ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) hosted its annual stakeholder forum, celebrating its achievements in the field of environmental preservation while acknowledging its fruitful cooperation with key partners that helped strengthen Abu Dhabi’s global environmental conservation leadership. The forum was attended by Dr Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of EAD, alongside a number of dignitaries, …

ABU DHABI / WAM Astra Tech, the leading consumer technology holding group in the Mena region, announces its partnership with Al Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), for the launch of Aani — an advanced instant payment platform. Operated by Al Etihad Payments, Aani will allow digital payments to be processed instantly, on …

ABU DHABI / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) announced that the Social Protection Fund in Oman has made revisions to the contribution rates for Omani citizens employed in the UAE and covered by the unified extension protection system. As of January 1, the new contribution rate for Omanis covered by the extension protection system has become …