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DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced that the company recruited more than 100 UAE nationals in 2021. The average age of the recruits was 24 years old. Almost 1,200 Emiratis now work at EGA. Over 700 of EGA’s Emirati employees are under the age of 35. At the end of 2021, EGA’s in-focus Emiratisation rate ...
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January, 2022
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21 January
Deal signed to advance UAE’s economic diversification agenda
ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar City, the regional home of technology innovation and R&D in Abu Dhabi, and Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of the country’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the UAE’s economic diversification agenda. This will be achieved by identifying potential collaboration opportunities across sectors ...
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21 January
Sharjah Chamber, EWA ink pact to boost trade ties
SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Women Association (EWA) to strengthen trade relations, develop cooperation, and promote investment opportunities available on both sides. The signing came on the sidelines of a delegation visit from the EWA to the SCCI headquarters to learn about the ...
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21 January
Sharjah Islamic Bank’s profit grows by 27%
Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) recorded net profit of AED514.1 million for the year ended in December 31, 2021, an increase of 26.7% compared to AED405.8 million for the same period in 2020. The bank also reported AED850.7 million in operating profits , an increase by 21.9%, compared to AED697.7 million in the previous year. Despite the ...
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21 January
5G services don’t disrupt air navigation systems: TDRA
Dubai / WAM Regarding the news on the suspension of some flights to certain US airports due to 5G deployment, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has clarified that this issue is exclusively related to the relevant US airports. “There is no disruption or interference in the UAE between 5G networks and air navigation systems,” affirmed a ...
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21 January
Masdar forms renewables JV with Indonesia’s Mitrabara
Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, announced on Thursday the formation of a joint venture (JV) with PT Mitrabara Adiperdana Tbk (Mitrabara), a conglomerate focused on the energy sector, to target the fast-growing commercial & industrial (C&I) segment of the renewable energy market in Indonesia. The JV, PT Masdar Mitra Solar Radiance, which ...
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21 January
Deal signed to advance UAE’s economic diversification agenda
Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City, the regional home of technology innovation and R&D in Abu Dhabi, and Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of the country’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the UAE’s economic diversification agenda. This will be achieved by identifying potential collaboration opportunities across sectors ...
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21 January
WAM, Mexico media entities discuss ways to boost cooperation
MEXICO CITY / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has discussed ways to enhance media cooperation with a number of media entities in Mexico. The discussion took place during the delegation’s visit, led by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, to Mexico, at the end of a tour to Latin America, which included Brazil and ...
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21 January
UAE’s first space economic zone to come up in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Space Agency and Masdar will establish the nation’s first Space Economic Zone in Masdar City to create an integrated business ecosystem to propel startups and SMEs. It is the first of many space-tech hubs the UAE Space Agency will launch to create a competitive private sector, build national capabilities and contribute to the ...
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21 January
Xposure 2022 to host 70 photographers
Sharjah / WAM Sharjah is bringing together 70 world-renowned photographers on a single platform to showcase their vivid and compelling images at the sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival at Expo Centre Sharjah from February 9-15 across 45 solo and group exhibitions that offer a window to the wider world around us. Photography’s powerful role as a tool ...
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