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  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has announced the completion of the legal merger of Bank Audi Egypt, where all the bank’s assets in Egypt will accordingly operate under FAB’s newly introduced brand identity “FABMISR”. The legal merger and launch of FAB’s new brand in Egypt come after obtaining all required regulatory approvals, including the final ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Ewec, the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, has announced that production of desalinated water using low carbon-intensive reverse osmosis (RO) technology from the Taweelah RO facility has reached 50 percent capacity. Taweelah RO, connected to the Abu Dhabi network in December 2021, is now providing 100 million gallons per day of desalinated water, and will ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Nema Education, the academic arm of Nema Holding (formerly Abu Dhabi University Holding), has acquired 100% interest in Liwa College of Technology (formerly Emirates College of Technology). Liwa College of Technology joins several higher education institutions and professional training companies, including Abu Dhabi University (ADU), Knowledge Group (KG) and Khawarizmi International College (KIC), within Nema ...

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Group, announced on Monday that it has banned single-use plastics across its operations as well as in its head office, to align with the UAE’s vision of promoting an inclusive green economy. In March 2020, the Group announced that it will begin a phase-out of single-use plastics and today it has achieved a 100 percent ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has visited the water reservoir project Dewa is building in Hatta to review its progress. According to the project schedule, there is significant progress in the project’s work at 36.259% compared to the 32.6% target. The project has a capacity of 30 ...

  Bloomberg France’s financial sector is now the most popular destination in Europe for US backers, helping the country narrow the gap with the UK for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the industry. The country recorded a total of 60 FDI projects in finance last year — its highest in a decade, according to a survey by the professional services ...

  Bloomberg It’s been seven months since a consumer-facing firm last listed in London, and offerings look scarce for the rest of the year as a cost-of-living crisis rips through people’s wallets. Rampant inflation, already at a 40-year high and heading toward double digits, is heaping fresh misery on retailers after a torrid few years dominated by pandemic lockdowns. Add ...

  Bloomberg Alphabet Inc’s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, lawfirms representing the women said in a statement. In addition, an independent expert will analyse Google’s hiring practices and and independent labour economist will review the company’s pay equity studies, reports said. . The settlement couldn’t be confirmed on ...

  Dubai / WAM The Higher Committee of the Al Quoz Creative Zone Development Project held a meeting, presided over by HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai Council, to review the Project’s progress and achievements in its first year. As part of the ...

Bloomberg Saudi Telecom Co., the most profitable mobile operator in the Middle East, will increase its capital by 30 billion riyals ($8 billion) through the issuance of bonus shares. The stock rises. The company, which is controlled by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to issue 1.5 bonus shares for every existing share, through capitalising retained earnings, according to a ...