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DWC passenger numbers rise 81.5% in 2019

DUBAI / WAM Dubai World Central (DWC), registered a surge of 81.5 percent in customer numbers in 2019 with annual traffic exceeding 1.6 million. According to a DWC press statement, the sharp increase in customer numbers was attributed to the relocation of operations by various international carriers during the 45-day closure of Dubai International’s (DXB), southern runway during April and ...

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ADFD, US agency ink deal on private sector investments

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), an independent agency of the US Government. The areas of collaboration outlined by the MoU include the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the two parties especially in the field of financing private ...

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UAEU grants AED70mn to scientific research in 2019

AL AIN / WAM UAE University (UAEU), financed scientific research projects worth AED70 million in 2019, and the period of their completion averaged between two years and four years. One of the great strengths of the UAEU is its ability to address the significant challenges that face today’s modern United Arab Emirates, through the research activities of its faculty and ...

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