February, 2020

• 8 February

  Expo 2020 Dubai to host 5th Aqdar World Summit

  

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai announced that it will host the 5th edition of the Aqdar World Summit, an international event organised annually under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, by the Khalifa Empowerment Programme – Aqdar. The announcement was ...

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• 8 February

  National Career Exhibition 2020 begins today in Sharjah

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Under the patronage of HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the 22nd edition of the National Career Exhibition 2020 will begin on Sunday at the Expo Centre Sharjah. The Career Fair is organised by the Expo Centre Sharjah in cooperation with the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial ...

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• 8 February

  Indian diplomats visit FNC General Secretariat

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A group of young diplomats from the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) visited the General Secretariat of the Federal National Council (FNC) and was briefed on FNC work mechanism and its legislative, supervisory and diplomatic powers. Dr. Omar Al Nuaimi, the Secretary-General of the FNC received Vipul, Consul-General of India and the IFS delegation. Al Nuaimi welcomed ...

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• 8 February

  ADDC participates in UAE Innovation Month 2020

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation, concluded a series of creative workshops and panel discussions for its employees as part of the company’s engagement during UAE Innovation Month 2020, which runs through the month of February and is designed to strengthen the nation’s position as a global hub for ...

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• 8 February

  Dubai Customs starts official LinkedIn page

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has launched its official page on LinkedIn to connect with clients, employees, and the LinkedIn community. Director of Dubai Customs Ahmed Mahboob Musabih who launched the organisation’s page on the globally recognised professional platform said that the move is aimed at empowering the organisation to engage the world’s professional community and attract more talents in ...

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• 8 February

  UAE leaders attend signing of pacts ahead of Expo 2020

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended the signing of two agreements between Expo 2020 Dubai and the Ministries ...

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• 8 February

  Abu Dhabi to build AED 100mn cruise jetty at Sir Bani Yas Island

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s commercial and community ports on Saturday, announced plans to design and construct a new cruise jetty at Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach, off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The AED 100 million (€24.5 million) new jetty project will be completed in Q4 2020, in ...

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• 8 February

  Abu Dhabi’s hospitality sector highlighted in US

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM After another successful year for tourism in Abu Dhabi, which saw a 5% year-over-year increase of American visitors, the country’s capital made a compelling case at this year’s New York Times Travel Show about why American visitors should make 2020 the year they visit Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi’s participation in the travel show was organised by ...

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• 8 February

  Fed warns coronavirus poses risk to global growth, markets

  

  Bloomberg The Federal Reserve Board said that the coronavirus outbreak presented a “new risk” to the economic outlook for the US and warned of disruptions in global markets. “Because of the size of the Chinese economy, significant distress in China could spill over to US and global markets through a retrenchment of risk appetite, US dollar appreciation, and declines in ...

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• 8 February

  IMF’s Lipton, Grasso depart as Georgieva shakes up leadership

  

  Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) top deputy, David Lipton, will depart after nine years, handing President Donald Trump a chance to install an ally at the head of the institution. Lipton and another senior official are leaving in the first significant shakeup of the leadership team by Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who took office in October. Lipton, the IMF’s ...

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