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Bank shares drive market cap gain of AED61b in UAE

ABU DHABI / WAM Driven by country-level economic incentives and stimulus packages, the UAE financial markets continued their rebound for the second straight day, with listed companies posting combined gains of AED61 billion in market cap in the two sessions of Tuesday and Wednesday. Abu Dhabi’s main stocks index was up 7.23 percent to 3,915 points on Wednesday, driven by ...

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Europe working to unleash bailout fund to aid states

Bloomberg The euro area is preparing to make available credit lines from its bailout fund worth up to 2% of each country’s output, as the region’s finance ministers seek to lay out the next phase of their fiscal response to the coronavirus outbreak. The tentative progress comes as an array of forecasts and sentiment indicators have pointed to a severe ...

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Abu Dhabi shuts all cultural sites to ensure visitor safety

ABU DHABI / WAM In line with precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of visitors, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has decided to temporarily close all cultural sites in the emirate starting from Wednesday until further notice. They include Bait Al Oud, Berklee Abu Dhabi and Al Qattara Art Centre. These ...

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