Dubai / Emirates Business Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in renewables sector picked up in 2016 across the Middle East and Africa after a long period of slow activity, according to EY report ‘Power transactions and trends: 2016 review and 2017 outlook’. Greenfield activities continue to dominate power and utility transactions in the region, attracting $8.7 billion investment last year …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) approved several projects for the fourth quarter of 2016/17 Development Plan, including a range of important commercial, residential and tourism projects in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. As many as 24 development projects were approved for the fourth quarter, showing an 18 percent increase compared to the third …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE citizens are proving every day that they are loyal, faithful and united in the service and glory of their homeland, affirmed His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, during a meeting with the board members of the Nation Fund and …