Distributed’s Future of Fiat Workshop, central bank executives sent smoke signals regarding CBDC pilot programs. Harvesh Seegolam, of the Bank of Mauritius, the world’s youngest central bank governor, …
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UAE can face challenges in post-Covid-19 phase
Governments will focus on adopting modern agricultural technologies and utilising renewable natural resources in food production.
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Dubai ‘sells’ lights on world’s tallest building to raise money for coronavirus relief
Burj Khalifa, has become a glowing charity donation box, raising money for food for United Arab Emirates residents …
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Watch: Mother and daughter, 5, reunited in Sharjah after 60 days apart
Sharjah : A five-year-old Syrian girl was reunited with her mother at Sharjah airport when a special flight from Syria landed in UAE. The girl, named Shaam, was stuck in Syria due to COVID-19 travel …
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Telegram Gives Up On Its Blockchain, Crypto Project
TON was the next big cryptocurrency project attached to one of the biggest messaging apps in the world — Telegram — run by Pavel Durov, the expat Russian holed up somewhere between the Caribbean and …
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SCAD Releases Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook 2020
In 2019 non-oil activities accounted for 59.2% of Abu Dhabi’s nominal GDP and the emirate’s real GDP grew by 1.5% YoY …
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells $4 bln in three-tranche bonds
Abu Dhabi’s state fund Mubadala sold $4 billion in three-tranche bonds on Tuesday, attracting orders worth nearly six times that amount, a document from one of the banks leading the issuance showed.
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ECI, Abu Dhabi Exports Office join forces to help UAE exporters
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) have announced a strategic alliance to help UAE exporters overcome the most pressing challenges they face in the current economic …
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Dubai turns world’s tallest building into donation box
Each of the tower’s 1.2 million lights can be bought for 10 dirhams ($2.7) to buy one meal. People can bid to claim the light at the very top. As the region’s tourism and business hub with the world’s …
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WATCH: Mother and daughter, 5, reunited after 60 days at Sharjah airport
The Sharjah resident thanked UAE authorities for flying her 5-year-old daughter back to the UAE after she was stuck in Syria due to flight restrictions imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19. The …
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UAE to build post COVID-19 economy on digital, announces two-phase recovery plan
COVID-19 created a situation where governments need to play “more active role” Dubai: The UAE has given the first indication of how it plans to shape the economy in a post-COVID-19 world – Go Big on …
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Sharjah building owners told to install smart fire detection system
The advisory comes after the 49-storey Abbco Tower in the emirate’s Al Nahda area was gutted in a massive blaze last week.
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Dubai business activity hit in April due to Covid-19
Employment conditions worsened again in Dubai at the start of the second quarter. This website uses cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this …
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Crypto Under Corona: From Venezuela to Liberland
How’s the global crypto community coping during the COVID-19 crisis? Jeff Wilser checks in with groups in seven locations.
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Health minister lauds UAE’s response to coronavirus crisis
This would serve the aspirations on the need to keep pace with rapid and evolving changes; strengthen the UAE’s development model and achieve the strategic goals of post COVID-19 era by the UAE …
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Turkey says UAE spreading chaos in Middle East
Turkey accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of bringing chaos to the Middle East through its interventions in Libya and Yemen, allegations which are likely to inflame tensions between the …
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Combating coronavirus: 1.5m Covid-19 tests carried out in UAE so far
The UAE has done 1.5 million Covid-19 tests so far, the health minister said on Tuesday. Elaborating on the country’s massive testing drive, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and …
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