ABU DHABI/WAM Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Chairman of The Founder’s Office (TFO), and Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Midfa, Board Chairman of the National Library and Archives (NLA), have signed a collaboration agreement between TFO and the NLA at TFO’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The agreement will allow TFO to leverage a central digital platform that will serve as ...

DUBAI/WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved a new housing approval package for citizens valued at AED 1.682 billion. The package includes 2,160 decisions for beneficiaries of housing assistance in June 2024 under the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program. The Cabinet ...

WASHINGTON/WAM The UAE’s real GDP is projected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2024 and expand to 4.1 percent in 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. In April 2024, the World Bank raised its forecast for real GDP growth in the UAE to 3.9 percent in 2024, compared to its January forecast of 3.7 percent. ...