The Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs has issued a resolution to reconstitute the boards of Abu Dhabi wealth funds Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment arm, will be chaired by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the media office said in a statement on Thursday.
The other board members include Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed, chairman of Crown Prince Court; Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who will serve as managing director; Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Abdulhamid Saeed; and Saif Saeed Ghobash.
Mubadala, which is at the centre of the UAE's efforts to diversify its economy, manages more than $284 billion in assets globally.
In recent years, it has stepped up its investments in health care, technology, mobility, clean energy and life sciences as it expands its portfolio.
This month, it bought a 20 per cent stake in US insurance broker Truist Insurance Holdings for $1.95 billion along with private equity firm Stone Point Capital and other investors.
In July, Mubadala also led a $400 million investment round in Berlin-based digital insurance company Wefox to help it grow internationally.
The Supreme Council also issued a resolution to reconstitute the board of directors of Adia, which will be chaired by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, National Security Adviser, the media office said.
Its board members include Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed; Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, who will serve as managing director; Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed; Khalil Foulathi; Jassem Al Zaabi; and Hamad Al Suwaidi.
Adia, one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, makes investments across asset classes such as equities, fixed income, infrastructure, private equity and property.
In December, it launched its new innovation centre, starting operations with the announcement of a $100,000 research award that focuses on investment strategies.
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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021
Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.
The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.
These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.
“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.
“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.
“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.
“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”
Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.
There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.
“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.
“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.
“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”
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