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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and FTSE Russell, under their index partnership, have co-developed a new benchmark, the FTSE ADX Growth Market Index (FADGMI) that will track the performance of the ADX’s recently rebranded Growth Market segment. FADGMI, the new index that went live on Thursday, includes the eligible constituents of the Growth Market, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received a phone call from Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. During the conversation, the two sides discussed the bilateral relations and ways to push them forward and enhance them in the common interest of the two ...

  Dubai / WAM Global Village guests will have the opportunity to experience a stunning new attraction when Season 27 opens on October 25. The “Global Village Big Balloon” accommodates up to 20 people of all ages and is also suitable for people of determination. The helium balloon, which is as high as a six-storey building and measures 65 feet ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has announced the opening of admissions for the 2023/2024 academic year. MBZUAI offers master’s and doctoral degree programmes in computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning. According to Computer Science Rankings, the university ranks 30 globally in its areas of focus artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, ...

  AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is participating in the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (Mihas), which will be held from September 7-10 with the participation of more than 1,900 companies around the world. This is part of the ACCI’s plan to intensify the participation of its members in foreign exhibitions with a view to ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation has endorsed its continued efforts in implementing a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating operations for yachts and local marinas, with the aim of enhancing Dubai’s position as a marine leisure hub. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of ...

We’re more than a year-and-a-half into Joe Biden’s presidency, with full second-quarter economic growth numbers from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis now in hand. Which seems like as good a time as any for another installment in my occasional series comparing growth rates under US presidents — which somewhat to my surprise shows Biden on pace to compile by ...

“Welcome, welcome!” My guide, Philip, waves at me from his seat in a virtual conference room, where he’s wearing a green shirt and sitting at a desk. I’m at Facebook’s Reality Labs headquarters in Burlingame, California, wearing Meta Platform Inc.’s Quest 2 headset. Philip is in another room there as his cartoonish-looking avatar hops to another seat using a button ...

  With energy prices soaring, few houses will be fully illuminated during the festive season. Don’t expect glowing reindeers on lawns or Santas on rooftops. Up and down the country, these holiday features will likely be absent this year. But don’t think Christmas trees will be totally stripped of their fairy lights. Despite the dire predictions, Brits will try to ...

  With Pakistan reeling from devastating floods and spiraling inflation, it’s an exceptionally bad time for a political crisis. Unfortunately, that’s what seems to be shaping up in the standoff between the government and ex-prime minister Imran Khan. All sides should recognize that compromise is in their best interests — and, more to the point, in Pakistan’s. Khan bears the ...