ABU DHABI / WAM In line with its commitment to support the Emirati entrepreneurial ecosystem and boost their contribution to UAE’s economic growth, the Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has received a high-level delegation from Emirati Entrepreneurs Association (EmiratiEA) to discuss closer collaboration and accelerate support for Emirati start-ups and SMEs. The EmiratiEA delegation was led by Sanad Mohammed Al ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s real estate market recorded 474 sales transactions worth AED1.52 billion and mortgage deals of AED441.56 million, in addition to 11 gift transactions amounting to AED27.4 million, data released by the emirate’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 376 villas and apartments worth AED849.54 million, and 98 land plots worth AED671.55 million. The mortgages included ...

  Dubai / WAM Shuaa Capital, a leading asset management and investment banking platform, on Wednesday announced the launch of Shuaa Venture Partners, a $250 million Shari’ah fund, focused on venture debt investments. The fund is the largest venture debt fund in the GCC and has been established to support the growth of regional technology and technology-enabled leaders that are ...

  Dubai / WAM Marcos Troyjo, President of the New Development Bank, said that the UAE is a “prime example of an economic miracle”, while speaking at the fourth edition of the Global Business Forum Latin America (GBF LATAM) 2022, which kicked off on Wednesday in Dubai. In a session titled ‘New Priorities for the Post-Covid World’, Troyjo explored the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, and Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) on Wednesday launched Turkey Technology Fund — ADQ TWF, which will invest in venture capital funds and high-growth potential companies in Turkey. Building on the UAE’s platform to support strategic investments in Turkey, the new fund was launched by Mohamed Hassan Al ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, on Wednesday launched the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project. The new museum, which will be the largest of its kind in the region, will take visitors on a 13.8 billion-year journey through time and ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The cosmopolitan city of Dubai which is synonymous with the plush shopping malls, penthouses and real estate activity is fast returning to normal. The operations which had taken a back seat due to the Covid-19 pandemic are gaining momentum. As per the figures issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD), Dubai real estate market recorded 368 ...

  DUBAI / WAM Investopia Summit, an initiative launched by the UAE Government in September 2021, and in partnership with the World Government Summit, announced a new world partnership through signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com. Under this agreement, Crypto.com will be the exclusive global Cryptocurrency Trading Platform partner of Investopia Summit, ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it has awarded a contract worth AED 193 million to build a new generation district cooling plant, with the aim of providing the Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC) region with company’s environmentally-friendly district cooling services in line with international standards. The construction of the building has already begun ...

The world has been transfixed by Ukraine’s fight for survival. As the war drags on, we’d better start considering what will become of Russia, as well. President Vladimir Putin’s nation has now been subjected to an isolation more sudden and total than that experienced by any major power in recent history. What that leads to may not be pretty. Since ...