The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Finance, hosted the UAE-Russia Strategic Financial Dialogue in Abu Dhabi today. The forum aimed to strengthen cooperation across various financial and economic sectors of mutual interest and to discuss best practices in budget preparation, public-private partnerships, and tax cooperation. From the UAE side, the forum was
Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the MENA region, has announced a collaboration between its business banking arm and NEO PAY, the UAE’s fast-growing digital payments leader,to launch its Point-of-Sale (PoS) lending solution, tailored for NEO PAY’s SME merchants in the UAE. This initiative will pave way for merchants to meet both their
The United Arab Emirates has expanded its visa-on-arrival programme for Indian nationals to include those with valid visas, residence permits or Green Cards from six new countries. Starting 13th February 2025, Indian citizens holding ordinary passports and valid visas, residence permits, or Green Cards from the following new countries; Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New
His Excellency Younis Haji AlKhoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, stressed that winning the first edition of the Zero Government Bureaucracy Award in ‘Engaging People’ category is yet another significant achievement that reflects the ministry’s steadfast commitment to promoting effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders across various sectors. AlKhoori noted that the recognition received by
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) participated in the 12th session of the World Government Summit 2025, held in Dubai under the theme “Shaping Future Governments.” The summit brought together government leaders, ministers, senior officials, global experts, decision-makers, and specialists in financial, economic, and social affairs from around the world. As a global platform, the
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) posted an annual hike of 49.10% in net profit to AED 2.48 billion ($675mln) during 2024, compared to AED 1.66 billion. Revenues increased by 7.30% to AED 14.63 billion at the end of December 2024 from AED 13.63 billion, according to the financial results. Basic and diluted earnings per share
The hosts UAE continued to excel at the ongoing 16th Fazza Para Athletics Grand Pris – Dubai 2025 claiming two more gold besides other medals on the second day of competitions here. Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games bronze medallist Thekra Alkaabi hurled the wooden club to a distance of 20.06 metres for the gold medal in
