Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy received 500 commercial complaints during 2020, a decrease of 35% compared to the previous year. The CCCP also received 609 business enquiries, thus taking the total transactions business protection transactions handled in 2020 to 1,109. All commercial complaints and business inquiries received in 2020 came through ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), stated that the UAE is continuing to achieve sustainable development and ensure the positive transformation of the energy sector, locally, regionally and globally. “This is reflected by the numerous local and regional achievements accomplished by the UAE, which is the first Arab country to operate a peaceful ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded the Diamond status in the inaugural ‘APEX Health Safety, powered by SimpliFlying’ audit, for their efforts in ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitisation. The award aims to help re-build confidence in air travel by creating a global standard for health and safety measures. ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has been awarded the British Safety Council’s Sword of Honour, in recognition of organisation’s dedication to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its workforce. Expo 2020 is one of 66 organisations from across the globe to achieve the prestigious accolade in 2020. The British Safety Council is one of the world’s leading health ...

This wasn’t the start to the New Year Boris Johnson envisaged. Just weeks after beating the western world to approving the first vaccine against Sars-Cov-2 and launching a massive inoculation campaign, the Prime Minister was left to solemnly declare that the UK is facing a “perilous” moment. His warnings are reminiscent of the first lockdown when Britons were told they ...

Just because something is unlikely doesn’t mean it’s not worth worrying about it. A sudden return of inflation after years of weak price pressures fits right into this category. The euro zone is particularly exposed to a sudden return of inflation. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) loose monetary policy has played an essential role in preserving financial stability in the ...

Facebook Inc has long defended its lackadaisical approach to misinformation by saying that if it imposed stricter conditions, such content would proliferate elsewhere anyway. Far better to monitor conversation itself … or something. But pushing false information and incitement to violence to the darker recesses of the web would be better. Facebook’s line of reasoning has long seemed disingenuous, not ...

Big Oil faces that old political dilemma. You know the one. On the one hand, the industry’s chosen party has its back on regulation and climate policy. On the other, the same party also tried to overturn the result of a democratic election in favour of a president who encouraged a mob to attack the Capitol, thereby endangering our whole ...

Bloomberg Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, the Canadian convenience-store operator that owns the Circle K chain, is exploring a takeover of French grocer Carrefour SA, a deal that would create a trans-Atlantic retail giant. Couche-Tard said it has started “exploratory discussions” on a friendly deal with Carrefour, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. There’s no certainty the talks will lead to a ...

Bloomberg British Airways Plc faces the largest privacy class-action lawsuit in UK history over its 2018 customer data breach. More than 16,000 victims have now joined a case seeking compensation from the airline. They could claim 2,000 pounds ($2,724) each, according to PGMBM, the law firm representing the claimants. “We trust companies like British Airways with our personal information and ...