Abu Dhabi / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that it has completed the first phase of offering free internet service project in public buses in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first phase included 520 public buses in Abu Dhabi Emirate; 410 buses in Abu Dhabi City and ...
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Dubai / WAM Enoc Group won the coveted 2020 Energy Management Insight Award by Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum of 25 countries and the European Commission designed to promote sustainable policies and programmes to advance clean energy. Enoc Group was recognised for the implementation of ISO 50001, a global standard to better manage retail operations energy use from energy ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its road safety campaign, the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) stressed that being preoccupied while driving on the road poses a danger to other road users and could lead to serious traffic accidents. The ADP urged drivers to focus on road and pay attention to pedestrians and road signs in order to avoid accidents, ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution has trained 254 UAE national employees to take on leadership roles across its network of service stations. ‘Tomooh’ – meaning ambition in Arabic – is a customised frontline leadership programme developed in collaboration with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). Led by the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) – the ...
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Bloomberg Oil gained towards $43 a barrel as Laura was predicted to become a major hurricane, menacing crude production and refineries in the US Gulf. Futures in New York edged higher, though gains were outpaced by the global Brent benchmark. Tropical Storm Laura is expected to make landfall on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane with winds as strong as ...
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MADRID / WAM The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released on Tuesday a thematic brief on the impact the pandemic has had on tourism. Drawing on the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation, the lead author of the publication, it warns that as many as 100 million direct tourism jobs are at risk, and massive drop in export revenues from ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical global supply chain solutions provider, and portfolio company of Partners Group, announced on Monday the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of majority stake in the company by Kohlberg & Company, LLC (Kohlberg). Kohlberg is a leading private equity firm headquartered in Mount Kisco, New ...
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Bloomberg Oil edged higher as production was disrupted by two storms approaching the US Gulf Coast. Futures rose 0.8% in New York. Almost 58% of crude output, or more than 1 million barrels a day, in the Gulf of Mexico was closed as of midday. The storms Marco and Laura — the latter of which is forecast to become a ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Noor Takaful, an Islamic insurance entity, has entered a strategic partnership with Ajman Bank. The partnership will see the addition of an array of solutions to Ajman Bank’s portfolio, ensuring their customers’ genuine Takaful requirements are met. Customers that have financial commitments underway will now have access to a comprehensive range of Takaful savings solutions, such ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that it has been named for a second time ‘Global Aluminium Supplier of the Year’ by Maxion Wheels, the world’s leading manufacturer of steel and aluminium wheels for passenger, commercial, and specialty vehicles. Maxion Wheels has used EGA’s metal since 1995 and produces more than 55 million wheels annually, supplying virtually ...
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