Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital (Al Jalila Children’s) have signed an affiliation agreement, in presence of Dr Abdulla Al Khayat, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Amer Sharif, MBRU’s Vice Chancellor, Dr Mohamed Al Awadhi, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Operating Officer, and Professor Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, ...
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Abu Dhabi Municipality to bolster cooperation with partners
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), launched ‘Initiate 360’ aimed to bolster cooperation with partners as regards the implementation of Abu Dhabi Safety and Occupational Health System and ensuring the compliance with the required stipulations and standards at building and construction sites. This initiative is an episode of elective compliance and self-monitoring on the part of ...
Read More »Norway poised to battle with giants in German gas market
Bloomberg After supplying Europe’s biggest economy with natural gas for more than four decades, Norway is preparing to defend its share as the world’s biggest producers all vie for a larger slice of the $21 billion market. Russia began building a second giant pipeline to Germany and US President Donald Trump is turning up the rhetoric in an attempt to ...
Read More »Brent hits $80 for first time since May
Bloomberg Crude climbed to $80 a barrel in London for the first time since May amid signs that global supplies are shrinking. Brent futures rose as much as 1.4 percent on Wednesday, while the US crude benchmark added as much as 2.9 percent. US efforts to isolate Iran have disrupted shipments from OPEC’s No. 3 supplier at the same time ...
Read More »Flynas plans soon to hire Saudi Arabian female co-pilots
Bloomberg Flynas said it will soon start recruiting Saudi women to work as co-pilots. The Riyadh-based airline said it will be the first among Saudi carriers to recruit women in senior positions. The move aims to enable Saudi women to have a greater role in supporting the kingdom’s economy, CEO Bandar Almohanna said. Under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi ...
Read More »California smart-grid designer raises $32 million in financing
Bloomberg AutoGrid Systems Inc., a California company developing software to manage power on the grid, said it closed a $32 million round of financing as it expands in North America, Asia and Europe. The Series D round included new investors CLP Holdings, Germany utility Innogy SE, Danish renewable power developer Orsted A/S and power producer Tenaska, according to a statement ...
Read More »China’s NIO tests investor appetite for electric cars
Bloomberg The global excitement about electric cars faces a test in New York on Wednesday. China’s NIO Inc., which seeks to take on the likes of Tesla Inc., starts trading on the New York stock exchange after raising about $1 billion selling American depositary shares at $6.26 apiece. The electric-car maker, backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., priced the stock near ...
Read More »Japan’s Pioneer to get $538 million bailout from Baring
Bloomberg Pioneer Corp., once among the world’s hottest names in technology before succumbing to debt and failed expansions, agreed to a bailout from Baring Private Equity. Baring Private Equity will buy as much as $538 million of stock in the Tokyo-based company, according to a filing. But its shares fell 9.3 percent to their lowest in nine years after the ...
Read More »Tokyo prosecutors indict 2nd firm in ‘data scandal’
Bloomberg Mitsubishi Materials Corp. became the second Japanese firm to be indicted by Tokyo prosecutors for falsifying product data, in a scandal that has rocked the nation’s prized reputation for manufacturing prowess. Three units of the Tokyo-based company — Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Diamet Corp. and Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd. — were indicted on suspicion of breaching Japan’s unfair competition law, ...
Read More »Indonesian govt wants tighter FX rules on exporters to help rupiah
Bloomberg Indonesian exporters must keep their earnings in the country to support efforts by the government to rein in the current-account deficit and shield the rupiah, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. While legislation protects the free movement of capital, authorities want to tighten some rules on exporters amid a rout in the currency, Indrawati said. “In a situation in ...
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