DUBAI / WAM Emirates Islamic profit surged to a record AED811 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 35 percent year-on-year (YoY). This remarkable financial success was underpinned by a robust 19 percent growth in total income, propelled by higher funded and non-funded income streams, which serves as a testament to the bank’s strengthened business sentiment and strategic financial ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, has inaugurated the first Abu Dhabi Mobility Week. Organised by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Theyab, Abu Dhabi Mobility Week, which runs until 1st May, is ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, presided over the Council for Digital Quality of Life meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Community Development and Vice President of the Council. The session was ...
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DUBAI/ WAM Emirates NBD’s profit surged 67 percent to a record AED6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter and up a strong 12 percent year-on-year propelled by regional growth, increased transaction volumes, a low-cost funding base, and substantial impaired loan recoveries. The group’s asset base surpassed AED900 billion, a five percent growth, as retail ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Arab Youth Centre(AYC) has announced the launch of the “Young Leadership Programme in the Third Sector” during its participation in the 2024 World Conference on Asian Humanitarian Affairs in Abu Dhabi. The programme aims to prepare and build the capacities of young cadres in public service and in areas related to developmental, humanitarian, and social ...
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ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Louvre Abu Dhabi has opened its first exhibition of the year, From Kalīla wa Dimna to La Fontaine: Travelling through Fables, following its inauguration by His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman at Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi and Louvre Abu Dhabi Chairman. Held in partnership with Bibliothèque nationale de France ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Khawla Art and Culture, in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy, organised a workshop featuring the Japanese calligrapher, Juichi Yoshikawa, at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi, with the attendance of more than 25 participants, including students, talented individuals, and art enthusiasts, as well as Emirati calligrapher Mohammed Mandi. The workshop, held as part of the ongoing ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The second day of the AVPN Global Conference 2024 unfolded with a spotlight on impact investing and new partnerships as powerful vehicles for driving positive change across Asia. Commenting on the significance of impact investing in Asia, Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN, said, “The fact that we dedicated Day Two of our flagship Conference to ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has partnered with Accenture to implement a range of transformative services for the CBUAE’s Supervisory Technology (SupTech) initiative and the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) programme through the adoption of best-in-class digital solutions. SupTech is one of the key initiatives under the Financial Infrastructure Transformation (FIT) Programme and aims to ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, received Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the UAE, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, both parties reviewed bilateral relations and means to further develop cooperation in the fields ...
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