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Sharjah to boost economic ties with Belgium

  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 ...

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Private sector firms to be awarded for excelling in Emiratisation goals

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 ...

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Tecom to build $120mn office project in Dubai Internet City

  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 ...

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UAE, Guyana launch initiative to train youth for future solutions

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 ...

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ADJD launches campaign for workers in labour camps

  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 ...

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EDB named ‘best micro finance bank in Mideast’

  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 ...

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Edge partners with Adma for fire safety, maritime training

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Edge group entity, Jaheziya, a single-stop service provider for defence solutions and emergency response services, and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (Adma), a world-class maritime education and training institute, part of AD Ports group, announced on Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand regional fire safety and maritime training programmes. As per ...

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US won’t help fund China’s chip ambitions: Emanuel

  Bloomberg The US is “not in the business” of aiding rival chip-producing countries, Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said, as the White House steps up efforts to deny China access to American technology. “It’s one thing if you’re going to have competition,” Emanuel said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “The other thing is if you actually help the ...

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Musk polls Twitter to resign as chief, voters leaning towards yes

Bloomberg Elon Musk, under fire for recent policy changes at Twitter Inc, is asking users whether he should step down as head of the social media site. With the poll set to end in New York, around 57% of the 16 million voters have said yes. The billionaire owner of Twitter and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc will abide ...

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UK asks consumers to turn down their boilers to save scarce gas

Bloomberg The UK is encouraging consumers to cut their energy use as part of a campaign aimed at scaling back demand for power and natural gas in the face of soaring bills this winter. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government started its long-awaited public energy-saving campaign, just as the country emerges from a week of freezing temperatures that caused demand to ...

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