ABU DHABI / WAM To mark the fourth annual Emirati Women’s Day, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, reported that Emirati women comprise 39 percent of its current workforce. Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of ADFD, said: “The Founding Father of the UAE, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, laid down ...

SHARJAH / WAM Always enthusiastic about participating in various regional and global cultural events, the Emirates Publishers’ Association (EPA) took part in the 25th edition of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which was held at the China International Exhibition Centre. The Beijing book fair, one of the most important publishing forums in Asia and China’s largest literary event, featured ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The number of Emirati female investors reached 220,000 by the end of the first half of 2018 and the number of shares they hold is about 3.5 billion with a market value of about AED20 billion. Whereas their total trading value (buy + sell) during the year 2017 was around AED5 billion and about AED1.8 billion ...