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Tight liquidity may force UAE bank NBAD to raise borrowing rates -CEO

Rising rates might also impact the bank’s third quarter earnings, the lender’s chief executive said

Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall plans world’s largest indoor snow-play park

The 125,000 sq ft attraction will include family-oriented activities and experiences such as sledging, zorbing and luge

Etihad Airways CEO sees more legal action in Air Berlin code-share dispute

The German government has said it will revoke approval for code-sharing by Etihad and Air Berlin on a number of routes which it says are not covered by the current bilateral air services deal

Planned stock market listings in Abu Dhabi held back by conditions

Low oil prices and regional turmoil are keeping volumes low on Abu Dhabi’s stock market

Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix set to sell-out all 60,000 tickets

Yas Marina Circuit says over 90 per cent of the tickets have already been sold for the event, which runs from November 27-29

Etihad to launch daily A380 services to Melbourne from 2016

Deploying the A380 will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 26 per cent to over 11,500 per week

Egypt’s Sisi to visit UAE, India and Bahrain

The Egyptian President will begin his trip on October 27 with a visit to Abu Dhabi, state news agency WAM said

Germany approves Etihad-Air Berlin code shares until Jan 15

Etihad owns 29.2 per cent of loss-making Air Berlin, which is currently working on a new restructuring plan

Abu Dhabi’s residential rents up 8% in Q3 2015

Rents for poor quality housing stock in Abu Dhabi have declined but rates for new units remained unchanged, a new report says

Abu Dhabi’s new financial freezone begins operations

Abu Dhabi Global Market will initially focus on sectors such as wealth management, asset management and private banking

Abu Dhabi court delivers final verdict on school bus death case

Three-year old Nizaha Ala’a suffocated to death after she fell asleep and remained locked inside a school bus in October 2014

UAE bank ADCB meets estimates with 18.3% Q3 net profit gain

The lender’s earnings were boosted by an 10 per cent year on year gain in net interest income, made from traditional banking operations

Abu Dhabi’s Al Noor Hospitals to merge with Mediclinic

Post the deal, Al Noor will be called Mediclinic International plc, a statement said

UAE, Germany plan talks over Air Berlin-Etihad code share

Air Berlin and Etihad are still awaiting approval for this winter’s flight schedule

Abu Dhabi rents rise as experts call for more affordable housing

Average apartment rents rose about 7 per cent year-on-year in Q3 while villa rentals were up 3 per cent

UAE’s Etihad Airways signs $700m IT deal with IBM

IBM will provide a global technology framework for Etihad and its partners, including setting up a cloud data centre in Abu Dhabi that will be developed and operated by it

UAE named world’s third strongest nation brand

A favourable tax regime, strong tourism credentials and low levels of crime have propelled the UAE forward in brand strength rankings

Aldar launches phase two sales at West Yas villa development

Abu Dhabi developer says sold 300 luxury villas within the project in first phase

Abu Dhabi’s IPIC to make interest payments on $3.5bn 1MDB debt

The interest payments which IPIC said on Thursday it would be paying are on bonds belonging to 1MDB Energy Limited And 1MDB Energy (Langat) Limited

Two Abu Dhabi TV journalists injured in Yemen

Both journalists are stable and have been flown to Abu Dhabi for further medical care, officials said

Al Noor Hospitals in merger talks with South Africa’s Mediclinic

The potential deal would involve the issue of new Al Noor shares and may be classified as a reverse takeover

UAE bank ADIB has no further capital plans – CEO

The official said the bank would grow by “mid-single-digits” in 2015 and its capital was sufficient for this level

Opening of Abu Dhabi’s Louvre pushed back to 2016

Officials did not give a reason for the delay in building work at the $650m project

Abu Dhabi’s TDIC appoints official from wealth fund ADIA as CEO

Sufian Hasan al-Marzooqi took charge as CEO of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Development Investment Co in mid-September

Abu Dhabi airport records highest ever passenger traffic in August

Passenger traffic rose 17.4 per cent year-on-year last month to reach over 2.25 million

Abu Dhabi’s Al Noor Hospitals Group buys Rochester Wellness

Post the deal, the listed firm is planning to open a new Rochester Wellness unit in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala reports 53.4% drop in first half net profit

Gains from financial investments failed to offset lower income from disposals and higher costs

UAE car rental firm Massar launches pay as you drive app

New smart car app, available on Android and iOS, lets drivers pay only for the number of kilometres they use

UAE retail chain LuLu expands into Indonesia, plans 15 outlets

The group plans to invest $300m in the first phase of expansion

Abu Dhabi Ports sees 41% growth between Jan-July 2015

More than 772,000 TEUs containers were handled in the first seven months of 2015