ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Finland signed an agreement on the exchange of information for tax purposes between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance(MoF), and Riitta Swan, Ambassador of Finland to the UAE; in the presence of Khalid Ali Al Bustani, …

ABU DHABI / WAM Researchers from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology developed a novel device that can track and concentrate sunlight onto high-efficient solar cells, without mechanically moving to follow the sun’s path across the sky. This proof-of-concept research is the first step towards the development of a self-tracking concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system. “Traditional CPV systems rotate solar …

RITIKA Sharma EMIRATES BUSINESS The UAE has an unmatched 83 percent pre-primary enrolment rate spread across 500 nursery schools across the Emirates. What fuels the apparent growth of this segment is the growing number of expatriates and rising awareness among parents to take their children’s pre-school years seriously and choose a nursery of highest standards. Reports state that the overall …