Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) revealed that the UAE ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region on the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2022, issued by Economist Impact, compared to the third place in the region for the year 2021. According to the index, the UAE ranked first of ...
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Visa-free entry to Japan for Emiratis from November 1
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that UAE citizens who hold ordinary passports can travel to Japan without the need to obtain a prior visa. Holders of UAE passports can stay in Japan for up to 30 days each visit for the purpose of tourism or work, starting from November 1, without ...
Read More »Emirates to resume daily operations to Taipei
Dubai / Gulf Time Emirates’ Taipei-Dubai route is scheduled to go daily from November 6, following the conclusion of Taiwan’s reopening plan with the termination of its mandatory Covid-19 quarantine restrictions for arrivals. Operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft, Emirates’ flight EK366 from Dubai departs at 02:50hrs and arrives in Taipei at 14:45hrs. The return flight EK367 from Taipei ...
Read More »Sharjah to host 6th edition of Arab Publishers Conference
Sharjah / WAM In the presence of Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA); and representatives of the League of Arab States, the sixth edition of the Arab Publishers Conference will be hosted by Sharjah on November 2-3. The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) and the Arab Publishers Union are organising the sixth edition of the key ...
Read More »Adnec, WAM announce Innovate Stage ahead of Global Media Congress
Abu Dhabi / WAM Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Adnec group and Emirates News Agency (WAM) have announced that the Innovate Stage will take place this year as part of the inaugural Global Media Congress. The Innovate Stage will be a unique feature ...
Read More »Germany faces $85bn hit as labour shortages intensify
Bloomberg As Germany grapples with an energy crisis threatening its future as an industrial leader, an acute shortage of workers is compounding problems for manufacturers already struggling to stay competitive. The lack of qualified labour — brought on by an aging population and exacerbated by the pandemic — is starving manufacturers from Airbus SE to BMW AG to BASF ...
Read More »Double-digit inflation all set to return in UK
Bloomberg Double-digit inflation is set to return in the UK and linger through the end of this year despite the government’s effort to cap energy bills, a survey of economists shows. The findings gathered by Bloomberg also suggest the economy is now in a recession that will last until the second half of 2023 and that the Bank of ...
Read More »Vodafone plans $7 billion fiber venture with Altice in Germany
Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc will roll out fiber to the home in Germany in a deal with Altice Europe NV to share a $7 billion investment in its biggest market. The 50-50 fiber venture with French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice will build fiber optic lines to as many as 7 million homes in Germany, the companies said in a statement ...
Read More »Canada adds 21,000 jobs in tight market
Bloomberg Canadian employment grew in September for the first time in four months, but gains remained moderate in a sign the labour market continues to be near full capacity. The country added just over 21,000 jobs last month, with small gains in both full-time and part-time work, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. That’s in line with the median estimate ...
Read More »Intel plans thousands of job cuts
Bloomberg Intel Corp. is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, to cut costs and cope with a sputtering personal-computer market. The layoffs will be announced as early as this month, with the company planning to make the move around the same time as its third-quarter earnings report, said the people, who asked not to ...
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