DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated one of the largest single-rooftop arrays in the Middle East and North Africa, a 1.5 megawatt direct current (MWdc) photovoltaic generation project at Jebel Ali Power Station (JAPS), and successfully connected it to DEWA’s grid. This supports the Shams Dubai initiative, which ...
Read More »UAE at int’l ‘financial meet’
PARIS / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, participated in the G20 high level seminar on international financial architecture held in Paris under the slogan “From Nanjing to Paris”, where speakers addressed the most important evolutions of the international monetary system, including the IMF’s recent decision to include official currency of the People’s Republic ...
Read More »Al Masraf gets ISO rating
Dubai / Emirates Business The Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (‘Al Masraf’), one of the UAE’s premier banking institutions, has announced that its Human Resources (HR) Department has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 by ABS Quality Evaluations-USA. The recognition affirms the department’s exceptional ability to consistently develop and manage Human Capital to achieve the bank’s Vision, Mission and ...
Read More »ADM unveils AED30mn kids’ playground plans
ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) unveiled the layout of 20 sites for children playgrounds to be constructed within parks during 2015-2016 at a cost of more than AED 30.542 million, spanning an area of over 14,000 square meters under the infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi Mainland – North. These projects, which come as part of the ...
Read More »â€˜Financial Expo’ to showcase latest products, services
DUBAI / WAM The 16th MENA Financial Forum & Expo brings together under one roof more than 40 international exhibitors and sponsors who will showcase their latest products and services, 15 financial gurus who will share their knowledge with the audience, and over 1,500 visitors who will explore unrivaled opportunities. To be held on April 7-8, organisers say the new ...
Read More »UAE takes part in international financial architecture seminar
Paris / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, has recently participated in the G20 high level seminar on international financial architecture held in Paris under the slogan “From Nanjing to Parisâ€, where speakers addressed the most important evolutions of the international monetary system, including the IMF’s recent decision to include official currency of the ...
Read More »Al Qubaisi gets Kazakh invite for ‘terror conference’
Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), received a message from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The message was delivered to Dr. Al Qubaisi by Lama Sharif, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE, during a meeting at the FNC in Abu Dhabi ...
Read More »Al Masraf’s HR department gets ISO 9001:2015 certification
Dubai / Emirates Business The Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (‘Al Masraf’), one of the UAE’s premier banking institutions, announced that its Human Resources (HR) Department has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 by ABS Quality Evaluations-USA. The recognition affirms the department’s exceptional ability to consistently develop and manage Human Capital to achieve the bank’s Vision, Mission and Objectives. ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi to host EWEC meet from April 5
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will host a meeting of experts this April to develop a 5-year plan for implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030). The key stakeholders group of Every Woman, Every Child (EWEC) will convene in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, on April 5-6 for “Experts’ Consultation on reproductive, maternal, newborn, ...
Read More »KF distributes aid to Sheikh Zayed School for orphans
Burao / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF) on Saturday distributed 350 food baskets to students of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan School for Orphans in Burao, Somalia. The move is in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...
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