DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government Leaders Programme (UAEGLP) launched a new category ‘UAE Youth’ Programme, in collaboration with the Emirates Youth Council, to empower and prepare competent young nationals to lead the country’s future across all strategic sectors. The new category is the fourth to be added to the wider UAE Government Leaders Programme, which also includes the Strategic …

Abu Dhabi / WAM TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm which focusses on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve real economic impact across Africa, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, to foster and support the growth and activities of FinTech in the Middle East and …

Abu Dhabi / WAM With a total traded volume of 155.5bn securities, the UAE capital markets topped list of GCC most liquid markets in 2016, with Saudi Stock Exchange coming second with a total of 67.7bn securities. The UAE financial markets came second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of market value, which amounted in 2016 to AED817bn, US$222bn, with …