September, 2018

• 26 September

  Arab Federation for Human Rights sees Yemen report as ‘politicised’

  GENEVA / WAM The Arab Federation for Human Rights studied the report by a group of experts on Yemen and considered it highly politicised and not in compliance with the fundamental standards and principles of international human rights reporting. The federation added the report aims to cover up crimes committed by Houthi militias and targets the Arab Coalition, instead of ...

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• 26 September

  Adnoc awards $871mn contract for gas project

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc LNG, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Wednesday signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the second phase of the Integrated Gas Development Expansion (IGD-E) project with a consortium of Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and Abu Dhabi’s Target Engineering Construction Company. The contract is valued at AED3.16 billion ($860 ...

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• 26 September

  ECI signs agreement to help boost export trade

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, to boost export trade through the promotion of Shariah-compliant export credit and investment insurance instruments. With the aim of establishing ...

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• 26 September

  Dubai enables investors to start business from remote locations

  

  DUBAI / WAM In another first, investors globally will now be able to start their business in Dubai without having to be in the UAE, following an agreement between the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai, and the US-based Alliance Business Centres Network (ABCN). The partnership will enable investors ...

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• 26 September

  Aldar completes refinancing with $500mn sukuk

  ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties on Wednesday announced that its 100% owned subsidiary Aldar Investments has successfully issued its debut fixed rate US dollar denominated sukuk, with a tenor of 7 years, raising a total of $500 million. Aldar Investments is the region’s largest diversified real estate investment company. The new issuance demonstrates Aldar Investments’ ability to raise efficient ...

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• 26 September

  FANR inks deal with France to help in capacity building

  

  VIENNA / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), has signed three Memoranda of Understanding on cooperation, exchange of technical information, capacity building, research and development. The three MoUs were signed on the sidelines of the 62nd IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. FANR signed a cooperation agreement with the Nuclear Safety Authority of France for the exchange ...

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• 26 September

  Al Gergawi shares UAE vision for digital future with UN panel

  

  NEW YORK / WAM Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, participated in the first meeting of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 24-25. “The issues this panel is working on affect practically every aspect of ...

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• 26 September

  Aldar takes complete control of Khidmah

  ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties on Wednesday announced that it has acquired 40% of Khidmah — one of the UAE’s leading integrated property services companies — taking its total ownership to 100%. The acquisition reinforces Aldar’s commitment to the property management sector and its belief that world class property management is a key source of value creation for real ...

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• 26 September

  Abu Dhabi fund allocates AED3.2bn for farm sector

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In a bid to achieve food security in developing countries and eradicate global poverty, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), has allocated nearly AED3.2 billion towards development projects in the agricultural and irrigation sectors. Representing seven percent of the total financial assistance contributed by the fund in supporting developing countries to date, this assistance has allowed ...

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• 26 September

  Abu Dhabi to host Global Illicit Trade Summit

  ABU DHABI / WAM From counterfeit goods to illicit financial flows, to human trafficking and drugs; the ‘shadow’ economy is estimated reach over $3 trillion. With an aim to create a dialogue and address the root cause of illegal trade, The Economist Events will host the third Global Illicit Trade Summit on October 30 at the Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi. ...

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