Abu Dhabi / WAM In a press conference held in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced a AED735 million (US$200 million) UAE grant earmarked for expansionary works at King Hussein Medical City. This latest contribution is in line with the framework of the 2013 UAE government grant contribution of AED4.6 billion (US$1.25 billion) to the …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE’s food and beverage market is continuing its evolution as an international food and beverage capital thanks to forward-thinking operators looking to maximise their stake in a market expected to be worth a whopping AED82 billion by 2020, according to Euromonitor International. Now a record number of local F&B businesses are preparing to capitalise …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) revealed that one billion people around the world interacted with the hashtag #Bil_Arabi across all social media platforms. The public’s interaction with the fourth instalment of the Bil Arabi initiative– recorded on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and SnapChat – exceeded all expectations, assured to the Foundation, adding that …