United Arab Emirates (UAE) Current Affairs, GK & News

BRICS Bank admits UAE, Bangladesh, Uruguay as new members

September 3, 2021

New Development Bank (NDB) by BRICS group of nations has added United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh as the new members on September 2, 2021. Key Points This first batch of new members were added to the bank as part of its expansion drive. New Development Bank New Development Bank was Launched in 2015 by ..

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HOPE: UAE’s Mars Mission

February 10, 2021

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has put a probe called Hope in the orbit around the MARS. By doing so, UAE has become the fifth country to launch the spacecraft into the orbit of MARS after United States, Soviet Union, Europe and India. Highlights The spacecraft had left the Earth seven months ago. It then ..

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World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi

January 13, 2020

With 33,500 participants from 170 countries, the 2020 edition of the World Future Energy Summit begins in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi on Monday, 13th January 2020. The four-day annual Summit is the largest future energy and Sustainability event in the Middle East, which is dedicated to advancing future ..

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EU Adds 10 Countries to Tax Blacklist

March 13, 2019

The European Union has expanded its tax haven blacklist by including 10 countries. The list now has 15 countries. The list was first drawn up by EU in 2017 in the wake of several scandals, including the Panama Papers and LuxLeaks, that pushed the EU into doing more to fight tax evasion by multinationals and ..

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World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi

January 19, 2015

The World Future Energy Summit 2015 has begun in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is eight edition of the summit and will be four day event. It will provide platform to delegates including world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists from all over the world including India. Delegates will ..

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