ABU DHABI / WAM The 17th meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), Council concluded on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Chaired by Luxembourg, the event marked the first official Council meeting hosted by Francesco La Camera, newly appointed Director-General of Irena. Over the course of two days, around 360 government representatives from 116 countries discussed the challenges facing the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), announced its upcoming launch of a new initiative, ‘FinTech 50’, and the third edition of the ‘Innovation Challenge’, as part of the fintech Abu Dhabi Festival 2019. The ADGM Innovation Challenge poses a set of fintech problem statements that represent the various challenges that financial institutions, corporates, and consumers face in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), handled 564,042 passengers during the nine-day-long Eid Al Fitr holiday, the beginning of the summer season. During the holiday period, between May 31 and June 8, AUH welcomed 200,867 origin and destination (O&D) travelers, and a total of 361,764 transit passengers. The top five destinations for passengers departing from AUH were: ...