October, 2022

• 4 October

  UAE leaders wish President of Germany on Unity Day

    Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany on the occasion of his country’s Unity Day, which is marked on October 3. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

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• 4 October

  China’s auto manufacturing sector revenue jumps 3.3%

  

  Beijing / WAM China’s automobile manufacturing industry posted a 3.3 percent revenue growth in the first eight months of this year, Chinese news agency, Xinhua, reported. The sector raked in some 5.7 trillion yuan (about $802.84 billion) during the January-August period, up 3.3 percent, official data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. In the first eight months of ...

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• 4 October

  IsDB provided $165.6b to finance projects in key economic sectors

  

    Jeddah / WAM Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) group, has said that his group has provided $165.630.5 billion to finance development projects in various economic sectors, since its launch and up to June 30. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dr Al Jasser said that food security is a ...

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• 4 October

  DP World to help firms boost operating models

  

    Dubai / WAM DP World has launched the Global Business Corporation (GBC), a new strategic arm focused on supporting large companies in achieving their growth ambitions. The initiative, which is set to further raise Dubai’s profile as a preferred global business destination, invites companies to enhance their international operating models with a base in the emirate. Driven by the ...

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• 4 October

  GIH to list three firms in ADX

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abdulaziz Asaad Abdel Aziz Al Sanad, Chairman of the Gulf Investment House (GIH), said that the GIH, which is based in Kuwait, aims to list three affiliate companies in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), as well as another company in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul). In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), ...

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• 4 October

  Safeen, Amaan Baghdad sign fuel oil transport, storage deal

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports group’s Safeen group and Amaan Baghdad company signed an agreement to support a new project relating to fuel oil transport and storage from Khor Al Zubair and Umm Qasr oil terminals in Iraq. The project represents a significant extension of Safeen group’s portfolio of dedicated products and services in the oil and gas ...

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• 4 October

  DP World to support growth ambitions of large companies

  

    Dubai / WAM DP World has launched the Global Business Corporation (GBC), a new strategic arm focused on supporting large companies in achieving their growth ambitions. The initiative, which is set to further raise Dubai’s profile as a preferred global business destination, invites companies to enhance their international operating models with a base in the emirate. Driven by the ...

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• 4 October

  UAE ministry launches Customer First Forum

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced the launch of the Customer First Forum, which comprises virtual sessions scheduled on a weekly basis to respond to queries of the employers and employees in the private sector and UAE nationals seeking employment. The Customer First Forum aims to listen to the feedback of all parties ...

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• 4 October

  DMCC named Global Free Zone of the Year once again

    Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has been named Global Free Zone of the Year 2022 by the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine for the eighth consecutive year. The award, among the most prestigious of accolades a free zone can earn, is decided by the ...

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• 4 October

  Tadweer produces 1mn tons of products recycled from waste

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it has produced more than 1 million tonnes of products recycled from waste materials collected in the emirate of Abu Dhabi during the first half of 2022. This comes in line with Abu Dhabi’s strategy to promote sound waste management and recycling, and its aim to convert ...

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