Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended on Tuesday the Dubai Forum for Government Best Practices 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Abdullah Mohammad Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Dubai Executive Council, welcomed a packed lecture hall to the signature event. Lt. General ...
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ADNOC academy to train 350 engineers, technicians per year
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), on Tuesday announced the revamp of the ADNOC Technical Institute, which has been launched as the ADNOC Technical Academy (ATA), reinforcing the company’s commitment to investing in, and cultivating, young Emiratis’ professional development and building the next generation of ADNOC technicians and operators. As part of ATA’s revamp, over the ...
Read More »FCCI seeks to build trade relations with EU
Fujairah / WAM The Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), and the European Union Mission in the UAE, have discussed the economic and trade relations between the UAE in general, and the emirate in particular, with EU countries. The parties also covered ways to promote ties between Fujairah’s entrepreneurs and their counterparts in the EU. Discussions took place during ...
Read More »3rd ‘future mobility’ conference kicks off
Dubai / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, inaugurated the third International Conference on Future Mobility in Dubai on Tuesday. Around 350 representatives of global, regional, Gulf and local governments, as well as experts in environment, energy, technology, communications, research and legislation, are participating in the conference, organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA). ...
Read More »ADFD, MoFAIC hold meet on ‘foreign aid strategy’
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, hosted a high-profile delegation from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), to coordinate efforts in achieving the objectives of the UAE Foreign Aid Strategy, 2017-2021. The opening session was chaired by Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the ADFD, ...
Read More »Oilpatch dealmakers agree to pay more amid M&A slump
Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp.’s deal in January for a swath of Permian Basin drilling real estate came with a sweetener for the sellers. The heirs of oil tycoon Perry Bass will get $1 billion in cash by 2032 — if drilling goes well for Exxon. That payout would be on top of the $5.6 billion in Exxon shares the Bass ...
Read More »$6 billion windfall for oil refiners hits ‘IRS roadblock’
Bloomberg An obscure gasoline additive could lead to a windfall of more than $6 billion for struggling US oil refiners. There’s just one hurdle: the Internal Revenue Service. Fuel makers are examining whether their occasional use of butane — a liquefied petroleum gas — qualifies for a big tax credit under a now-expired law that was intended to promote the ...
Read More »Sunrun surges as analyst predicts positive cash flow
Bloomberg Sunrun Inc., the San Francisco-based residential-solar company, surged the most in 10 weeks after Bank of America Corp. said the company expects to be cash-flow positive by year-end. Sunrun gained 6.9 percent to $6.04 at 11:07 a.m. in New York, the most intraday since Aug. 24. The company is expanding into new markets and shifting its financing models so ...
Read More »Tanzanian Helium discovery may be double initial estimate
Bloomberg Helium resources discovered in Tanzania last year may be almost twice as large as first thought, helping address possible future shortages of the gas used in medical scanners and nuclear energy when production begins, possibly as early as 2020, the exploration company said. Researchers working with Lisbon-based Helium One Ltd. calculated the Rukwa gas field in southwestern Tanzania could ...
Read More »Apple supplier to plan India expansion in iPhone push
Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s primary iPhone assembler in India is scouting for about 100 acres of land in Bangalore to expand its facilities for the world’s most valuable company, according to people familiar with the matter said. Wistron Corp. executives toured the city last week and have shortlisted a few parcels including one plot close to the airport, said the people, ...
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