March, 2022

• 2 March

  Moro Hub adds geospatial solutions to its vast portfolio

  

    DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and its digital arm, has launched Geospatial (GIS) Services aiming to assist government and enterprises in the region to scale their operations and achieve their digital transformation goals. Moro Hub will offer three types of GIS services: GIS Professional Services to build GIS systems, ...

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• 2 March

  Abu Dhabi Global Market to host ‘Resolve 2022’ on March 16

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced that it will host RESOLVE 2022, Abu Dhabi’s first international dispute resolution forum, on March 16. The one-day event, hosted by ADGM Courts and the ADGM Arbitration Centre, is designed to provoke, challenge and encourage the local and international dispute resolution community to drive change for a sustainable ...

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• 2 March

  Ajman Tourism organises ‘Innovation Lab’ at Expo 2020 Dubai

  

    AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Department of Tourism Development has organised an “Innovation Lab” at the Expo 2020 Dubai as part of the “UAE Innovates 2022” initiatives. Entitled “Re-engineering the Ajman Visitors’ Experience”, the lab was held in the presence of Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry, Director-General of the Ajman Tourism. It was moderated and conducted by the Ajman Tourism ...

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• 2 March

  Sheikh Mohamed, Russian president discuss Ukraine crisis, energy market

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed by phone with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, a number of regional and international issues, in the context of wider discussions which included earlier calls with the British PM, Boris Johnson, and French ...

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• 2 March

  ApexBrasil: Brazil, UAE keen to strengthen agri business

  

    Dubai / WAM In line with international initiatives that promote innovative and sustainable agricultural practices to achieve sustainability and food security, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) hosted the ‘Brazil-UAE Agri Talks,’ in association with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). The high-level event brought attention to the potential of the Brazilian agribusiness sector and UAE’s ...

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• 2 March

  UAE launches ground-breaking AI and coding license

  

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) and coding license in cooperation with the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office. The license, which is a UAE first, will advance the country’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, which aims to enhance the UAE’s reputation in this field by attracting AI companies and coders from around ...

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• 2 March

  Emirates Steel, SNIM agree on vital feedstock supply

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Steel, the leading integrated steel plant in the Middle East, has sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mauritania’s Société Nationale Industrielle Et Minière (SNIM) to look into the feasibility of creating a joint venture company to produce iron oxide pellets. Under the 18-month agreement, signed by Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, Group CEO of ...

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• 2 March

  There’s trouble brewing on Putin’s home front

  

  It’s been a study in contrasting leadership. On the one hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown on state television giving orders to stony-faced officials, distant at the far end of a long table. On the other, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, in military fatigues on the streets of Kyiv, talks directly to his citizens (and to the world) impromptu via ...

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• 2 March

  And Porsche IPO wants your money

  

  Presenting the outlines of a proposed stock-market listing of Porsche, executives of parent company Volkswagen AG emphasized how the initial public offering, likely to be one of Europe’s largest ever, “benefits all stakeholders.” However, at Volkswagen, some stakeholders are more important than others. Though the complicated plan has some appeal for VW’s institutional investors, its most eye-catching feature is to ...

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• 2 March

  There’s a better solution for BP’s stake in Rosneft

    Oil major BP Plc is to exit its shareholding in Russian oil company Rosneft PJSC. It should transfer its troublesome asset to a trust designed to put future dividends, or proceeds from a sale, to good use. The current narrative seems to see only two alternatives for BP to offload its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft — either find a ...

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