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ADX and Al Ramz Capital have launched Round 4 of the Al Ramz Investment and Trading Competition (21 Sep–20 Oct 2026), offering Etihad Guest Miles and practical, live-market learning for investors.
ICBA and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development marked UN South‑South Cooperation Day as 207 farmers and agro‑entrepreneurs graduated in Nukus, translating climate‑resilient crops into marketable products.
Registration is open for Global Food Week 2026 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi (6–8 Oct), which includes the second Global Food Security Summit and a new B2C ‘Shop at the Show’ platform.
First Abu Dhabi Bank has been named number one in TIME and Statista’s inaugural Arabia’s Top Companies 2026, recognised for employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability.
Federal and Abu Dhabi-linked initiatives — from UAE GAP farm certification to an AED1 billion industrial fund and Abu Dhabi’s 185,000-tonne Al Taweelah recycling plant — aim to boost exports of national products.
Hanwha Finance has signed partnerships with ADIO and ADGM to develop tokenisation, stablecoins and cross‑border payment links, strengthening financial ties between the Republic of Korea and Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Chamber led a Seoul forum linking 55 Abu Dhabi and South Korean firms. Outcomes included a healthcare cooperation agreement and expanded prospects across AI, robotics and trade.
The CBUAE raised the Base Rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility by 25 bps to 3.90% effective 17 Sept 2026, following the US Fed, and kept borrowing at 50 bps above the Base Rate.
ADDED will host the inaugural Al Ain Future Business Forum on 23–24 September 2026 to advance investment, talent development and technology across strategic sectors in the Al Ain Region.
Organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) at ADNEC Centre Al Ain on 23-24 September 2026, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, the…