Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company reveals 45% boost to local economy in first six months of 2019
IDEX 2019
Latest in IDEX 2019
Abu Dhabi
Major events push Abu Dhabi hotel revenues up 16% in Q1
Latest figures reveal that events such as the AFC Asian Cup, Special Olympics World Games boost revenues for hotels in UAE capital
Abu Dhabi hotels
How Pope Francis boosted hotel rates in Abu Dhabi
Average daily rates and revenue per available room show significant increases during Pope’s historic visit in February
abu dhabi defence expo
Video: Inside the region’s largest defence exhibition
Last week, thousands of people from the world’s largest defence companies descended on Abu Dhabi for the 2019 edition of International Defence Exhibition and Conference, known as IDEX.
commercial security
UAE’s Tawazun invests $125m in Russian armoured car maker
Tawazun Economic Council says Aurus investment made through its recently launched Defence and Security Development Fund
Abu Dhabi
In pictures: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi continues tours of IDEX
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has visited several national and foreign pavilions in the IDEX 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Advanced Electronics Company
UAE’s Al Seer Marine signs deal to build unmanned boats for Saudi Arabia
Al Seer Marine inks strategic partnership agreement with Advanced Electronics Company to build unmanned surface vessels in Saudi Arabia
Defence and Security Development Fund
UAE fund signs $52.5m deal with defence technology firm
Defence and Security Development Fund of Tawazun Economic Council inks agreement with Halcon Systems
Abu Dhabi
UAE Armed Forces awards $1.33bn deals on IDEX, NAVDEX day 3
A total of 28 deals are awarded on the third day of the International Defence Exhibition and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition
Abu Dhabi
Tawazun fund buys 30% stake in UAE boat builder
Al Marakeb Boats Manufacturing to use funds to develop new multi-tasked armoured vessel
Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia’s SAMI to generate $10bn in revenue in 5 years
Saudi Arabian Military Industries CEO Andreas Schwer said that exports will account for 30 percent of total revenue by 2030
Dubai Crown Prince
In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed visits defence expo in Abu Dhabi
Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, tours the five-day defence exhibition, one of the biggest defence expos in the world at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s Calidus reports progress on fighting vehicle and light attack aircraft
The firm is developing its Wahash infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and B-250 light attack aircraft, the first of its kind to be manufactured in the UAE
Abu Dhabi
Raytheon wins $1.5bn deal for UAE missile launching system
Agreement with US defence firm is signed on the second day of the IDEX military exhibition in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
UAE Armed Forces signs $1.3bn worth of deals at IDEX
UAE firms were awarded 18 of the 33 deals signed
Abu Dhabi
US military hospital to be built in UAE
Lieutenant General Charles Hooper said the US would deploy medical military personnel in support of a facility ‘very similar’ to the one in Landstuhl – the biggest American hospital outside the US