ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group completed the acquisition of a 70 percent equity stake in Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International S.A.E. (TCI). The total purchase consideration (Enterprise Value) for 70% shareholding amounts to AED514 million (US$140 million). It is the first international acquisition realised by AD Ports Group. The value-accretive acquisitions of the two ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Awards launches ‘Young Ambassadors’ program
ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Awards has launched the ‘Abu Dhabi Awards Young Ambassadors’ programme, in collaboration with the Emirati Children’s Parliament and the Children Advisory Council of the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood. Running its first edition, the programme aligns with the Abu Dhabi Awards’ core value of inclusion by engaging all members of the ...
Read More »UAE, Greece keen to bolster trade, investments relations
THESSALONIKI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, held bilateral meetings with several Greek ministers and government officials at the UAE pavilion in the ongoing 86th Thessaloniki International Trade Fair (TIF). The meetings focused on promoting collaboration and bilateral relations between the two countries and highlighting the key economic sectors for investments in the UAE, including ...
Read More »Adnoc Refining set to complete first phase of ‘waste heat’ project
Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Refining, a joint venture company between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Eni, and OMV, is set to complete the first phase of its innovative Waste Heat Recovery project at the General Utilities Plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. Adnoc produces some of the world’s least-carbon intensive crude and the company is further reducing its ...
Read More »Ministry, Flat6labs launch initiative to promote SMEs
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy, represented by The Entrepreneurial Nation, has launched a new initiative to attract Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the UAE and help promote their growth and local and global expansion. The initiative has been launched in collaboration with Flat6labs, a leading seed and early stage venture capital firm based in Abu ...
Read More »Dubai records AED1.4b in realty deals in one day
DUBAI / WAM Dubai real estate market recorded 386 sales transactions worth AED1.2 billion, in addition to 84 mortgage deals of AED151.32 million, and 62 gift deals amounting to AED48.92 million on Wednesday, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 341 villas and apartments worth AED1.01 billion, and 45 land plots worth AED195.91 million, while ...
Read More »Adnoc Refining set to complete phase1 of ‘waste-heat’ project
ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Refining, a joint venture company between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Eni, and OMV, is set to complete the first phase of its innovative Waste Heat Recovery project at the General Utilities Plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. Adnoc produces some of the world’s least-carbon intensive crude and the company is further reducing ...
Read More »Ministry, Flat6labs launch initiative to promote SMEs
ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy, represented by The Entrepreneurial Nation, has launched a new initiative to attract Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the UAE and help promote their growth and local and global expansion. The initiative has been launched in collaboration with Flat6labs, a leading seed and early stage venture capital firm based in Abu ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Business Events Week to kick off on Sept 26
ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Business Events Week (ADBEW) is returning on 26th and 27th September at Manarat Al Saadiyat, once again bringing together leading experts in the meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) industry from around the Mena region. Launched by the Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism ...
Read More »Investopia, Salt announce new strategic partnership
NEW YORK / WAM Investopia, the global investment platform launched by the UAE Government in September 2021, announced a new strategic partnership with SALT, a premier global thought leadership forum, at a ceremony held at SALT New York 2022. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining collaboration on a joint event to take place next year in ...
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