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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) has directed major stores in Abu Dhabi to dedicate prominent spaces to display local agri-products, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of Adafsa. The move, taken in coordination with Adafsa’s strategic partners from ...

NEW YORK / WAM During an open debate of the UN Security Council on strengthening working methods of the body, the UAE discussed how the functioning of the Security Council can be improved during both the current extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 Pandemic as well as in its normal proceedings. “The coronavirus has thrown a curveball at the Security Council. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Design District (d3) has joined the Arab Fashion Council on #AThread4Cause to combat Covid-19, with seven partners poised to create thousands of protection gowns and surgical face masks for frontline medical workers. Dubai’s beating heart of creative design, home to more than 9,000 people and 385 companies, has pledged its support to #AThread4Cause – a ...

Dubai / WAM In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD& CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) chaired the first meeting, held remotely, with Dewa’s higher management team, to discuss the post-Covid-19 era. The meeting was attended ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced the 2019 results of a community awareness survey on proper waste handling and pest control practices. Conducted in partnership with Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) the survey used the stratified sample method and personal interviews with 2760 UAE citizens and residents from both genders and age groups across Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane carrying seven metric tons of medical supplies to Albania. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Mohamed Meer Alraeesi, UAE Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, stated: ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), on Saturday announced that Ejadah, a leading asset management company in Dubai, has been contracted to manage all infrastructure maintenance works across the integrated community. Ejadah’s services include the maintenance and repair of DSO’s sewerage network, irrigation network, storm network, and their respective ...

Bloomberg The House passed a $3 trillion Democratic economic stimulus bill that Republicans and President Donald Trump have already rejected and isn’t likely to trigger bipartisan negotiations any time soon. The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $1,200 checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...

Bloomberg Argentina’s largest creditors sent Alberto Fernandez’s government new counteroffers in an effort to reach a $65 billion restructuring deal in the coming week. A bondholder group that includes BlackRock Inc., Ashmore Group Plc and Fidelity Investments submitted one of the proposals according to people with knowledge of the matter. Another joint plan was presented in separate statements, one by ...

Bloomberg Italy needs to sell more debt and next week it will target the public, in what may amount to a vote on Rome’s handling of the economic crisis. A four-day auction of inflation-linked bonds aimed primarily at the retail market will begin on Monday, as the government seeks to build on the success of recent sales to institutional investors. ...