April, 2021

• 13 April

  Dubai Holding, UN partner to feed children across region

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Holding has announced its strategic partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), aimed at supporting child nutrition in countries across the region including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Under this year-long strategic partnership, Dubai Holding will kick off the first joint campaign ‘A Meal for a Brighter Tomorrow’ this Ramadan up until Eid Al ...

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• 13 April

  Oil tops $60 as investors weigh near-term demand outlook

  

  Bloomberg Oil gained, topping $60 a barrel, as investors continued to assess the recovery in consumption globally. Futures in New York rose as the dollar fell, making commodities priced in the US currency more attractive. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the US economy was poised for stronger growth, but he cautioned that the pandemic remains a threat. That’s ...

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• 13 April

  Sanad closes $55 million financing deal with CBD

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sanad Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and the global aerospace engineering and leasing solutions leader, has closed a $55 million debt financing deal with the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions. The first-ever collaboration between Sanad Capital and the Commercial Bank of Dubai will fund the purchase ...

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• 13 April

  UAE leaders wish Arab, Islamic nations as Ramadan begins

  ABU DHABI / WAM President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent congratulatory messages to the Kings, Emirs and Presidents of Arab and Islamic nations, on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan. HH Sheikh Khalifa wished the leaders and their people continued good health and well-being, and further progress and prosperity for Arab and Islamic nations. ...

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• 13 April

  Walmart, India’s Adani to build massive warehouse

  

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc’s e-commerce unit, Flipkart Online Services Pvt, signed a pact with tycoon Gautam Adani’s conglomerate to build one of the largest retail warehouses in India as the US giant gears up to battle Amazon.com Inc and homegrown rivals in the South Asian nation. The partnership marks the entry of Adani, India’s fastest-rising billionaire, into the three-way fight for ...

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• 13 April

  Indonesia envoy: UAE has achieved outstanding development in 5 decades

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Husin Bagis, Indonesian Ambassador to the UAE, stated that the UAE has achieved outstanding development over the past five decades and has become one of the most advanced countries in the world, due to its distinguished strategic vision based on foreseeing the future. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Bagis noted that the ...

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• 13 April

  UAE, Serbia discuss cooperation

  BELGRADE / WAM Mubarak Saeed Burshaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Serbia, and Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, have reviewed means to further develop cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides commended the sincere friendship and fruitful cooperation between the UAE and Serbia thanks to the distinguished relationship between the leadership of the ...

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• 13 April

  Covid-19: UAE reports 1,719 new recoveries

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 193,896 additional coronavirus (Covid-19) tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,928 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 485,675. The ministry also noted that ...

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• 13 April

  Abu Dhabi University ranked best for employability in UAE

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has been ranked the best for employability in the UAE and third in the Arab world, according to the Global Employability Ranking and Survey 2020 (GEURS), a study published by French consultancy Emerging and Times Higher Education. The survey provides unique data and insights into the strategies that could be put in ...

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• 13 April

  Central bank names head of UAE financial intelligence unit

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Governor of the central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has appointed Ali Faisal Ba’Alawi as Head of the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This appointment represents the next step in the implementation of the UAE’s National AML/CFT Strategy and National Action Plan, the programme of reforms designed to strengthen the UAE’s anti-financial crime system following ...

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