Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, based in Geneva. During the meeting, which was held in the presence of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Maktoum …

Dubai / WAM Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies(EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, has hosted an interactive workshop on Basel III implementation strategies and associated challenges for more than 70 senior-level attendees from the UAE’s banking sector. The institute welcomed Basel III experts and specialists from prominent local and global financial establishments, including …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) held its first meeting of the year, headed by the Chairman of UBF, AbdulAziz Al Ghurair, to discuss progress on a number of high priority topics for the federation this year. The topics included progress on the Mobile Wallet project, and the creation of a Higher …