Dubai / WAM An agreement was signed between global trade enabler DP World and Indonesian government and port officials to advise on the development of the Kuala Tanjung greenfield port and logistics zone and Belawan port in North Sumatra. As part of a Technical Assistance Contract, DP World will share its expertise and experience in increasing efficiencies, training and development …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM ADCorp announced on Monday the launch of its operations in Abu Dhabi Global Market, making it the first Islamic financial institution located in ADGM. Making the announcement, Jassim Alseddiqi, Executive Chairman of ADCorp, said, “We are pleased with the launch of operations at ADCorp after having received the relevant regulatory approvals. We have a strong team …
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SHARJAH / WAM ‘Yalla Pickup’, a mobile application and web-based solution to order pickup trucks to move large consignments, has received a fresh lease of AED1 million in funding from its strategic partner ‘The Box’, provider of self-storage and transportation of goods services in the UAE. Catering to both businesses and individual customers, Yalla Pickup allows a smartphone, Android or …
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) has completed 33,149 issued and renewed licenses in Sharjah in the first half of 2017, according to the data released in its Licenses Annual Report of the year. According to a press statement, the report showed that the licenses renewed through the first half of the year reached 30,103, whereas May was …
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DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) assigned Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to create an electronic register to publicise related rights to ‘Mortgage of Movable Property’. Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Assistant Under-Secretary of International Financial Relations Sector at the ministry and Rashid Mahboob Misbah, Acting CEO of EDB, in Dubai signed an agreement to this effect. The collaboration aims …
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Bloomberg Oil steadied above $46 a barrel in New York after China’s economic growth in the second quarter slightly surpassed expectations, while OPEC’s commitment to supply curbs faltered. Futures were little changed in New York, after rising 5.2 percent last week. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with the 6.8 percent median estimate …
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Bloomberg Kuwait plans to raise oil-production capacity to as much as 4.75 million barrels a day after 2030 as the OPEC member builds refineries in Asia to process more of its crude, the head of state-run Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd. said. The Gulf country, which currently can pump up to 3.15 million barrels a day, has plans to increase capacity …
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Bloomberg Centrica Plc and Stadtwerke Muenchen GmbH agreed to combine assets to set up a new European exploration and production company and may sell shares in the venture after two years. The UK’s biggest energy supplier to homes will own 69 percent of the business and the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter, Centrica said in a …
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Bloomberg “This ain’t your daddy’s oil,†the commercial proclaims, cutting to shots of spray paint being made and a wall covered in fanciful graffiti. “Oil strikes a pose. Oil taps potential. Oil pumps life.†Oil, in short, is cool, the industry’s branding braintrust has declared. The 30-second spot rolled out this year is part of a broader American Petroleum Institute …
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Bloomberg China’s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, putting the nation on track to meet its growth target this year and giving backing to officials in their campaign to corral oncoming financial risk. Data showing that the world’s second-largest economy expanded 6.9 percent in the second quarter, matching the pace from the first three months, was released …
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