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ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), in line with the UAE leadership’s vision and its commitment to early childhood development, has launched its Parent-friendly Label programme for a third cycle and is now accepting applications for organisations to earn the label. The programme, which first launched in 2021, invites semi-government, private and third-sector ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Goldman Sachs and Mubadala Investment Company have signed a $1bn separately managed account (Partnership) in which Mubadala and Goldman Sachs Alternatives will co-invest in private credit opportunities throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Partnership will be managed by Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with a dedicated on-the-ground team across multiple Asia Pacific markets. The global ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has organised the “ADAFSA Innovates” event at the Agricultural Oasis in the Sheikh Zayed Festival — Al Wathba from February 20-25. This is part of their participation in the UAE Innovation Month 2024 activities. The event included a series of innovative programmes and activities in the field ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Seremaiah Nawalu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade of the Republic of Vanuatu. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, the two ministers reviewed bilateral relations and areas of cooperation between the UAE and the Republic of ...

HONG KONG / WAM About 1.44 million travellers visited the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday from Feb 10-17, with 1.26 million of them coming from the Chinese mainland, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said. Speaking to the media for the first time in the Year of the Dragon, the chief executive expressed his optimism ...

BEIJING / WAM China’s central bank announced its first medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation in the Year of the Dragon, continuing a streak of 15 consecutive months of net fund injections through MLF loans to maintain reasonable and ample liquidity in the banking system. According to Global Times, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has announced that a sum of ...

BEIJING / WAM China is moving away from traditionally energy-intensive industrial sectors towards green development across key sectors, in efforts to fulfill its goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, according to China Central Television. In June 2023, the Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron and Steel power plant in Xiangtan County, located in Hunan ...

DUBAI/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, crowned the 4 Arab Hope Makers finalists, awarding them a financial reward of AED 1 million each, in the presence of His Highness Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council. His ...

DUBAI/ GULF TIME Navitus Parfums, the niche luxury perfumery brand imagined in the UAE and crafted by world-class master perfumers from France, officially launched in the UAE today. This marks a significant milestone for a brand that continues to redefine the global luxury perfumery experience with its commitment to quality, sustainability, and direct engagement with consumers. At an exclusive launch ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), inaugurated the Abu Dhabi Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation (PCWTO) today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The conference was organised by the FNC in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament (EP), in the presence of Dr. ...