October, 2018

• 7 October

  OFID funds $1.6bn energy projects in Arab countries

  

  VIENNA/ WAM Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has said that supporting development operations in the energy sector lies at the heart of OFID’s strategic plan to 2025. In a statement issued from OFID’s premises in Vienna, Al-Herbish reiterated OFID’s commitment to support sustainable development plans in Arab countries, particularly energy projects, and outlined various ...

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• 7 October

  DCT to position Abu Dhabi as leading medical tourism hub

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Medical Tourism Association (MTA), to coordinate efforts to position Abu Dhabi as a world-leading medical tourism destination, with the MTA’s annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress event now being hosted in Abu Dhabi ...

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• 7 October

  WAM’s innovative practices praised

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM), is already applying the latest innovations in the 21st century media sector, said Myron Belkind, during a visit to the UAE state agency. The Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, and the former National Press Club President, said, “I am so thrilled to have ...

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• 7 October

  UAE mGov page on Twitter surpasses 500K followers

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), announced that the UAE mGov page on Twitter has surpassed the mark of 500K followers. This achievement comes under UAE government’s keenness to communicate continuously and effectively with all segments of society, thereby serving UAE Vision 2021. This success reflects the great efforts made by the social media team within TRA ...

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• 7 October

  Al Hilal Bank honoured

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank was honored in a ceremony with an award from the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for its leading role in Emiratisation and adapting human resources policy and procedures to empower local talent. This first edition of the MoHRE award is designed to reward organisational excellence in Human Resources, and it ...

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• 7 October

  Collector Consulting showcases growth plans at Gitex 2018

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Collector Consulting showcased its growth plans and its products targeted at the global audience at Gitex 2018 held in World Trade Center Dubai. The company currently operates from its head office which is located in Dubai Media City and has its workshop in Al Quoz. Established in 2010 by Omar Chappuis the company is one of ...

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• 7 October

  ABLF honours leaders with special awards

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a befitting celebration that complements the ‘Year of Zayed’ marked by the UAE to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 11th edition of the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) presented its special ABLF Awards to luminaries from across Asia who inspire and set high standards in ...

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• 7 October

  First foreign space agency office opens in Abu Dhabi

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The French Embassy in the UAE on Sunday opened a representative office of the French space agency in Abu Dhabi (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiale, CNES) to be the first foreign space agency opening a representative office in the UAE. The announcement was made on the occasion of the visit of Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the ...

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• 7 October

  UAE a major actor in space scene: CNES

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES, the French space agency, said that the UAE has become “one of the major actors in the space scene,” as he witnessed the opening of the agency’s representative office in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. CNES, one of the oldest institutional space agencies in the world, has become the first foreign ...

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• 7 October

  DMCC gets Global Free Zone Award

  Dubai / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has been named the ‘Global Free Zone of the Year 2018’ by the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine for a record fourth consecutive year. Central to the national economic diversification strategy, DMCC’s latest set of awards reflect its ability to attract foreign ...

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