DUBAI / WAM Dr Tariq Humaid Al Tayer, Head of the Emirati-Latin American and North American Parliaments Friendship Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC), has met with Roberto Blanco Dominguez, Ambassador of Cuba to the UAE, at FNC headquarters in Dubai. Afra Al-Basti, Assistant Secretary-General for Parliamentary Liaison in the Council, attended the meeting. During the session, both sides ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s energy sector is committed to supporting the global climate change agenda and the transformation to clean and renewable energy systems, said Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE). Al Marar was speaking ahead of the first Regional Summit on Climate, which is being held in Abu Dhabi on April ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry discussed, with the Republic of Kosovo, ways of strengthening their economic cooperation, encouraging mutual investments and taking advantage of available opportunities in various economic sectors in both countries. The discussion took place during a meeting between Mohamed Ali Musabbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Chamber, and ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in Dubai Economy and Amazon have launched a new programme to support DED Trader licence holders by providing interactive e-Learning content to help them thrive in the digital economy. The new programme is part of the cooperation between Dubai Economy and Amazon to support DED Trader licence holders interested in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) Market Conduct Regulation to promote best practices among licensed financial institutions (LFIs) when engaging with SMEs. The objective of the regulation is to enhance SMEs’ access to financial products and services. CBUAE’s introduction of this regulation follows ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, chaired a meeting of the Golden Jubilee Committee attended by HH Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee. The meeting, which was held via video conference, presented the progress made since the committee’s previous meeting ...

Dubai / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in Dubai Economy and Amazon have launched a new programme to support DED Trader licence holders by providing interactive e-Learning content to help them thrive in the digital economy. The new programme is part of the cooperation between Dubai Economy and Amazon to support DED Trader licence holders interested in ...

DUBAI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has ranked 15th globally in Kearney’s 2021 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, up from 19th place in 2020. The UAE business environment demonstrated continued strengths in factors most important to investors, including government incentives for investors. The country’s strong enabling environment, featuring advanced technological infrastructure and high innovation levels, is also central ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs on Sunday reveal that the government department has completed 752 declarations for Expo 2020 since 2014. Goods cleared for the exhibition between 2014 and 2021 valued AED637.3 million (AED632.3 million of imports through 628 declarations, and AED5 million for exports through 124 declarations). Expo goods weighed 11.8k tonnes (11.6k tonnes for imports and 186.7 tonnes ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), through the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), announced it won the silver category at the 2021 edition of Stevie Awards in recognition of its electronic Mollak system. The system outperformed its competition in technical innovation in customer service due to its unique technical advantages in this field. The system allows jointly owned property ...