Bloomberg Tesla Inc delivered 308,600 vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter, smashing the previous record for the electric-car maker and setting a capstone on a year in which the company joined the exclusive $1 trillion market valuation club. The better-than-expected results posted Sunday pushed Tesla’s total sales for the year to more than 936,000, up about 87% over 2020’s ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports on Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the official opening of Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), celebrating its contributions to the remarkable ascension of Abu Dhabi as a centre for aviation, trade and tourism. “Abu Dhabi International Airport has connected the world to Abu Dhabi for 40 years and fuelled the emirate’s ...
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Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, approved the Government of Dubai’s general budget for the fiscal cycle of 2022-2024, with a total expenditure of AED181 billion. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed has also approved Law No. (28) for the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Public Prosecution on Sunday published a video on its social media accounts highlighting the potential penalties for spreading rumours and false news, in accordance with Federal Decree Law No. 34 of 2021 aimed at combatting the spread of rumours and fake news. The Public Prosecution pointed out that according to Article 52 of ...
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Bloomberg The European Union (EU) is planning to allow some natural-gas and nuclear energy projects to be classified as sustainable investments in a proposal that sparked immediate criticism from the Greens. The European Commission wants to give a temporary green label to gas projects that replace coal and emit no more than 270 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour, ...
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Bloomberg Kim Jong un urged North Korea to focus on easing food shortages and containing Covid, in a downbeat New Year’s policy assessment that suggested nuclear talks with the US were a low priority for the coming months. Kim laid out his 2022 agenda in remarks to ruling party cadres that were published by state media and appeared to ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Georgian Energy Development Fund (GEDF) to develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in the country, with a capacity of as much as 100 megawatts (MW). The project, which will be jointly developed with the GEDF, will be Georgia’s largest ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group has announced the signing of an agreement with China-based Shandong Port Group, to establish a Tyre Hub at Kizad for the storage and distribution of tyres. AD Ports Group will provide space for an upcoming 150,000 sqm facility in Kizad under its Industrial Cities and Free Zone Cluster. This will include warehouse ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced the early, full repayment of the project finance facilities extended by 13 export credit agencies and banks for the development of the company’s Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi. The project financing was extended to Emirates Aluminium, now an EGA subsidiary, for phase one of the project in ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group has announced the signing of an agreement with China-based Shandong Port Group, to establish a Tyre Hub at Kizad for the storage and distribution of tyres. AD Ports Group will provide space for an upcoming 150,000 sqm facility in Kizad under its Industrial Cities and Free Zone Cluster. This will include warehouse ...
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