UAE

DUBAI, 21st December 2019 (WAM) H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has visited Mohamed Ahmed Al Murr, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation, at his home in Dubai. Sheikh …

ABU DHABI, 12th December, 2019 (WAM) Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, ADDH, announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle for the establishment of a local airline in Abu Dhabi in partnership with Wizz Air Holdings Plc. The new airline will be Wizz Air’s first airline established outside …

Dubai, December 14 / WAM The Federal Tax Authority called for the necessity to deal exclusively with the tax agents registered with the authority and be careful during registration and filing of tax returns. FTA emphasized that the printing offices are not authorized or accredited by the authority to perform …

ABU DHABI,14th December 2019 (WAM) Jubail Island Investment Company, JIIC, has awarded an AED80+ million infrastructure works contract for Jubail Island to Gulf Contractors Company, GCC. Works on the 18-month-long first infrastructure package have commenced on two of the six villages that are part of the AED5 billion project – …

RIYADH, 8th December, 2019 (WAM) A UAE delegation led by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance has participated in the G20 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ meeting on 6th and 7th December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is the second meeting held in Riyadh after …

SHARJAH, 7th December, 2019 (WAM) Twenty-nine action and result-oriented workshops touching upon a diverse range of topics, and which seek to promote women’s economic participation and advancement across sectors, will be amongst the key highlights of the second edition of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit, WEEGS, to be held …

Dubai, December 7 2019 WAM The Middle East Iron and Steel Conference discusses the global challenges facing the sector, in the presence of a group of regional experts specializing in iron and steel. Emirates Steel, the largest integrated iron factory in the UAE and affiliated to the General Holding Company …

DUBAI, 27th November, 2019 (WAM) The Ministry of Economy has launched a new plan to develop the National Programme to Support Young Innovative Companies to stimulate national entrepreneurship and increase the number of projects in line with the country’s innovation standards. The plan, developed by the National Programme for Small …

ABU DHABI, 27th November, 2019 (WAM) — The Federal Tax Authority, FTA, is finalising its preparations to implement Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2019 on Excise Goods, Excise Tax Rates, and the Methods of Calculating the Excise Price, which comes into force on Sunday, 1st December, 2019. The decision was …

ABU DHABI, 25th November, 2019 (WAM) Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, has given approval for Pattern Day Trader (short-term trading). The product is available for customers through brokerage firms licensed by ADX and the Securities and Commodities Authority, SCA, based on laws set by said authorities to protect investors. ADX …