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  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG and other car markers risk violating European Union rules — and face more consumer claims — after the bloc’s top court said the use of IT meant to protect car components from damage at certain temperatures could be illegal. In a dispute stemming from the aftermath of the diesel scandal that roiled the German car giant, ...

  Bloomberg The Bank of France said the economy grew by about 0.25% in the second quarter, despite record inflation, the knock-on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing uncertainty about the outlook for business. According to the central bank’s assessment, which is based on a monthly survey of 8,500 firms, industrial activity was stable and the services advanced ...

  Bloomberg Argentines face the prospect of 90% inflation by year end after the economy minister’s exit triggered overnight price rises and the central bank comes under pressure to let the peso depreciate more rapidly. That would be the fastest pace since hyperinflation three decades ago, and the highest rate in the world outside Venezuela and Sudan, according to forecasts ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). During the meeting, which was held at Adnoc’s headquarters in Abu ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has exchanged, during a telephone call, Eid Al Adha greetings with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. The UAE President and King of Saudi Arabia exchanged their wishes for the two countries to flourish with continued ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has signed an agreement with Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation centre of Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare Services, to promote joint medical research and technological innovation. The agreement – signed in Abu Dhabi – will also support the Emirate’s goal of building a genomic research registry to optimise clinical ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, on Wednesday announced that the drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well located 150 kilometres offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia, has been completed with the discovery of a 390 foot gas column in high net to gross fine-grained sandstone reservoir. The exploration well, “Timpan-1”, is operated by Harbour ...

  Dubai / WAM A group of 16 companies managed to achieve three times more than the Emiratisation target approved by cabinet’s decision that was issued in May 2022 and entered into force in June 2022. These companies employed 1,166 UAE citizens within this short period. The firms will receive incentive packages from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation ...

Dubai / Gulf Time Dubai real estate market recorded 304 sales transactions worth AED735.85 million, in addition to 77 mortgage deals of AED263.54 million, and 12 gift deals amounting to AED24.3 million on Wednesday, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 282 villas and apartments worth AED651.17 million, and 22 land plots worth AED84.68 million, while ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that the people of the UAE, and striving to empower them, has always been and continues to be the nation’s top priority. “Ensuring our people have everything they need to live fulfilled, comfortable, and happy lives, remains the basis of all our future plans,” His ...