March, 2020

• 28 March

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange provides BH Mubasher short term margin trading license

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) granted BH Mubasher Financial Services PSC (BHM), a leading investment firm in the UAE’s financial market, a short-term margin-trading license, making it the first financial services company in the UAE to offer the service to its clients. ADX is keen to support business development opportunities aligned with its triple-pillared “Shape ...

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• 28 March

  Sky News Arabia campaign urges people to stay at home

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Leading pan-Arab news organization Sky News Arabia launched a social media campaign over the weekend urging people across the region to stay at home. The public service campaign features Sky News Arabia’s presenters highlighting the importance of social distancing in short video clips to protect their loved ones by staying at home in line with ...

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• 28 March

  Global Maker Challenge Cohort 2 receives over 3,400 solutions

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity (the Global Prosperity Initiative), an initiative of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), announced on Saturday that it has received over 3,400 solutions for the second edition (Cohort 2) of the ‘Global Maker Challenge’, an increase of more than 200% from last year. Cohort 2 of the ...

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• 28 March

  Emirates SkyCargo ramps up operations amid capacity crunch

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo has stepped up its commitment to facilitate the flow of essential goods across markets including the UAE. Working in a scenario where global air cargo capacity has been severely constrained due to restrictions on passenger flights, Emirates SkyCargo continues to ensure that goods such as food and medical supplies are transported to destinations where ...

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• 28 March

  Etihad offers 5,000 bonus miles with Etihad Credit

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Following a directive from the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to contain the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus, Etihad Airways temporarily suspended flight operations for an initial 14 days as of March 24. To support passengers with impacted travel, Etihad Airways has updated its Etihad ...

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• 28 March

  TBHF pledges AED300,000 to support distance learning

  

  Sharjah / WAM In response to the UAE’s schools rolling out distance learning programmes as directed by the UAE Ministry of Education, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has announced the contribution of AED300,000 to the Al Ahliya Private schools to support distance learning for Sharjah students ...

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• 28 March

  Mohamed, Indonesian president discuss efforts to contain coronavirus

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, spoke over the phone with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and discussed the latest regional and global developments as well as bilateral and multilateral efforts being taken to contain the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) ...

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• 28 March

  DFF capitalises on its capabilities to tackle healthcare challenge

  

  DUBAI / WAM Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) emphasised the Foundation’s role, now more than ever, in leveraging on its initiatives, partnerships and in-house talents in order to find innovative and effective solutions that support the UAE’s efforts to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Dubai Future Foundation is acting in line with the directives of ...

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• 28 March

  UAE activates remote work system from today for two weeks

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority For Government Human Resources (FAHR) will activate the Remote Work System for all ministries, authorities, and federal institutions, effective from Sunday (March 29] for a renewable period of two weeks. According to the decision, which will be subject to revision and reassessment, a maximum of 30 percent of the workforce of each entity ...

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• 28 March

  TRA says UAE mobile phone disconnections put on hold

  

  DUBAI / WAM In support of “Stay Home” initiative, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the UAE issued a circular to the telecommunications companies to put on hold the suspension and disconnection of mobile services due to the expiry of the supporting documents and the Emirates ID. Accordingly, mobile service of subscribers with expired ID documents will not be disconnected ...

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