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Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday hosted the UAE-Moldova Business Forum at its premises, which was attended by a high-level Moldovan delegation led by Chiril Gaburici, the country’s Minister of Economy and Infrastructure. The forum, organised in cooperation with Moldova Investment and Export Promotion Organisation, MIEPO, highlighted attractive trade and investment opportunities in Moldova, ...

Cairo / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Chairman of the Board of Director of National Media Council (NMC), stated that the vision and directives of the UAE’s wise leadership emphasise moderation and tolerance while highlighting the importance of the role of the Arab media in raising awareness about all forms of hatred, extremism and ...

DUBAI / WAM Air Traffic Control is the cornerstone of the aviation sector and Dubai has implemented the most advanced procedure, keeping the safety of passengers and their timely travel as their ultimate priority and goal, Abdulla Al Hashmi, Executive Vice President for Operations at Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans). In his keynote address at the ATC Forum, a new ...

Dubai / WAM Nasdaq Dubai on Wednesday welcomed the listing of $500 million Sukuk by the Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB). The listing supports the continuing expansion of SIB’s Sharia’a-compliant financial activities through its networks across the country including personal and corporate banking as well as investment banking and international services, on behalf of individual and institutional clients. Commenting on the ...

SEOUL / WAM Abu Dhabi Investment Forum was launched on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea. The Forum is organised by Abu Dhabi Investment Office of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the UAE Embassy in South Korea as part of the ADIO’s annual programme aimed at attracting FDI to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), announced the opening of a branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). BLME is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Bank of London and The Middle East plc DIFC Branch is regulated by the Dubai ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, co-ordinated and led a multi-sector trade mission to Croatia to capitalise on the economic prospects in the country and its significance as an efficient gateway to the wider European Union (EU), as well as to Central and South Eastern Europe. The trade ...

Bloomberg Oil rallied after President Donald Trump’s decision to walk away from a nuclear deal with Iran, while the dollar slipped and 10-year Treasury yields topped 3 percent ahead of a key bond auction. US stock indexes edged higher. Energy shares advanced after West Texas oil reversed Tuesday’s slump to trade above $71 per barrel as the market came to ...

Bloomberg BlackRock Inc., already sitting on a mountain of assets, is turning its attention to a much smaller market — your pocket change. The $6.3 trillion money manager said it became an anchor investor in Acorns, an app that allows rookie investors to put spare change from everyday purchases into diversified exchange-traded fund portfolios, according to a news release on ...

Bloomberg Oil rose to a three-year high after the US told buyers of Iranian crude they have six months to curb their purchases or face tough penalties. While the full impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal is still unclear, the re-imposition of far-reaching sanctions is expected to start reducing shipments from the Middle East’s ...