Talks between U.S. and Taliban officials aimed at arranging peace negotiations in Afghanistan were set for a second day on Tuesday after discussions around the future of foreign forces and a possible six-month ceasefire, Taliban sources said.
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The Arab digital economy strategy, launched in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, aims to double the Arab world's GDP from $2.6 trillion to around $5 trillion within 10 years, a key digital adviser said on Monday.
All 22 Arab league members will gather in Tunisia (...)
Egypt's central bank says it will receive studies before the end of the month from Ernst & Young with the goal of launching an innovation support fund by 2019.
The studies will outline the investing mechanisms of the anticipated fund, said Ayman (...)
Digital economy industry in Egypt accounts for around 4 percent of its GDP, yet it is expected that the digital economy will contribute with 8 percent in its GDP within the upcoming years, former Communications Minister Atef Helmy said.
He made (...)
The second day of the First Arab Digital Economy Conference has kicked off in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The conference is held under the auspices of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE's (...)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the Arab Digital Economy Conference in Abu Dhabi, today under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces.
The forum will (...)
Ali Al-Khouri, advisor to The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) , during the Arab Digital Economy Conference that launched today in Abu Dhabi said that the Arab region has ripe opportunity to cooperate in the digital economy field.
He further (...)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the digital economy is playing an important role in achieving economic development through creating solid investment opportunities in various fields and sectors.
It also help in achieving the (...)
Egypt's central bank is studying issuing a digital currency, its sub governor Ayman Hussein said at conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
The central bank is conducting the feasibility studies in cooperation with a number of international financial (...)
The number of digital wallets issued by Egyptian banks rose to around 12 million, central bank sub governor said on Sunday.
The Egyptian banks' digital wallets are serving around 10.5 million clients across the country, Ayman Hussein said at the (...)
Digital economy industry in Egypt accounts for around 4 percent of its GDP, former Communications Minister Atef Helmy said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the digital economy sector's share in gross domestic product (GDP) of the United states, EU, and the UAE (...)
The first Arab Digital Economy Conference has launched Arab digital economy's strategy today under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces.
The first Arab (...)
The Central bank of Egypt has received requests from four banks to obtain a licence to establish a digital bank, Sub Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for Payment Systems and Information Technology, Ayman Hussein.
He made those comments on (...)
Egypt's central bank plans to launch a 1 billion Egyptian pound ($55.7 million) innovation support fund by 2019, its governor Tarek Amer said on Sunday.
The fund will invest in innovative projects in Egypt, Amer said at digital economy conference (...)
The Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, expressed his concerns over Australia's step to consider West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He added on Sunday that this step contradicts with international law, and the rights of (...)
With nine wins out of 11 since Santiago Solari replaced sacked coach Julen Lopetegui, Real Madrid should be full of optimism yet there was evident apathy from supporters and local media as they flew out to Abu Dhabi to defend their Club World Cup (...)
Egypt's central bank wants the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide technical support to quantify the country's informal sector, the bank's deputy governor Gamal Negm said.
"We are seeking support to quantify the informal (...)
In 2018, Egypt's two biggest festivals — the 40th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), and the second El Gouna Film Festival — paid more attention to financially and technically supporting film projects by aspiring filmmakers through new fund (...)
Egypt's blue-chip index continued to gain on Tuesday after enjoying its biggest one-day gain in two years in the last session, while Dubai recovered partially from five-year lows, lifted by gains in real estate shares.
The Egyptian index rose 1.5 (...)
Director Ahmed Fawzi Saleh managed to collect three different Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) prizes with his narrative debut, Poisonous Roses: Best Arab Film, Special Jury Award, UN Youth Fund Award. The film had been screened in several (...)
Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the annual one-day summit, which was overshadowed by the economic and diplomatic boycott of Doha since mid-2017 by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt over allegations Doha (...)
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The First Abu Dhabi Bank-Egypt signed an agreement with Egyptian Life Takaful Insurance Company (gig) to launch banking insurance products and services. Under this agreement, various options will be offered from the company's insurance products to (...)
The United States believes that the Yemen that emerges from civil war should not contain any Iranian-backed threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. State Department official told a conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
The United (...)
UN Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths was expected to start UN-backed talks to end the four-year long Yemeni war today in Sweden, with Ansarullah, representing the Iran-supported Houthis of Yemen, and representatives of the ruling regime of President (...)
