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Bloomberg The UK government signed freight contracts worth as much as 87 million pounds ($110 million) to help ensure supplies of vital medicines amid concerns about post-Brexit disruptions. The contracts will be fulfilled by Brittany Ferries, DFDS A/S, P&O and Stena Line Travel Group AB, and will be provided across 13 routes, according to an emailed statement from the Department ...

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is weighing options for its Lamborghini supercar brand, as the German manufacturer moves ahead with an overhaul aimed at more than doubling its market value and getting ahead of an expected industry shakeout, according to people familiar with the matter. The options VW is mulling include a sale or stock listing, said the people, who asked not ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Arab World and 25th globally in the Global Competitiveness Report, 2019, released by the World Economic Forum, Davos, on Wednesday. According to the report, which assesses the competitiveness landscape of 141 economies, providing unique insight into the drivers of economic growth, the UAE gained two positions since the last edition. The ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), is creating new opportunities for partnerships and investments as it pursues a balanced smart growth strategy and drives responsible production to reliably meet the world’s growing energy demand, according to Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Adnoc Group CEO. Speaking in London at the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A total of 100 conservation projects for endangered species of plants and wildlife in Madagascar received grants from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, attendees at a special talk on conservation in the island were told at a meeting at capital’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club – UAE. Overall, the Fund has now given a total of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai almost doubled its foreign trade value in IT and telecom industry over the past decade, recording a growth of 97 percent from AED117 billion in 2009 to AED231 billion ($62.8 billion) in 2018, according to statistics released by Dubai Customs, in conjunction with Gitex Technology Week 2019. In H1-2019, trade in IT and telecoms went up ...

DUBAI / WAM Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Anna Hallberg, performed a tree planting ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday, officially marking the beginning of the construction of the Swedish pavilion, ‘The Forest’. Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, joined the Swedish minister at the ceremony. Tree planting resonates with the ambition to build the ...

Dubai / WAM The Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (Adda), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Orange Business Services to accelerate the digital transformation of the Abu Dhabi government. According to the agreement, Orange Business Services will work in close coordination with Adda in the development of a co-innovation programme to explore new value-added services for the Authority, with the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has marked the first year of its ambitious digitalisation programme, which went live with iCargo in October 2018, by reiterating its commitment to enhancing customer experiences with a pipeline of further programmes and initiatives. Etihad Cargo implemented a full overhaul of its booking processes and platforms ...

Moscow / WAM First Emirati astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori made his first media appearance after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in a joint press conference with the Russian astronaut, Aleksey Ovchinin at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Stars City, Moscow, Russia. The press conference shed light on Al Mansoori’s space mission. The Mohammed bin Rashid ...