YAOUNDE / WAM Fahad Obaid Mohammad Al Taffaq, UAE Ambassador to Nigeria and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, held meetings with a number of officials and businessmen in Cameroon, and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with the Central African country in all fields. Al Taffaq visited the capital city Yaounde, and toured a number of institutions and bodies ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has become the first country in the Gulf to launch a new reporting platform developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to curb organised crimes. The UAE’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FYU), launched the new anti-money laundering platform ‘goAML’ , which has been open for registration since May, officials of the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Science Park (DSP), a science- and healthcare-focused business community, hosted the seventh edition of its Advance Health networking event. Under the theme ‘How 3D Printing Is Transforming Health’, the forum brought together industry experts to explore the potential that 3D printing can create in the healthcare space. Organised in partnership with Synapse Medical Services, a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Telecommunications Regulations Authority (TRA) reported a 43.2% decline in cyberattacks on government, semi-government and private sector entities in UAE during first five months of 2019, as compared to same period last year. A total of 113 cyberattacks were foiled from January to May 2019 against 199 during the corresponding period in 2018. Seven of these ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai has issued 2,599 new licenses during May 2019, a growth of 50 percent compared to May 2018 (1,736). The new licenses created 8,348 jobs in the labour market, the Business Registration and Licensing, BRL, sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), said on Sunday. Among the new licenses issued, 54.7% were professional, 42.7% commercial, 1.8% ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal Credit Insurance Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation (JLGC), to explore, develop and strengthen the trade relationship between the UAE and Jordan on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, respect and trust. This partnership will enable enhance trade and business activities through the ...

Manama / WAM Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Bahrain, on Sunday attended signing of an agreement to launch the first phase of the ‘Sheikh Zayed Highway’ development project in Bahrain. The agreement was signed by Issam bin Abdullah Khalaf, Bahrain’s Minister of Works, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning, and representatives of the Emirati company, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The ‘Sanad Initiative’, launched by the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), in 2017, aims to assist the college’s graduates in obtaining appropriate certificates and entering the labour market, ensuring their readiness to begin their careers, a HCT official noted. Sanad targets graduates looking for work and employs them in various administrative positions for three to six ...

Bloomberg The solar industry has a new way of ducking the Trump administration’s tariffs on its imports: two-sided panels. The US Trade Representative said in a notice that it’s granting an exemption to solar duties for bifacial panels, ones that can generate power on both sides. The carve-out is a win for both Asian manufacturers including JinkoSolar Holding Co, LG ...

Bloomberg After Mexico’s National Energy Control Center cancelled a widely anticipated long-term power auction almost five months ago, the frustration among private companies was palpable. Now, they are taking matters into their own hands — with the help of an upstart energy company formed by some of the power auctions’ original architects. Mexico City-based Bravos Energia is launching new, private ...