December, 2022

• 28 December

  EGA opens sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi, StanChart

  

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank. EGA is amongst the first in the region to choose the accounts, which ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance sustainability progress elsewhere ...

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• 28 December

  Etihad Airways adds flights to Chinese city

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways is set to strengthen air connectivity between the UAE and China next year, starting with an additional weekly frequency on its Abu Dhabi – Shanghai route. Subject to regulatory approval, from February 2023, the airline will fly to Pudong International Airport (PVG) two times per week using modern Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft. ...

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• 28 December

  UAE tops world in technical and vocational education, training

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has been ranked as the world’s leader in the field of technical and vocational education and training, in the Global Knowledge Index 2022, issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation. This achievement is the fruit of the UAE’s efforts to achieve Sustainable ...

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• 28 December

  EGA opens sustainable bank accounts with Citi, StanChart

  

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart). EGA is amongst the first in the region to choose the accounts, which ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance the sustainability progress elsewhere ...

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• 28 December

  Dubai sets up council to up trade with Zimbabwe

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced the establishment of the Zimbabwean Business Council with a main objective of promoting commercial interests of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean businesses in Dubai. The business council also aims to promote Zimbabwe-owned UAE-registered companies as well as their goods and services in the UAE. The launch of the council is in line with ...

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• 28 December

  ICRC, Big Heart Foundation sign AED550,000 grant deal for healthcare in Pakistan

  

    Dubai / WAM The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) have signed a grant agreement worth AED550,000 ($150,000) in support of the ICRC’s health operations in Pakistan. The two-month programme is expected to commence in January 2023 and end in February 2023 and will support the running of the ICRC’s mobile clinic, ...

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• 28 December

  Jawhara Jewellery launches new promotional campaign during DSF

  

    Dubai / Gulf Time Jawhara Jewellery, the leading Emirati jewellery brand, in cooperation with the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group, launched its new promotional campaign during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), to give its customers an amazing shopping experience and a great opportunity to win 25 kilograms of gold. The promotional campaign, which runs until January 29, 2023, during ...

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• 28 December

  EAD, ZHO partner for ‘Mission to Zero’ campaign

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has partnered with Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) for the production of 2,500 reusable bags branded with “Mission to Zero”. Mission to Zero is a public awareness campaign that strives for zero plastic, waste, emissions and destruction of biodiversity through activations and outdoor advertising. The ...

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• 28 December

  DoH, Make-A-Wish Foundation spread joy across healthcare facilities

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) and the Make-A-Wish Foundation UAE (MAWF), signed a memorandum of understanding assisting the foundation to reach children with critical illnesses between the ages 3 and 18 years and grant their wishes to enrich them with joy, hope and strength during their medical treatment in the emirate’s healthcare ...

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• 28 December

  Southwest Air’s storm chaos to continue as flight schedules cut

  

    Bloomberg Southwest Airlines expects the flight chaos caused by the massive winter storm that battered the US to continue for at least another few days as the government questioned whether the airline is complying with its customer service plan. “In all likelihood we’ll have another tough day tomorrow as we work our way out of this,” Chief Executive Officer ...

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