December, 2018

• 23 December

  Opec can extend oil cuts if needed: Al Mazrouei

  

  Bloomberg As the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is set to start implementing its new six-month agreement to cut output, members responsible for most of the reductions have pledged to extend or even deepen it. Officials from Iraq, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed with Saudi Arabia’s expectation that the group, along with Russia and other oil ...

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• 23 December

  UAE sends condolences

  ABU DHABI / WAM President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a cable of condolences to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on victims of tsunami that hit Sunda Strait beaches. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown ...

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• 23 December

  Empower to set up AED169mn cooling plant at Barsha Heights

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, has started the construction of a permanent district cooling plant in Barsha Heights. At a projected cost of AED169 million, the plant will have a total capacity of 31,250 refrigeration tonnes (RT). This is a part of Empower’s efforts to develop more areas and increase the operational efficiency of existing district ...

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• 23 December

  UAE, Bahrain to boost ties

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and 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, received on Sunday His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain. His Highness Sheikh ...

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• 23 December

  UAE leaders condole death of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the death of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa prayed to Allah Almighty to bestow His mercy upon ...

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• 23 December

  UAE scientists to get 9 more labs for research

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Scientists Council (ESC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to make the latter’s nine laboratories available to UAE scientists for scientific research. The MoU forms part of the ‘Open Labs’ initiative, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the ...

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• 23 December

  President confers Order of Independence on Japan Ambassador

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, conferred the Order of Independence, First Class, on the Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, Kanji Fujiki, in recognition of his efforts during his tenure, towards the development and strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries across all fields. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed ...

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• 23 December

  DWTC visitor numbers up 7% to reach 500,000 in 2018

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), has announced another successful year for its consumer and entertainment events, as it closes 2018 having hosted over 500,000 visitors at more than 29 events. This indicates an approximate seven per cent increase in visitor numbers for consumer and entertainment events over 2017. Mahir Julfar, Senior Vice President – Venue Services Management, ...

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• 23 December

  ‘Dubai is an ecosystem for innovation, future economy’

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of the UAE Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, said that Dubai became an ecosystem for innovation and the future economy, and a preferred global destination for conferences and exhibitions focused on future sectors and emerging technologies. Al Gergawi ...

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• 23 December

  ADX holds workshop on ‘corporate governance’

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of its ongoing efforts to introduce the latest developments in corporate governance and their implementation in listed companies, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, held a workshop on Corporate Governance and Board of Directors’ Role at its headquarters. Senior executives from relevant departments responsible for the application of corporate ...

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