Media In / Amman 10 June 2019 The Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources confirmed that the National Petroleum Company has a plan for the current year to dig three wells in order to discover more gas in the field of Risha to increase the contribution of local sources …
Read More »More time for social entrepreneurs to apply to the MA’AN social business incubator.
Media IN Abu Dhabi 10th June, 2019 (WAM): The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an has extended the deadline till 13 July in response to the growing interest in its Ma’an Social Incubator Program (MSI) from members of the public and social entrepreneurs in the UAE, the region and the …
Read More »FAB partners with ADSSA to deliver state-of-the-art payment solutions
Media IN Abu Dhabi 10th-06-2019: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority (ADSSA) to provide a state-of-the art Application Programming Interface (API) solution that issues pre-paid cards …
Read More »Dubai tourism and Seera announce strategic partnership to strengthen tourism links from KSA to Dubai
Media IN DUBAI, 10th June, 2019 WAM, June 10, 2019 Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and SEERA (previously Al Tayyar Travel Group), one of the region’s leading providers of travel services in the Middle East and North Africa, have signed a strategic partnership agreement which will …
Read More »Central Bank of Bahrain Treasury Bills issue oversubscribed by 153%
Media IN Manama, June 10 (BNA): The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced that this week’s BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 153%. The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom …
Read More »Dubai Land Department signs MoU with Etisalat
Media IN Dubai: 10th-06-2019 Dubai Land Department (DLD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC (Etisalat) regarding Ejari system and the Real Estate Blockchain technology. The MoU comes in line with the parties’ keenness to implement smart government standards (paperless management, reduction of customer visits, …
Read More »Asian stocks rise on Monday
Media IN SINGAPORE, June 10, 2019, SPA Reopening after a market holiday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng picked up 2.2% to 27,559.86 and the Shanghai Composite index was 0.8% higher at 2,849.22. Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 1.2% to 21,134.42, while the Kospi in South Korea rose 1.3% to 2,099.49. Shares rose …
Read More »Etihad Airways partners with Swae to launch artificial intelligence powered crowd sourcing and engagement platform for employees
Media IN Abu Dhabi 10th-06-2019: Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, and Swae, an award-winning startup based in Vancouver, have partnered to launch iFikra, an artificial intelligence-powered platform aimed at unlocking the full potential of Etihad’s workforce by enabling every employee to contribute to innovation. Designed to …
Read More »Trump agrees with Mexican negotiators to head off 5% tax on Mexican goods
Media IN STERLING, 10th-6-2019 With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized him for overselling a deal that mostly ramps up existing efforts. Trump defended the agreement reached by …
Read More »Saudi stocks close higher
Media Riyadh, June 9. 2019 The index of major Saudi stocks closed today, up 182.74 points to close at 8699.22 points, and trades worth more than 2.4 billion riyals. More than 90 million shares were traded, with more than 80,000 shares changing hands, with 171 companies posting gains, while 12 …
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