DUBAI / WAM The UAE reiterated its position on the issue of global warming and climate change at the closing meetings of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calling for quick enforc- ement of the procedures and global standards adopted by the nearly 200 nations and territories to implement ...

AJMAN / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, approved the general budget of the Ajman Government for 2019- 2021. The budget amounts to AED4.140 billion, a growth of 17 percent. The general budget for the 2019 fiscal year was also approved, as part of a financial plan valued at AED1.380 billion ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE monetary base expanded 6 percent to an 11-month high of AED371.6 billion by end of November from AED350.6 billion in October, according to Central Bank of UAE statistics. Certificates of deposits purchased by banks slightly declined to AED125.8 billion. Current accounts of banks at CBUAE multiplied to AED36.3 billion in November from AED18.2 billion ...