Dubai / WAM Emirates NBD has announced it is partnering with award winning fintech platform MoniMove to complement the bank’s E20. digital business bank initiative that aims to empower entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs and other businesses in the UAE. The partnership is aligned to Emirates NBD’s digital strategy as the bank continues to lead innovation in digital banking in the region ...
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Dubai charity donates AED 20 million to ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign
Dubai / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRCH) announced on Tuesday a donation of AED20 million to the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign to provide food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa during the Holy Month of Ramadan. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...
Read More »Dubai Chamber achieves 100% smart transformation of its core services
Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that it has achieved 100 percent smart transformation of its core services, marking a new milestone in the organisation’s digital transformation mission. By the end of 2020, 99.26 percent of the services and 659,000 transactions processed by the Chamber were digital, reflecting a rapid shift to digital adoption led by ...
Read More »Empower awards deals worth AED217 million in Q1 2021
Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), announced that it has awarded contracts worth AED217 million in the first quarter of 2021 for various activities. The contracts were awarded majorly for the development of company’s district cooling infrastructure in Dubai, including the expansion of pipeline network, setting up semi-permanent plant rooms, establishing Thermal Energy Storage systems, Energy Transfer ...
Read More »China sends 25 warplanes near Taiwan in biggest drill
Bloomberg China’s air force sent 25 fighters and bombers over the Taiwan Strait, escalating military pressure on the government in Taipei as it boosts ties with the US. Beijing deployed 14 J-16 and four J-10 fighters, four H-6K bombers, two Y-8 anti-sub warfare planes and one KJ-500 early warning aircraft into the southwest section of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, ...
Read More »Sanad closes $55m financing deal with Commercial Bank of Dubai
Abu Dhabi / WAM Sanad Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and the global aerospace engineering and leasing solutions leader, has closed a $55 million debt financing deal with the Commercial Bank of Dubai, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions. The first-ever collaboration between Sanad Capital and the Commercial Bank of Dubai will fund the purchase of ...
Read More »Strategic road in Indonesia named after Mohamed bin Zayed
JAKARTA / WAM Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, ordered the renaming of a major road in Indonesia after His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in appreciation of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed and the distinguished ties between the UAE and Indonesia. Dr Pratinko, Minister for ...
Read More »UAE ministry urges private sector firms to pay employees on time
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has urged private sector companies to pay the wages of their employees on time, under the framework of the national Wage Protection System aimed at ensuring labour stability. This issue is one of the challenges caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which has negatively affected international labour markets and ...
Read More »Asia’s top ride-hailing firms proceed with listing plans
Bloomberg Asia’s top ride-hailing startups are pushing ahead with listing plans, as they seek to take advantage of a boom in equity offerings to fund expansion in everything from food delivery to autonomous driving. Beijing-based Didi Chuxing has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering that could raise several billion dollars, according to ...
Read More »Toshiba CEO losing support among employees, says poll
Bloomberg Toshiba Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani has seen a sharp drop in support from executives and other employees in internal surveys, according to people familiar with the matter. Employees who have confidence in the CEO fell to less than 60% in an internal January poll, down from more than 90% last year, said the people who asked not ...
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