DUBAI / WAM A total of 190 countries have confirmed their participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, confirming its position as a truly global destination and bringing to life the World Expo’s theme of ‘connecting minds, creating the future’. With just under 700 days to go until Expo 2020’s opening ceremony, the milestone means that Expo has already surpassed the 180-nation ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The assets of UAE conventional banks (CB) amounted to around AED2.268 trillion, accounting for 80 percent of total banking assets by the end of October, according to the statistics released on Monday by the Central Bank of UAE on the activity of CB and Sharia-compliant banks. According to the figures, the total assets of the conventional ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Al Hilal Bank is the first Islamic bank in the world to leverage blockchain technology for the resale and settlement of an Islamic sukuk. Blockchain was used to transact a secondary market deal in Al Hilal Bank’s $500 million senior sukuk maturing in September 2023. This was the first time that block-chain has been used worldwide ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, officially inaugurated the 39th edition of The Big 5 International Building and Construction Show on Monday, which will run until November 29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year, five exhibitions run as part of The Big 5, creating one mega ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Vincitore Real Estate Development along with Valor Real Estate and Nerveen Al Jabban and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan organised Dubai’s first Haute Boulevard lifestyle event in Dubai. The event also saw attendance by Vijay Doshi, Managing Director, Vincitore Real Estate Development and Ahmed Kilani, Managing Partner ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Breakbulk Middle East, an annual conference and exhibition that gathers key industry figures and experts from around the world to converge and share innovative ideas, is all set for its fourth edition to take place in Dubai from February 11-12, 2019, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The yearly platform provides an interactive platform to connect ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, on Monday, inaugurated the second Aqdar World Summit, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). The ceremony was attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, and Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, has launched a state-of-the-art online research portal that will enable region’s bankers, finance professionals as well as students, faculty and researchers to access the latest industry and economic reports and whitepapers, scholarly articles and surveys and support ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Members of Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, can now achieve their next Emirates Skywards tier faster thanks to an exciting new offer to earn up to double Tier Miles on flights. The offer is valid for eligible tickets booked between November 26 and December 3 (both days inclusive) for travel on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The ‘EU-UAE: Sheikh Zayed & Europe’ exhibition will tour Europe, introducing European youth to Sheikh Zayed and his lasting legacy, the exhibition curator has said. “One of the main reasons behind holding this exhibition is to introduce the EU to the new generation of Emiratis,” said Rym Tina Ghazal to the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “It ...