ABU DHABI, 23rd November, 2020 (WAM) President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a decree overhauling foreign ownership rules of commercial companies, as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to ensure a conducive legislative environment and open up economy to all nationalities. The decree, which introduces …
Read More »Supreme Petroleum Council announces new oil discovery of 22 billion barrels of non-conventional, recoverable crude oil in Emirate of Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, 22nd November, 2020 (WAM) The Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) announced today the discovery of substantial recoverable unconventional oil resources located onshore, estimated at 22 billion stock tank barrels (STB), and an increase in conventional oil reserves of 2 billion STB in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The announcements …
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid praises G20 Riyadh Summit, stresses importance of global cooperation
DUBAI, 22nd November, 2020 (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai,participated in the concluding session of the G20 Riyadh Summit, organised virtually by Saudi Arabia under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz …
Read More »EGA delivers almost AED60 million in cost savings since start of year
ABU DHABI, 21st October, 2020 (WAM) Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA, today announced that its employee-led continuous improvement programmemes have delivered almost AED60 million in cost savings since the start of the year. Since January, EGA employees also submitted 18,400 ideas through the company’s suggestion scheme to solve operational, safety and …
Read More »Emirates Steel receives award from World Steel Association
ABU DHABI, 21st October, 2020 (WAM) Emirates Steel has announced it won the Safety Culture and Leadership Award 2020 by the World Steel Association, worldsteel, in recognition of its organisation-wide best-in-class health and safety protocols. Acknowledging industry excellence in safety and health since 2008, the award aims to highlight steel …
Read More »Obaid Humaid Al Tayer heads UAE delegation in Tel Aviv, signs four agreements
ABU DHABI, 20th October, 2020 (WAM) To establish frameworks for economic and investment cooperation, and facilitate trade between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, today headed the UAE delegation in the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv. The delegation included Abdullah …
Read More »UAE, US, Israel announce establishment of Abraham Fund
TEL AVIV, 20th October, 2020 (WAM) The United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Israel, have announced the establishment of the Abraham Fund, which fulfils a commitment made in the Abraham Accords. Through this fund, the UAE, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and Israel will mobilise more …
Read More »Emirati delegation visits Israel to discuss agricultural, investment cooperation
ABU DHABI, 19th October, 2020 (WAM) An Emirati delegation, led by Khadim Abdulla Aldarei, Co-Founder and the Vice Chairman of Al Dahra Holding, has visited Israel upon an invitation from Netafim, one of Israel’s leading companies in the field of innovative irrigation solutions and advanced agriculture, under the patronage of …
Read More »UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science Announces Targeted Research Areas for Fourth Cycle Projects
Abu Dhabi, October 14, 2020 The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) today announced the targeted research areas of the program’s fourth cycle, which will be open for proposal submissions in early 2021. These areas were selected by a team of international atmospheric research experts based on the …
Read More »General Budget Committee IN UAE holds its first meeting
Abu Dhabi 14 October 2020 WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, chaired the first meeting of the General Budget Committee, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential …
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