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Bloomberg Italy’s population shrank in 2020 by the most in over 100 years, as measured by the number of births minus deaths, with the coronavirus pandemic amplifying a trend that’s been underway since 2007, according to a report released by Istat. The number of deaths outnumbered births by 342 thousand, the most since 1918. The overall population fell by 384 ...

Bloomberg Germany’s Finance Ministry gave explicit backing in 2019 to financial regulator BaFin’s controversial approach to fraud accusations at Wirecard AG, raising questions about its role in one of the biggest corporate scandals in recent history. In a March 2019 phone call, Deputy Finance Minister Joerg Kukies gave the head of BaFin, Felix Hufeld, broad support for his efforts to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa group), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the region, announced on Wednesday its 2030 vision for sustainable and profitable growth. The strategic plan places at its core the global acceleration of the energy transition, and Taqa’s ambition to become a champion for low carbon power and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a few days, the Islamic world will begin the Holy Month of Ramadan, which will take place for the second consecutive year amidst the extraordinary conditions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the growing level of knowledge and awareness of the virus, the special nature of the Holy Month requires reiterating the importance of having ...

DUBAI / WAM A total of 1,131 real estate and property transactions valued at AED3 billion were registered during the week ending March 24. As many as 115 plots were sold for AED548.96 million, 721 apartments and villas were sold for AED1.25 billion. The top three transactions were a land in Palm Jumeirah sold for AED55 million, followed by a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, one of the world’s leading sovereign investors, and the Department for International Trade and the Prime Minister’s Office’s recently-established UK Office for Investment (OfI), on Wednesday signed a long-term investment agreement. This is the first agreement of its kind for the UK and the Office for Investment and will deepen existing ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Wednesday announced its successful participation at the 5G Mena 2021 Digital Symposium headlining eminent speakers sharing insights on the transforming communication landscape and immense opportunities in the 5G landscape. The digital symposium took place virtually bringing together telecom representatives, operators, manufacturers and regulators in an effort to address all the stakeholders of the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Wednesday announced its successful participation at the 5G Mena 2021 Digital Symposium headlining eminent speakers sharing insights on the transforming communication landscape and immense opportunities in the 5G landscape. The digital symposium took place virtually bringing together telecom representatives, operators, manufacturers and regulators in an effort to address all the stakeholders of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates is mourning the death of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who passed away on Wednesday aged 76. HH Sheikh Hamdan witnessed all stages of the UAE’s journey and tremendously contributed to the national development drive. He was one of the country’s leaders and participated in its renaissance and in designing ...

DUBAI / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, has said that Expo 2020 Dubai and its employees offer their sincere condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and the Ruling Family, on the sad ...