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Athens / WAM Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, and Polygreen, the Greek-owned company offering a total circular economy approach worldwide, on Saturday launched Evogreen, a joint venture that offers innovative marine and environmental management solutions, to promote a circular economy and sustainability. The newly established company tackles marine pollution through advanced waste management solutions to keep oceans pristine. By ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Police’s Al Rashidiya Police Station issued 10,635 fines and warnings against violators of the announced precautionary measures against Covid-19 across the station’s jurisdiction area in 2020. The violations included 3,271 violations for not wearing facemasks in private and public transportation, 2,526 violations for failing to maintain social distancing in vehicles, 1559 violations for exceeding allowed number ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced its plans to set up a dedicated facility for the treatment of fallen stock collected from the farms and ranches across the Abu Dhabi and its suburbs. The move comes as part of the centre’s continued efforts to develop the required infrastructure and sustainable solutions for the safe and ...

Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that in spite of heightened tensions with the US over cyberattacks and his treatment of dissidents, he may be able to work with President Joe Biden in part because he’s more predictable than Donald Trump. “That’s a different kind of person and it is my great hope that, yes, there are some advantages, some ...

Dubai / WAM According to Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2021, the UAE ranks first in the Mena region and second globally in overall business skills, only after Luxemburg. This year’s study draws on performance data since the pandemic’s onset from more than 77 million learners on the platform to benchmark skills proficiency across business, technology, and data science for over ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has retained its position in the top 701-750 universities globally in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2022 for the fourth year in a row while continuing to significantly improve its position on various indicators. The university has improved its score in different key indicators. Compared to previous performance, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of the country’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rakbank on Credit Guarantee and Co-lending programmes for SMEs in the UAE. Under the agreement, Rakbank can offer up to AED10 million financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) have entered into a strategic partnership to boost economic cooperation between the UAE and Kenya by stimulating international trade and investment flows, as well as supporting the business communities in the two countries during the post-pandemic era. The alliance was forged in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has announced it partnered with Visa to introduce the UAE’s first biometric authentication solution for e-commerce transactions. The solution leverages Visa Consumer Authentication Service to deliver a significant improvement in customer experience and reinforced data security. Visa Consumer Authentication Service aims to enhance user experience, as well as mitigate security and ...

Bloomberg Thailand’s state-controlled PTT Pcl, the country’s largest company by market value, has invested in a venture to make plant-based protein, including so-called faux meat, as part of its objective to become less dependent on fossil-fuel businesses. The oil-and-gas giant formed a 300 million baht ($9.6 million) partnership with NR Instant Produce Pcl, which specialises in making protein from jackfruit, ...