7th EPA board meeting reviews progress of 19 UAE publishers selected by their AED 1 million Covid-19 Emergency Fund

  • Date: 29-Sep-2020
  • Source: Business Live ME
  • Sector:Financial Markets
  • Country:UAE
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7th EPA board meeting reviews progress of 19 UAE publishers selected by their AED 1 million Covid-19 Emergency Fund

7th EPA board meeting reviews progress of 19 UAE publishers selected by their AED 1 million Covid-19 Emergency Fund

The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has confirmed that 19 publishing houses of a total of 40 applicants selected by their AED 1 million Emirates Publishers Emergency Fund have already shared progress reports on ways they have utilised their AED 356,551 allotment to revitalise their businesses impacted by the economic fallout of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

During the EPA's seventh board member meeting which was held recently, the association also shared that applications submitted by the remaining 21 publishers are currently under process.

EPA's AED1 million Emirates Publishers Emergency Fund was launched in June to support EPA members whose businesses were disrupted in the wake of the pandemic.

The board meeting was attended by senior EPA