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Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s representative office in Panama hosted an event which explored potential for enhancing cooperation between maritime and logistics companies in Panama and Dubai. The event was attended by HE Ibrahim Mohammed Al Mansouri, UAE Ambassador to Panama, and representatives from the Panama Canal Authority, Panama Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and ...
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September, 2018
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16 September
Workshop on ‘Customer Security Programme’ held
Dubai / Emirates Business Taking its efforts to improve defence against increasing threats from cybercriminals to a new level, UAE Banks Federation (UBF) on Sunday hosted a workshop on “Customer Security Programme†for banking professionals, in collaboration with SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services. Held in Abu Dhabi, the workshop attracted more than 100 information security ...
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16 September
UAE committed to UN-led political process in Yemen
NEW YORK / WAM Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, has reiterated and reinforced her country’s commitment to a UN-led political process, notwithstanding the Houthis’ decision to disregard the Geneva talks organised by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths. In a letter addressed to President of the UN ...
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16 September
SBWC to sponsor 10 female entrepreneurs, start-ups
SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), is calling upon all female entrepreneurs and start-up owners to apply to become one of the ten start-ups it will sponsor during Gitex Future Stars, which will run between October 14-18 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). SBWC, one of Nama Women Advancement Establishment’s three entities, will be participating for the ...
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16 September
UAE to allow expats long-term residency after retirement
Dubai / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has adopted a resolution to support the industrial sector by introducing reduced fees of electricity consumption for large, medium and small factories. “We launched today an initiative to support the industry sector and ...
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16 September
ADGM closing commercial funding gap in Mena: Teng
ABU DHABI / WAMÂÂÂÂÂ Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) considers it essential to develop alternative financing solutions to bridge the commercial funding gap in the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa Region, Richard Teng, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) at ADGM. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), on the ADGM FinTech Abu ...
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16 September
Additional funding for UAE federal budget approved
Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decree-Law No.6 of 2018 approving an additional funding to the general federal budget and to the budgets of independent entities for the current fiscal year. The Decree-Law published in the latest issue of the Federal Gazette, stipulates that the estimated general budget expenses for ...
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16 September
President issues decree amending Commercial Companies Law
Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decree-Law No. 07 of 2018 amending articles within Federal Law No. 02 of 2015 on Commercial Companies. The Decree stipulates that Article 14 of Federal Law No. 02 shall be amended to reflect that the Memorandum of Association of a company and each amendment ...
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16 September
Dubai issues permits to 163 free zone firms
Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai has permitted 163 free zone companies to operate in mainland Dubai following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed earlier this year between DED and the Dubai Free Zones Council. The MoU sought to enable free zone entities in Dubai to expand their operations across the emirate, and strengthen Dubai’s ...
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16 September
Young Arab Media Leaders programme launched
Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chair of the Arab Youth Centre  (AYC), the second edition of the Young Arab Media Leaders programme was launched in Dubai, on Sunday. Organised by the AYC and taking place over the course of two weeks, the programme ...
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