DUBAI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organised a four-day workshop on the National Framework for Healthy Ageing in Dubai, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to promote the health of the elderly and develop an…
ABU DHABI: ADNOC Gas plc today announced the award of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the next phase of the UAE sales gas pipeline network enhancement “ESTIDAMA Project”.
Separately, ownership of ESTIDAMA is being transf…
BRUSSELS: The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group exceeded its targets for cohesion financing across the EU in 2023, supporting projects to mitigate regional disparities. The third annual report on ‘EIB Group activities in EU cohesion regions’ highli…
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched its new strategic initiative “Gateway to the World’, aimed at expanding its global network in a significant move to further create new opportunities for local businesses to expand …
DUBAI: S and P Global Ratings is maintaining its global sukuk issuance forecast at about $160 billion-$170 billion following the market’s good performance over the first half of 2024.
Total issuance reached $91.9 billion over the first six months of …
ABU DHABI: The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s global award for sustainability and humanitarianism, has officially closed entries for its 2025 awards cycle.
A total of 5,980 applications were received from 156 countries across the six prize cat…
ABU DHABI: Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has reported outstanding H1 2024 results, marking a significant impact on the UAE’s economy. The Bank’s cumulative total financing since launching its new strategy in April 2021, has reached AED11.14 billion,…
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has unveiled its new corporate identity on the occasion of its 53rd anniversary. This milestone reflects the fund’s ambitious strategic directions, based on global best practices, and aims to support su…
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) has released its report for the first half of 2024, which showed an increase in the total number of business licences issued and renewed in Sharjah to 34,662, a 3 percent growth year-on-year …
ABU DHABI: The value of transfers executed in the UAE banking sector through the UAE Funds Transfer System (UAEFTS) hit around AED6.12 trillion in the first four months of 2024, according to the latest statistics from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUA…
DUBAI: National Bonds, the UAE’s leading Sharia-compliant savings and investment company, announced the onboarding of United Arab Bank (UAB) to its innovative Sharia-compliant Al Manassah platform, reflecting National Bonds’ commitment to supporting t…
ABU DHABI: Following the twenty-first meeting of the Higher Committee Overseeing the National Strategy on AML/CFT, which was chaired by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 10th July, 2024…
