April, 2025

• 13 April

  First UAE-Morocco Business Council convened in Sharjah

  

  SHARJAH/WAM Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, Vice Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), expressed his pride and warmly welcomed the chamber’s hosting of the first UAE-Morocco Business Council. The meeting was attended by Ahmed Al Tazi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UAE, ...

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• 13 April

  Maktoum bin Mohammed: Dubai FinTech Summit reflects Mohammed bin Rashid’s vision of establishing Dubai as global financial powerhouse

  

  DUBAI/WAM The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is set to host the third edition of the Dubai FinTech Summit on May 12 and 13 2025, at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, under the theme ‘FinTech for All’. The Summit, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, ...

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• 13 April

  High expectations of investor influx to Dubai

  

  DUBAI/GULF TIME W Capital, the Dubai-based real estate brokerage, expects global economic turmoil, driven by the new tariffs of US President Donald Trump, to stimulate global investors’ influx, particularly from India, China, and Europe, into Dubai real estate market in the near future. The agency noted that with the ongoing repercussions of the trade war and the uncertainty of the ...

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• 11 April

  e& launches ‘Business Continuity as a Service’

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM e& on Friday announced the launch of Business Continuity as a Service (BCaaS) at the World Crises and Emergency Management Summit 2025, organised by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management (NCEMA). BCaaS is a fully-managed service that supports organisations in identifying potential threats and building effective response mechanisms, empowering them to drive organisational preparedness and operational efficiency. ...

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• 11 April

  Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, received a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) at Al Nakheel Palace, headed by Acting Director-General Dr. Tariq Al Ameri. The meeting comes as part of Sheikh Hamdan’s continued commitment to following up on development initiatives aimed at strengthening food ...

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• 11 April

  Masdar advances floating solar leadership with new Indonesia agreements

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy leader, and PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company, have signed two agreements that will advance the development of floating solar power projects in Southeast Asia’s largest energy market. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a floating solar power plant at the ...

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• 11 April

  Khalifa Port welcomes first LNG-powered vessel

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM United Global Ro-Ro, the joint venture between Noatum Maritime (part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster) and Erkport, has celebrated a key milestone with the maiden call of its first LNG-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) at Autoterminal Khalifa Port. As the JV’s inaugural deployment, the arrival of UGR Al Samha marks the beginning of ...

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• 11 April

  CBUAE’s gold reserves up 7% to AED24.571 billion by end of January

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The gold reserves of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) surged by 7 percent, or AED1.59 billion, in January, reaching AED24.571 billion by the end of the month, up from AED22.981 billion at the end of December 2024. According to the CBUAE’s Monthly Statistical Bulletin for January issued on Friday, demand deposits grew to over ...

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• 11 April

  Etihad Airways carries 5 million passengers in Q1 2025

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has released its traffic statistics for March 2025, continuing its positive performance as among the fastest growing global carriers. The airline carried 5 million passengers during the first quarter, and welcomed 1.6 million guests during the month, up 14 percent compared to the same period last year, as ...

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• 11 April

  Dubai’s real estate sales hit AED160B in the first 100 days of 2025: The Expert Real Estate Company

  

  DUBAI/GULF TIME The Expert Real Estate Company, the new brand in Dubai’s real estate consultancy sector, stated that Dubai’s property market hit record sales up to AED 160 billion within the first 100 days of 2025, a fact which reflects the sustainable momentum and rally in this market. The company monitored the status of Dubai’s real estate market, according to ...

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