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September, 2019

  • 24 September

    Governments should have a strong focus on outcomes

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the continued improvement and enhancement of government processes and procedures are critical to enhancing the lives of individuals and ensuring better opportunities for future generations. Governments should have a strong focus on outcomes and seek ...

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  • 24 September

    UAE partners with ICAO, supports ‘No Country Left Behind’

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE announced its support of the ‘No Country Left Behind’ initiative, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), announced on Tuesday. In a statement the GCAA said that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), along with the Aviation Implementation Assistance Partnership, to support the initiative, which aims for ...

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  • 24 September

    New joint ownership real estate law issued in Dubai

    Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Law No. (6) of 2019 pertaining to the joint ownership of real estate in Dubai. The new law applies to all major real estate development projects and jointly owned properties in Dubai, including ...

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  • 24 September

    Dubai academy to create next-gen of jewellery professionals

    Dubai / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, on Tuesday inaugurated the Dubai Design Academy (DDA). Offering exclusive jewellery-design programme, the new academy will equip students with innovative design development training and practical experience of very latest Computer Aided Design (CAD), designing and manufacturing technology shaping the modern jewellery ...

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  • 24 September

    ADX, Shanghai Stock Exchange deepen cooperation

    ABU DHABI / WAM A high-level Chinese delegation from Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), headed by Fu Hao, Deputy Director-General of Global Business Development Committee and Managing Director of Global Business Development Department of SSE, visited the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The aim of the visit is to deepen cooperation and explore partnership opportunities between the two stock markets. During ...

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  • 24 September

    Commemorative stamps to mark UAE’s space mission

    DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post, in cooperation with Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has issued a series of commemorative stamps to celebrate the UAE Astronaut Programme, which will take the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori to the International Space Station (ISS), on September 25. The series of stamps are launched 55 years after the late Sheikh Rashid bin ...

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  • 24 September

    Indonesian delegation learns about Islamic economy in UAE

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), received a senior financial delegation from Indonesia that aimed to learn about the Islamic economy system in the UAE and explore opportunities for cooperation. The delegation comprised senior officials from Bank Indonesia – the central bank of the country – and the Indonesia Halal Lifestyle Centre, as well as representatives of ...

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  • 24 September

    UAE underlines critical need to make health services suitable for all

    NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates has emphasised the health benefits of addressing climate change including air pollution, and extreme weather events, and called for greater global efforts to address the climate-health nexus. During the UN General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, noted that there is far too little ...

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  • 24 September

    Sudan urges global oil companies to step up investment

    Bloomberg Sudan’s newly appointed oil minister urged international energy companies to speed up efforts to find and develop deposits in a country struggling to recover from US sanctions and a plunge in petroleum revenue. Officials from Schlumberger Ltd., an oilfield services company based in Houston, met with Oil and Mining Minister Adel Ali Ibrahim and expressed a readiness to resume ...

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  • 24 September

    Kenya to build $147mn utility scale solar power

    Bloomberg Kenya is expanding its solar power, building two utility-scale projects that will supply green electricity to about 300,000 of the nation’s homes. The Radiant and Eldosol solar plants with a combined capacity of 80 megawatts will cost $147 million, the European Investment Bank said. The European trade bloc’s lender is co-funding the plants with Dutch bank Nederlandse FMO NV, ...

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