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Upgradation of three metro stations 40% complete

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DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the upgrading of three stations on the Dubai Metro Red Line namely, Dubai Internet City, Damac Properties, and UAE Exchange has reached 40 percent. The improvement of stations along with the surrounding infrastructure aims to ...

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VP: UAE’s logistical system most sophisticated, efficient in region

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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has stated that the UAE has a logistical system that is the most sophisticated and efficient of its kind in the region, and it is not possible to maintain ”our logistical excellence without enhancing the quality of the ...

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Invest in Sharjah webinar explores prospects for Indian businesses

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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah FDI Office, Invest in Sharjah, an affiliate of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, organised an interactive business webinar via the Zoom platform to introduce emerging prospects and investment opportunities in competitive sectors to potential investors and businesses from across India, and to highlight the range of services and facilities offered by the various ...

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UAE sends 3rd medical aid plane to Kazakhstan

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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Saturday sent a third aid plane carrying 16.5 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to Kazakhstan. This aid will assist approximately 16,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus, bolstering the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. In light of the UAE’s keenness to strengthen and develop ...

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Tadweer collects 1.05m tons of waste in H1

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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it has collected 1,056,045.50 tons of waste from domestic, small commercial entities as well as farms through its contractors in the first half of 2020 from across various regions of Abu Dhabi. Collected through the companies contracted with Tadweer to provide waste collection and transportation services, this waste ...

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Argentina vies for holdout-free debt deal as deadline nears

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Bloomberg By almost every reckoning, Argentina’s $65 billion debt restructuring will be approved by a wide margin this weekend. But investors are on alert for the small risk that holdouts could make things complicated. While there’s little threat to the broad plan for most creditors to accept new bonds valued at an average of 55 cents on the dollar, some ...

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Trump announces cut to 2020 quota on steel imports from Brazil

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Bloomberg President Donald Trump is cutting the cap on allowable steel shipments from Brazil, citing a slump in the US market. In a proclamation, Trump amended a previous decision under so-called Section 232 national security powers to lower the cap on allowable imports. The limits were set in 2018 as part of a deal between the nations to avoid tariffs ...

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NYC commercial-property sales fall 54% in H1 2020

Bloomberg Commercial real estate deals in New York City have taken a major hit as the pandemic continues to roil the local economy. Investment sales totalled $10.5 billion in first half of 2020, down 54% from a year earlier and a record low since the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) began reporting the data in 2015. “We continue to ...

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Justin Trudeau’s deficit balloons as income support smashes records

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Bloomberg Canada’s budget deficit hit C$120.4 billion ($92 billion) in the three months through June, already more than double the largest yearly shortfall the country has ever run. Program expenses surged to C$167.9 billion, up 117% over the same time last year, as the government rolled out massive support for individuals and companies to mitigate the economic damage of the ...

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Uber gets boost in bid to keep London license

Bloomberg Regulators signalled they would take a neutral stance on a new London license for Uber Technologies, offering a route for the ride hailing firm to continue to operate in its biggest European market. The London transport authority plans to leave final decision to a judge, an attorney for Uber said. The decision essentially mirrors the process through which Uber ...

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