October, 2023

• 26 October

  EAD enhances sustainability by deploying renewable energy

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has joined forces with TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation (DG) Middle East and Africa, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, to develop distributed solar energy solutions with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for the Agency’s newly-built Plant Genetic Resource Centre in Al Ain. The partnership agreement was signed by Dr Shaikha Salem Al ...

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• 26 October

  Diplomatic adviser to UAE President meets Canadian Foreign Minister in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, met with Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, to discuss means to further develop cooperation between the two friendly countries. The meeting touched on several regional and international issues of common interest and the current developments in the Middle East region and their repercussions. Gargash ...

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• 26 October

  Saif bin Zayed meets with Dutch Minister of Justice and Security

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met with Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius and her accompanying delegation. During the meeting, which was held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the two sides discussed several topics related to strengthening the existing bilateral ...

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• 26 October

  UAE leaders congratulate President of Kazakhstan on Republic Day

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the occasion of his country’s Republic Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin ...

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• 26 October

  Trends Research and Advisory releases road map to COP28

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Trends Research and Advisory has released its roadmap to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). During a briefing, which was held at the TRENDS Conference Hall, Dr Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali, CEO of Trends Research and Advisory, said that the centre’s roadmap supports the UAE’s efforts to host ...

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• 26 October

  NBF’s nine months net profit rises 122% to hit AED 513.2m

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) announced its results on Wednesday for the nine-month period ended September 30. NBF recorded year-on-year growth of 122.5 percent to close the nine-month period with a net profit of AED 513.2 million compared to AED 230.7 million in the corresponding period of 2022. On the back of a robust Q3 2023 ...

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• 26 October

  UAE Parliamentary Division participates in meeting of IPU Committee on Sustainable Development

  

  LUANDA / WAM Mira Sultan Al Suwaidi, Member of the UAE Parliamentary Division at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), participated in the meeting of the Bureau of IPU’s Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance, and Trade held on Wednesday in the Angolan capital, Luanda, as part of the IPU’s 147th General Assembly meetings. During the meeting, Al Suwaidi presented the UAE’s preparations ...

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• 26 October

  UAE, Scotland sign pact to promote bilateral trade, deepen technology, innovation and research collaboration

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, welcomed Neil Gray, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, to the UAE on Wednesday to discuss ways to develop trade and investment opportunities between the two countries — the latest in a series of high-level exchanges between the UAE and ...

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• 26 October

  China stocks see stimulus falls short of dispelling

  

  BLOOMBERG It’s a familiar pattern that’s played out time and again during China’s stock market rout this year: Bold policy steps to rejuvenate the economy spark a flicker of enthusiasm at the start of the trading day but the recovery fails to last and concern swiftly returns to the troubled property sector. Such was the price action that greeted the ...

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• 26 October

  US equity futures slide on earnings; Alphabet drops

  

  BLOOMBERG US equity-index futures dropped after Microsoft Corp and Google’s parent Alphabet Inc delivered a mixed picture of big tech earnings. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 sank 0.6% and those on the S&P 500 were down 0.4%. Alphabet fell more than 7% in premarket trading after its cloud unit reported a smaller than expected profit. Microsoft, on the other hand, ...

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