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Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), on Wednesday announced the start-up of Al Taweelah alumina refinery, a strategic growth project that expands the industrial giant’s business upstream in the aluminium value chain. Alumina is the feedstock for aluminium smelters and is refined from bauxite ore. Once full ramp-up is achieved, Al Taweelah alumina refinery is expected to produce some ...

DUBAI / WAM The design of the Chinese Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai was unveiled on Wednesday in Dubai, in the presence of Ambassador Ni Jian of the People’s Republic of China in the UAE, Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director, Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau and Zhang Yi, Deputy Secretary-General of China Chamber of International Commerce. Among other attendees were more ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Geographic on Wednesday announced a four-year partnership with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), to document the UAE’s journey into space. In a four-part documentary series, National Geographic (NatGeo) will present to the world the UAE’s rise into space, its achievements and ambitions. The series is set to capture the essence of why and ...

PANAMA CITY / WAM Trade flows between GCC countries and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reached $16.3 billion in 2018, while the UAE remained a top trading partner in the Gulf region for LAC countries, according to a new report conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in cooperation with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The report, entitled ...

SHABWA / WAM The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), provided 40 tonnes of basic food aid to underprivileged people in Al Hajar District, Shabwa Governorate, as part of the second phase of its food aid campaign, under the framework of the UAE’s humanitarian and relief efforts in Yemen. The ERC team distributed 500 food parcels to 2,950 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is partnering with Canadian company Enbala to build the region’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP). A VPP is a smart network of distributed, small and medium scale generation units such as solar photovoltaic, battery storage and flexible loads. The aim is to increase the visibility of distributed energy resources (DER), and maximise their value ...

PANAMA CITY / WAM At the third Global Business Forum (GBF), on Latin America, which began in Panama City, Government officials and business leaders from the UAE and the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), region, vowed to improve bilateral ties and expand economic cooperation. Organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE capital will host the second edition of the Festival of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) from April 24-27. The festival, which is held under the theme, ‘One Nation Unified by Benevolent Cooperation, Justice and Tolerance’, aims to emphasise the message and teachings of Islam in bringing ...

Bloomberg US and Chinese negotiators are discussing adding a concession on cloud computing to their trade agreement that would give foreign companies greater access to the $12 billion Chinese market, people familiar with the talks said. Chinese officials called a meeting this week with representatives of companies including Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc to talk about the proposal ...

Bloomberg India’s top court will review fresh evidence in the multi-billion dollar purchase of French warplanes, a potential setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day before the start of national elections. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Supreme Court will further hear petitions alleging corruption in a deal to buy 36 Rafale ...