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Adipec closes with pledge to fast track energy transition
Arabian Post Staff ADIPEC 2023 closed with the global energy industry delivering a clear message that it is united in its commitment to decarbonise and to fast-track the energy transition, while continuing to meet global energy needs. The event achieved a...
DIFC announces Sustainable Finance Framework
Arabian Post Staff Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced its Sustainable Finance Framework, which sets out fundraising principles for investments in its environmental and social projects that enable sustainable business operations. ADVERTI...
12.3% jump in Abu Dhabi GDP for quarter II
The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has announced the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the second quarter of 2023, revealing a whopping 12.3% growth of non-oil economy, and a 3.5% increase in the total GDP compared to the same period in 202...
Emirates, Shell Aviation sign fuel deal
Arabian Post Staff Emirates announced an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai (DXB). ADVERTISEMENT The first SAF delivery under the agreement is expected to...
Aramco to enter global LNG business
Arabian Post Staff Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed definitive agreements to acquire a strategic minority stake in MidOcean Energy for $500 million. MidOcean Energy is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) c...
Dubai off-plan sales hit 12-year high
Arabian Post Staff Sales transactions in Dubai’s off-plan and secondary segments in Q3 2022 were the highest in 12 years, both in volume and value with 25,456 sales transactions worth AED 69.7 billion, according to Swiss luxury developer DHG Properties, w...
Ukraine war adds severity of denial of service attacks
Arabian Post Staff The Russia-Ukraine war and NATO bids have driven recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks growth, according to the findings of 1H2023 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report by Netscout Systems. Cybercriminals launched approximately...
$1b India, UAE, Poland fund launched
Arabian Post Staff A fund with an initial corpus of $1 billion, named ASI BNP QLV Fund, has been launched aiming to serve as a bridge connecting India, the UAE, and Poland. ADVERTISEMENT Those associated with the fund are Sheikh Ahmed Al Qassimi, a UK-Ind...
UNDP, MBRF launch pan-Arab re-skilling initiative
Arabian Post Staff The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) teamed up with the online learning platform, Coursera, to launch the FutureSkills4All initiative — a transformative progr...
Dnata wins Hainan Airlines job at Milan airport
Arabian Post Staff Airport Handling, a joint venture of leading global air and travel services provider dnata, has been awarded a multi-year contract by Hainan Airlines to manage its ground handling operations at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). ADVERTISEMEN...
Gulf Capital exits Metito investment
Arabian Post Staff Gulf Capital announced it has exited from its investment in Metito Holdings Ltd. after a 17-year partnership by leading the consortium that sold a majority stake in Metito to Alpha Dhabi Holding , one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE)...
Masdar decision on UK battery investments soon: CFO
Arabian Post Staff UAE’s state-owned renewable energy company Masdar will take final investment decisions later this year on the company’s first UK battery projects, CFO Niall Hannigan recently told S&P Global Commodity Insights in an interview. ADVER...
IMF commends Bahrain’s progress on digital money
Arabian Post Staff Bahrain has taken significant regulatory steps to create a favorable environment for fintech, including the introduction of a fintech unit at the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), a regulatory sandbox, and new regulations for the digitaliz...
Dubai leads in airport connectivity rankings
Arabian Post Staff Dubai Airport leads the preliminary direct connectivity ranking for 2023 in Middle East and Asia-Pacific, according to the Airport Connectivity Report, launched by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East (A...
DIFC insurance sector set for 20% growth
Arabian Post Staff Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) added a number of new insurance players in recent times, thereby strengthening Dubai’s position as a global hub for the insurance and reinsurance industry. The sector is on track for 20 per c...