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UAE to Set Up 1500-Km Freight, Rail System

The UAE is in process of developing the state-of the art 1500-kilometre long freight and passengers rail network in next eight years, a top official said.

The development of the Union Railway marks the beginning of an era of long-term investme

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Siemens wins $41m power supply order from UAE

Siemens Energy has received an order worth approximately EUR30 million ($41.28 million) from Dubai-based Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) as part of the latter’s power supply network expansion.

The order from the UAE covers the su

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UAE bourses up again as investors more confident

The Abu Dhabi and Dubai exchanges finished higher again yesterday, ending a week in which investor confidence seemed to improve markedly.

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) General Index climbed almost 4 per cent for the week and the Abu Dhabi Se

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UAE banks can absorb any shock: official

Banks in the UAE are strong enough to absorb any shock, including the impact of Dubai World’s debt restructuring, the director-general of the Finance Ministry said yesterday.

“The committee, which is headed by our minister, made sure that UAE b

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UAE govt ready to back Dubai

The United Arab Emirates pledged its support for Dubai yesterday but said the emirate had yet to ask for federal help, which analysts said would come reluctantly and with strings attached. The UAE finance minister said the federal government would support

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AXA records growth in property insurance in UAE

AXA Insurance Gulf saw growth in its commercial as well as personal property insurance premium in the UAE last year, compared to a year earlier, according to a top official of the company.

“In the UAE, the commercial property insurance premium

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UAE govt ready to back Dubai

The United Arab Emirates pledged its support for Dubai yesterday but said the emirate had yet to ask for federal help, which analysts said would come reluctantly and with strings attached. The UAE finance minister said the federal government would support

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AXA records growth in property insurance in UAE

AXA Insurance Gulf saw growth in its commercial as well as personal property insurance premium in the UAE last year, compared to a year earlier, according to a top official of the company.

“In the UAE, the commercial property insurance premium

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UAB calls for more bank mergers in UAE

The UAE Government should come out with schemes to encourage mergers in the banking system, Union of Arab Banks (UAB) Chairman Adnan Ahmed Yousif said yesterday.

The UAE has more than 50 banks but only one merger, between Emirates Bank Internat

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Adib largest net lender in UAE interbank market

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib), the oldest and the only listed Islamic bank from the capital, claims to be the largest net financier in the UAEs interbank market.

Talking to Emirates Business, Tirad Mahmoud, the banks Chief Executive Officer, sa

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