DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline announced that it will resume four-weekly services to Orlando from June 2, further expanding its US network, and offering customers worldwide more travel choices and enhanced connectivity via Dubai. With addition of Orlando, Emirates will be serving over 60 weekly services to and from 11 US destinations including Boston, New York (JFK), Los Angeles, Chicago, ...

Dubai / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and the Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE federal export credit company partnered to shore up the export capabilities of the country’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, Acting CEO of Khalifa Fund and Massimo Falcioni, CEO of the ECI. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, on Tuesday launched the UAE National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The landmark launch is the first ...

Sharjah / WAM Arada announced the completion of a new tranche of apartment blocks at Aljada, the AED24 billion megaproject in Sharjah. The handover process for the first four Areej Apartments buildings, amounting to 255 units in total, has now begun as the Sharjah developer continues its aggressive delivery plan for 2021. Located in the first phase of the Aljada ...

Dubai / WAM Reed Exhibitions Middle East, organisers of the Airport Show, the world’s leading airport industry B2B platform, has rescheduled the event’s 20th edition in Dubai for three days from May 24 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The 2021 show is planned to be held across 11,000 square metres of exhibition space with exhibitors and participants from ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline announced that it will resume four-weekly services to Orlando from June 2, further expanding its US network, and offering customers worldwide more travel choices and enhanced connectivity via Dubai. With addition of Orlando, Emirates will be serving over 60 weekly services to and from 11 US destinations including Boston, New York (JFK), Los Angeles, Chicago, ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), an energy services company and a subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has signed an agreement to retrofit buildings at DP World, UAE Region’s purpose-built maritime centre, Dubai Maritime City’s (DMC) facilities. The agreement is part of the cooperation and strategic partnership between the two organisations in sustainability and ...

Bloomberg China is strengthening efforts to clean up one of the dirtiest corners of its economy, and now plans for its mammoth steel industry to reach peak emissions within four years. The nation aims to hit peak carbon emissions before 2025, and reduce them by 30% by 2030, according to a WeChat post by the China Metallurgical Industry Planning and ...

Bloomberg ProLogium Technology Co., the Taiwanese solid-state battery maker, is considering going public later this year, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company is holding talks with potential advisers about options including listing in the US through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information ...

Bloomberg The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is seeking to establish a framework for green investments in the region that could be worth as much as $3 trillion. The countries set up the Asean Taxonomy board this week, which will develop and maintain a set of categories and definitions to guide its members on sustainable economic activities, according to ...