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ABU DHABI / WAM Khidmah, Aldar Properties’ wholly owned facilities management business, announced that it will be offering discounted disinfection and sanitisation services for homes and businesses across Abu Dhabi through the coming period. The discounted services are part of Aldar’s recently announced programmes worth AED100 million aimed at supporting its residents, tenants, customers and partners. Commenting on the announcement, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources (SDHR) announced that the government of Sharjah has fully implemented the remote work system for all employees from various departments across Sharjah, as part of the precautionary measures undertaken by the government to curb the spread of new coronavirus, Covid-19, and ensure the safety of all. Commenting on this, Dr. Tariq ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has said that its facilities, operations and production have not been affected by the coronaviru (Covid-19). In a statement on Sunday, the company said that its exploration and production facilities and operations in Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Egypt remain fully operational and production has not been affected by the pandemic. Natural gas makes up ...

DUBAI / WAM The Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Sunday held a remote meeting using video conferencing, led by Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, Chairman of the Committee, to discuss a draft federal law on public health comprising 38 articles, with the participation of relevant authorities. During the meeting, Al Yamahi stated that the ...

Bloomberg Singapore said it will bar all short-term visitors and limit foreign workers from entering to reduce the risk of imported cases of the coronavirus. The government will allow the entry or return of work-permit holders to those providing essential services in sectors such as health-care and transport, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs a ministerial task force to ...

Bloomberg India cancelled passenger trains and various states asked non-essential services to shut, as the world’s second-most populous country heads toward a complete lockdown to prevent the coronavirus from spreading locally. All except a bare minimum rail services will stop operating through March 31, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on Sunday, hours into a self-imposed curfew called ...

Bloomberg About a week into the month-long lockdown of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, businessmen are calling for a 281 billion peso ($5.52 billion) fiscal stimulus to soften the economic blow of the spreading coronavirus outbreak that has displaced millions of workers. More than 700 factories and 400 economic zones have been shut, while doctors are warning of a ...

Bloomberg India will set up a nearly 100-billion-rupee ($1.3 billion) fund to encourage companies to manufacture pharmaceutical ingredients domestically after supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic exposed the country’s dependence on China and raised the specter of drug shortages. The programme includes spending on infrastructure for drug manufacturing centers, and financial incentives of up to 20% of incremental ...

Bloomberg China’s mass deployment of medical aid to fight the coronavirus reached Africa as Ethiopia received its first shipment of supplies, including protective gear and test kits, for distribution across the continent from billionaire Jack Ma. The Horn of Africa nation received 5.4 million face masks, more than 1 million testing kits, 40,000 items of protective clothing and 60,000 sets ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s economy is set to grow at its slowest pace since the 2009 financial crisis as it struggles with a trio of troubles: coronavirus, oil-price crash and political upheaval. Analysts from Fitch Ratings to United Overseas Bank Ltd now expect Malaysia’s economy to grow about 2% this year. That compares with the government’s estimate that gross domestic product will ...