Media IN ABU DHABI, 29th June, 2019 (WAM) – The UAE will host the World Investment Forum and Asia’s first E-commerce Week in 2020 in Abu Dhabi and will co-chair the 15th Ministerial Conference, UNCTAD, hosted by Barbados in the Caribbean the same year. The event will be hosted by …
Read More »UAE’s National Accreditation System Receives International Recognition
Media IN Abu Dhabi, 29th-06-2019 The Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS), in the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), has received international recognition from ILAC. All certificates of accreditation issued by the UAE National Accreditation System for testing laboratories and calibration laboratories in the UAE are recognized worldwide. Thus becoming …
Read More »UAE’s Etisalat first to launch a smartphone self-service vending machine to Abu Dhabi
Media IN ABU DHABI, 28th June, 2019 (WAM) Etisalat has launched a smartphone self-service vending machine that is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ for the UAE by partnering with ADNOC Distribution, the leading fuel distributor and convenience store operator in the UAE. The machine will allow customers 24/7 access and a five-minute turnaround …
Read More »UAE’s Central Bank gold reserve rose to AED1.147 bn in May
Media IN ABU DHABI, 28th June, 2019 (WAM) The value of the UAE Central Bank’s reserve of gold bars amounted to AED1.147 billion in May, 1.1 pc up from AED1.134 bn, by the end of 2018. The growth, is the highest in five months, comes in line with the recent …
Read More »AUH Department of Energy organises workshop on incident reporting regulations
Media IN Abu Dhabi: 28th-06-2019 The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) – the government entity in charge of ensuring the energy sector’s excellence and sustainability in the emirate – held an awareness workshop covering the major initiatives and the newly introduced amendments to the Incident Reporting Regulations. The workshop …
Read More »UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index rose by 0.4% in Q1-2019
Media IN ABU DHABI, 28th June, 2019 (WAM) The IHS UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) grew 0.4 percent to 55.1 in Q1-2019, as compared to Q4-2018, reflecting an improvement in business sentiments and the strength of the UAE economy. PMI is used as an indicator of economic activity. It is …
Read More »Environmentally friendly financing is an opportunity to turn the tide of climate change and bring economic benefits
Abu Dhabi 27-06-2019 The Minister of Climate Change and the Environment stressed that investments based on the concept of environmental friendliness and preservation are an important tool for dealing with climate change. He stressed that green financing is based on investment in financial products that support companies and projects committed …
Read More »AED 4.4 billion in Dubai property transactions in a week
Dubai, 27-06-2019 The real estate transactions in the Dubai Land Department this week have generated more than AED 4.4 billion. During the week, the department recorded 887 sales of AED 1.9 billion, of which 105 land sales were valued at AED 700 million and 782 sold for apartments and villas …
Read More »Emirates International Accreditation Center completes its first decade of international recognition
27 -06-2019 / WAM The Dubai International Center for Accreditation of the Dubai Municipality has, for the past 10 years, started its steps towards universality since it gained international recognition for its accreditation services from international accreditation organizations. Amina Ahmed, Executive Director of Emirates International Accreditation Center, said: “Accreditation is …
Read More »UAE- South Africa to bolster trade and economic relations
Media IN DUBAI, 27th June, 2019 (WAM) Etihad Credit Insurance, ECI, the UAE Federal Credit Insurance Company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, ECIC, the South African Export Credit Agency, to explore, strengthen and enhance the bilateral trade and economic relations between the two …
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