ABU DHABI / WAM For the third consecutive year, Abu Dhabi ranked as the smartest city in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for 2023, according to the IMD Smart City Index released by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland in collaboration with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The International Institute for …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber is set to highlight the key role played by the emirate’s private sector worldwide and expand its global networks, bilateral trade, and business reach during the 13th World Chambers Congress (WCC) in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 21-23. As a diamond sponsor of the 13th WCC, which is held under the theme of “Achieving Peace and …

BERLIN / WAM In a speech at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Tuesday, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, presented his broad ambitions for COP28, which covered a call for transformative action and strong outcomes across the mitigation work programme, the global goal on adaptation and doubling adaptation finance, …