September, 2022

• 2 September

  DMCA boosts Dubai as marine leisure hub

  

    Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation endorsed its continued efforts in implementing a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating operations for yachts and local marinas, with the aim of enhancing Dubai’s position as a marine leisure hub. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of ...

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• 2 September

  Dubai sees over AED1.8b realty deals in one day

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai real estate market recorded 414 sales transactions worth AED1.19 billion, in addition to 101 mortgage deals of AED216.02 million, and 19 gift deals amounting to AED477.33 million on Thursday, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 368 villas and apartments worth AED736.06 million, and 46 land plots worth AED453.75 million, while ...

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• 2 September

  Pakistan floods: Sheikh Mohammed orders AED50 million in urgent aid

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, directed urgent aid worth AED50 million to provide relief to those affected by the floods in Pakistan. The aid, which will be provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), in cooperation with ...

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• 2 September

  ADX, FTSE Russell announce new benchmark growth market index

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and FTSE Russell, under their index partnership, have co-developed a new benchmark, the FTSE ADX Growth Market Index (FADGMI) that will track the performance of the ADX’s recently rebranded Growth Market segment. FADGMI, the new index that went live on Thursday, includes the eligible constituents of the Growth Market, ...

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• 2 September

  UAE, Iran discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received a phone call from Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. During the conversation, the two sides discussed the bilateral relations and ways to push them forward and enhance them in the common interest of the two ...

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• 2 September

  Big balloon ride to take Dubai’s Global Village guests to new heights

  

    Dubai / WAM Global Village guests will have the opportunity to experience a stunning new attraction when Season 27 opens on October 25. The “Global Village Big Balloon” accommodates up to 20 people of all ages and is also suitable for people of determination. The helium balloon, which is as high as a six-storey building and measures 65 feet ...

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• 2 September

  Graduate admissions for new academic year open: MBZUAI

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has announced the opening of admissions for the 2023/2024 academic year. MBZUAI offers master’s and doctoral degree programmes in computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning. According to Computer Science Rankings, the university ranks 30 globally in its areas of focus artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, ...

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• 2 September

  Ajman Chamber takes part in Mihas 2022

    AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is participating in the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (Mihas), which will be held from September 7-10 with the participation of more than 1,900 companies around the world. This is part of the ACCI’s plan to intensify the participation of its members in foreign exhibitions with a view to ...

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• 2 September

  DMCA strengthens Dubai’s position as marine leisure hub

  

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation has endorsed its continued efforts in implementing a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating operations for yachts and local marinas, with the aim of enhancing Dubai’s position as a marine leisure hub. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of ...

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• 2 September

  Biden’s economy has best growth record since Clinton

  

  We’re more than a year-and-a-half into Joe Biden’s presidency, with full second-quarter economic growth numbers from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis now in hand. Which seems like as good a time as any for another installment in my occasional series comparing growth rates under US presidents — which somewhat to my surprise shows Biden on pace to compile by ...

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