November, 2021

• 29 November

  EGA signs pact with GE to cut greenhouse gases

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and GE Gas Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) develop a roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of EGA’s existing GE natural gas turbines by exploring hydrogen as a fuel, as well as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage solutions. The MoU was signed by Abdulnasser bin Kalban, CEP ...

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• 29 November

  UAE National Day: Emirates Post to issue four unique NFT stamps

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In commemoration of the UAE National Day 2021, Emirates Post Group (EPG) has raised the bar on postage stamp issuance by becoming the first in the region to issue non-fungible token (NFT) stamps. Each of the four NFT stamps carries a distinct design centered on the UAE national theme. The first one is a premium edition ...

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• 29 November

  UAE, US working to create future jobs that don’t exist now: Official

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM American companies are creating a framework for future jobs, which is a new area of cooperation between the US and the UAE, a senior executive of an American business body told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “We’re actually creating a curriculum in American companies for jobs that don’t exist. So, the US and the UAE are having ...

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• 29 November

  UAE-China deal to boost customs, trade relations

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICA) has signed an explanatory memorandum with the General Administration of Customs of China, that includes a joint mechanism for implementing the Mutual Recognition Agreement of the Authorised Economic Operator Programme. The move aims at enhancing customs and trade cooperation; exchanging experiences, benefits, facilities, and customs ...

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• 29 November

  Enoc group records strong sales growth

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Group, the official integrated energy partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, announced the results of its successful partnership with Japan’s Idemitsu for the supply and distribution of lubricants to the Japanese company’s customers in the UAE and the wider region. In the first year, Enoc Group recorded strong growth in sales volumes and plans to achieve a ...

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• 29 November

  SDSC oks AED51.596m to settle citizens’ debts

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Debt Settlement Committee (SDSC) approved an amount of 51 million and 596 thousand dirhams, to settle 131 cases of citizens’ debts, being presented to the Sharjah Debt Settlement Committee. This step comes in implementation of the directives of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, aimed at ...

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• 29 November

  AD Ports inks deal to accelerate Gulf cruise business

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of its continued efforts to elevate the Arabian Gulf’s cruise business to new heights, AD Ports Group has inked an initial agreement with Diyar Al Muharraq and the Eagle Hills Diyar Company to investigate opportunities to develop and operate new cruise infrastructure in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Building on the country’s potential to ...

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• 29 November

  Amazon to open Abu Dhabi fulfillment centre by 2024

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (Adio) programme to attract investment, Abu Dhabi will become home to Amazon’s most technologically advanced fulfillment centre in the region. Expected to be launched by 2024, the new fulfillment centre comes as part of a wider collaboration between Amazon and Adio which will also unlock job opportunities over ...

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• 29 November

  ECI teams up with Tradeling to boost trade in Mena region

  

  Dubai / WAM Giving a major boost to trade relations and continued business growth in the region, Etihad Credit Insurance, the UAE Federal export credit company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tradeling, the hyper-growing eMarketplace focused on business-to-business (B2B) transactions in the Middle East and North Africa region. Under the agreement, signed by Massimo Falcioni, CEO of ECI, ...

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• 29 November

  UAE stresses importance of concerted global efforts to fight human trafficking

  

  NEW YORK / WAM The UAE has stressed the importance of concerted international efforts to combat human trafficking during the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on the appraisal of the Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The UAE praised the plan as “an important tool for unifying global efforts” and emphasised its commitment to action on the ...

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