July, 2018

• 4 July

  Enec hosts ‘Knowledge Sharing Forum’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), on Wednesday hosted a Knowledge Sharing Forum in Abu Dhabi, to learn about the best practices used to develop, manage and implement the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme, and how these can be applied to other sectors. The forum brought together more than 300 delegates representing a diverse range of ...

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• 4 July

  Mohamed, Kazakh president discuss ties, joint work

  

  Astana / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, discussed the friendship and cooperation between the UAE and Kazakhstan and the means of developing them in various areas, as well as several regional and international issues of mutual ...

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• 4 July

  Deal signed to develop and regulate maritime sector

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Transport (DoT), in Abu Dhabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), aimed at boosting development and regulating the maritime sector. This comes as part of the endeavour each party dedicates towards the establishment of an efficient strategic partnership to improve the position of the UAE among ...

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• 4 July

  Emirati entrepreneurs invited to apply for ‘Ibtikari’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM startAD, the innovation and entrepreneurship platform anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, has partnered with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development for the first time to present an updated version of Ibtikari (My Innovation). The fourth edition of Ibtikari will be an intensive six-month incubator aimed at helping UAE nationals advance their technology startups. Scheduled to take place ...

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• 4 July

  Hamdan bin Zayed inspects infra projects in Al Mirfa

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, visited the city of Al Mirfa to inspect several current and future development and infrastructure projects. Sheikh Hamdan visited several residential, commercial, industrial and investment areas that were recently surveyed, with the aim of developing them as residential and commercial properties for ...

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• 4 July

  Ministry launches ‘unified smart platform service’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF), launched a smart unified platform service that links all e-revenue collection systems of the federal government, during a workshop by the ministry, which saw the participation of more than 20 federal government entities. The platform was designed to connect all revenue collection E-Systems for Federal Government, which, in turn, enhances the ...

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• 4 July

  Dubai among 50 cities selected to host innovation contest

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai is among the 50 international destinations selected to play host to the 2018 edition of ‘Falling Walls Lab’, a global innovation challenge that aims to identify ground-breaking ideas and nurture high potential talent. The competition, which will take place at the Canadian University Dubai (CUD), on September 30, was launched at the Dubai Technology and Entrepreneur ...

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• 4 July

  UAE-China trade rises 15% to $53bn in 2017

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The value of trade exchange between the UAE and China in 2017 grew to $53.3 billion (AED195.8 billion), compared to $46.3 billion (AED169 billion) in 2016, an increase of 15.1 percent. A report on the non-oil foreign trade exchange between the UAE and China explained that this increase is the result of the rise in re-exports ...

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• 4 July

  Waha Capital plans to hire for new funds

  

  Bloomberg Abu Dhabi investment firm Waha Capital PJSC plans to hire more people as it seeks to start new funds, one of which will target undervalued US and European equities. “Our strategy is to increase fee income by raising third-party assets under management,” Chief Executive Officer Michael Raynes said in an emailed response to questions. “The focus is to take ...

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• 4 July

  MoF unveils smart platform to link e-revenue systems

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched a smart unified platform service that links all e-revenue collection systems of the federal government, during a workshop by ministry, which saw participation of over 20 federal government entities. The platform was designed to connect all revenue collection e-Systems for Federal Government, which, enhances the delivery of public services to ...

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