovation Hub Phase 2 in Dubai Internet City, as Dubai’s legislative framework and ease of doing business attract a high volume of international companies and investors. The group is expanding its leasing portfolio to capture the increasing demand in Dubai’s commercial real estate market underpinned by the emirate’s economic ...

DUBAI / GEORGE TOWN / WAM Under the patronage and presence of Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the governments of the UAE and Guyana launched the Guyana Coders Initiative (GCI). This forthcoming initiative was conceived as part of government knowledge exchange collaboration between the two countries and marks a first in Latin American. This ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has launched an extensive awareness campaign for workers in labour camps in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, aiming to further the dissemination of legal culture among workers and to make them aware of their rights and duties guaranteed by the law in the UAE, particularly with the implementation of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB), one of the key financial engines for the economic development and industrial advancement of the UAE, announced its recognition for Best Micro Finance Bank in the Middle East by the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards. The Best Micro Finance Bank Middle East 2022 award falls under the Micro & SME ...