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Bloomberg Four years ago, General Electric Co made a commitment to win France’s approval to buy Alstom SA’s energy business: it would create jobs or pay a hefty fine. The Boston-based company pledged it would add 1,000 positions in France by end-2018, failing which it would pay the French government a fine of 50,000 euros ($57,000) for every job not ...

Bloomberg Strong processing profits probably kept cocoa processing at high rates in Europe and Nor-th America, according to a Bloomberg survey. Grinding in Europe, the top-consuming region, likely rose 2 percent in the fourth quarter to the highest for that period going back to 2001, the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 14 traders, brokers, processors and analysts showed. ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is forecast to achieve an average real GDP growth rate of 3.8% between 2019 and 2023, supported by an increase in investment flows and private consumption, according to new analysis from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The findings of the analysis, based on the Dubai Chamber UAE Macroeconomic Model, were revealed during a business ...

DUBAI / WAM During its meeting at the headquarters of the Federal National Council (FNC), General Secretariat in Dubai, the FNC Technical, Energy, and Mineral Resources Affairs Committee, chaired by Mohammed Ali Al Kamali, Chairman of the Committee, continued discussing a draft law on regulating the space sector, which includes 55 articles. Al Kamali said the committee discussed the law ...

Abu Dhabi / emirates business Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) have signed an AED1.6 billion ($440 million) loan facility agreement. The agreement will provide ADNH with the financing capability to acquire a number of Dubai-based hotels. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Sultan Suroor Al Dhaheri, Vice Chairman of ADNH and André ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, on Monday met with Christopher Pyne, Australian Minister for Defence. During the meeting, Al Bowardi hailed the distinguished relations between the UAE and Australia which are witnessing progress in all sectors. The two sides also discussed a number of issues of mutual interest and ways ...

Bloomberg Etihad Airways PJSC has agreed to lead a rescue of cash-strapped Jet Airways India Ltd in a move that will see the Abu Dhabi-based carrier double its stake to 49 percent, according to television reports. Etihad is in talks to lift its holding from the current 24 percent, India’s BTVI channel reported, citing unidentified people familiar with matter. CNBC-TV18 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Energy (DoE) launched the ‘Abu Dhabi Integrated Energy Model’ on Monday, at an event coinciding with the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019, to provide a roadmap for the energy sector in the upcoming period, in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. Bearing the theme, ‘Energy: A Power that Shapes the Future’, the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s investments in renewable energy have reached AED8 billion, reflecting positively on the sustainability of the sector for future generations, said Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of the Department of Energy. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Marar said, “The emirate’s investments in the clean energy sector will witness significant growth this ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, alongside leaders and representatives from the winners’ countries, presented awards to the 10 winners ...