March, 2023

• 30 March

  Adnoc L&S unveils integrated logistics services platform

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc L&S) has unveiled its Integrated Logistics Services Platform (ILSP), one of the largest turnkey offshore logistics offerings in the world that enables coordinated end-to-end management of logistics and maritime operations at its base in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. As part of the launch of the ILSP project, Adnoc L&S confirms that it ...

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• 30 March

  UAE President appoints Sheikh Mansour as UAE Vice President, Sheikh Khaled as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has issued resolutions, with the approval of the UAE Federal Supreme Council, to appoint His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Minister of Presidential Court, as UAE Vice President, alongside His Highness Mohammed Bin ...

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• 30 March

  UAE President, VP attend honouring ceremony of Nafis Award winners

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ...

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• 30 March

  Saif bin Zayed attends Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed lecture exploring technology and future trends

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, attended a lecture organised by Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, titled “Technology & Future Trends: How to Think like a Futurist”, at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The lecture was also attended by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin ...

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• 30 March

  Nigeria dispenses banknotes to end cash crunch

  

  BLOOMBERG Nigeria’s central bank increased the supply of banknotes to lenders to end shortages that have hampered individual and business transactions and crippled the cash-based economy since January. Most lenders including United Bank for Africa Plc Zenith Bank Plc and FBN Holdings Plc called in staff to help customers access cash in banks or via automated teller machines (ATMs). The ...

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• 30 March

  HSBC’s Shaw says acquisition of SVB UK made ‘great sense’

  

  BLOOMBERG HSBC Holdings Plc’s acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm made “great sense” from a business perspective and had nothing to do with pressure from regulators, according to Antony Shaw, chief executive officer of the bank’s Australia unit. “It’s an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often,” Shaw said via video from Hong Kong at an AFR banking summit. ...

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• 30 March

  Banks in France facing $1.1bn fines after raids

  

  BLOOMBERG French banks including Societe Generale SA and BNP Paribas SA face collective fines of more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) as part of a probe into tax fraud and money laundering related to dividend payments. HSBC Holdings Plc, Natixis SA and BNP’s Exane unit are also part of the investigation, according to the prosecutors’ office in Paris, which ...

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• 30 March

  UAE has become world’s favourite destination for living, doing business, says Khalifa Saif Almuheirbi

  

  ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Khalifa Saif Almuheirbi, Chairman of the Arabian Gulf Investments Company, affirmed that the cabinet’s decisions approving 24 national initiatives to double re-exports from the UAE by 100% will contribute to strengthening the country’s economic position and placing it among the global countries. Almuheirbi stated that considering the year 2023 the strongest economically shows the huge ...

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• 30 March

  Immerse in traditions of Holy Month of Ramadan with Asha’s WAFI

  

  DUBAI / GULF TIME The Holy Month of Ramadan is upon us and Asha’s welcomes families, friends and loved ones to treasure special moments at a contemporary-meets-traditional Ramadan Iftar menu. Celebrate the spirit of togetherness and embark on a culinary journey this Ramadan with a sublime Iftar offering from the appetizing Asha’s sharing platter to our main course dishes, such ...

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• 30 March

  Erth Abu Dhabi welcomes back Zayed Sports Tournament, offering AED184,000 in prize money this Ramadan

  

  ABU DHABI / GULF TIME After a three-year hiatus, a mini two-week Zayed Sports Tournament, one of the popular family sporting events on the Abu Dhabi calendar, is making its triumphant return to Erth Abu Dhabi. The event will run until April 8. Erth Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s treasured destination of Emirati hospitality announced that the Zayed Sports Tournament ...

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