DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai announced the completion of key tunneling works of Route 2020 Project stretching 3.2 km at a depth ranging from 12 to 36 metres. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said, “The tunnel-drilling works commenced last October as the giant Tunnel ...

WASHINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched a National Summary Data Page (NSDP), becoming the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), country to implement the recommendations of the enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS). The NSDP is a national data portal that serves as a one-stop vehicle for publishing essential macroeconomic data in both human and machine-readable formats. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, in association with leading UAE banks and insurance companies, launched the EIBFS Fintech Training Lab seeking to enhance access to skills training in the latest digital technologies such as Blockchain, AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud, Application Programme Interface and ...