In line with our efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19, and to ensure the health and safety of banks’ and financial institution’s employees and customers, the Central Bank of the UAE, CBUAE, and UAE Banks Federation, UBF, clarified prioritising working remotely for the majority of the workforce in banks, financial institutions and exchange
In partnership with all competent authorities and in line with the directives of the UAE leadership, the National Ambulance has confirmed its full readiness to address the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement today, National Ambulance said it has taken all the steps necessary to effectively deal with the pandemic and ensure that
The Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, have announced exemption of labourers whose work permits have expired from the medical tests. Work permits and residence visas will be issued and renewed automatically for labourers employed by companies and support service staff such as domestic workers as part
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) is ensuring that the studies of the healthcare leaders of tomorrow continue apace during the COVID-19 outbreak amid the directions for students to be off-campus until 4 April, with the implementation of a comprehensive digital education program. ‘The Smart Learning Hub’ is an all-inclusive solution
Over the past three years, the UAE’s banking sector has expanded, and now it provides 98 percent of its services to customers electronically, enabling them to achieve their transactions safely online. Studies performed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, FCSA, highlighted an increase in the number of users of digital banking services to 90
The Ministry of Interior said today that wearing masks is a necessity only for individuals suffering from chronic diseases and those with flu symptoms rather than the rest of other segments of society, according to the guidelines of the World Health Organisation. This was announced by the Ministry further to its earlier circular on the
At Etisalat’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, shareholders have backed the board’s recommendation to pay full-year 2019 dividends of 80 fils per share. Etisalat Group consolidated revenues reached AED 52.2 billion while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty reached AED 8.7 billion an increase of 1% compared to
