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  Bloomberg President Donald Trump was expected to take aim at information-technology outsourcing comp- anies on Tuesday when he orders a review of H-1B visa programs to favor more skilled and highly paid applicants. An administration official who briefed reporters in advance named Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. and Mphasis Corp. as examples of outsourcing companies that would ...

  Bloomberg US cereal company Post Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Weetabix Ltd. from Bright Food Group Co. of China for 1.4 billion pounds ($1.8 billion), adding the British breakfast staple to a portfolio that includes Grape Nuts and Honey Bunches of Oats. The deal for the maker of oval-shaped cereal bricks gives Post a stronger presence in the UK, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has been ranked as the top FinTech Hub for the MENA region in the latest Global FinTech Hubs Review, ‘A Tale of 44 Cities’, by Deloitte in partnership with the Global FinTech Hubs Federation. This special FinTech Hubs review was released at the 2017 Innovate Finance ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC), is planning to showcase a range of important development projects in Abu Dhabi, unveil latest development plan of Zayed City in Abu Dhabi and media identity of the project, during first day of CityScape Abu Dhabi 2017. The event will start on Tuesday at ADNEC. Visitors to UPC ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia will develop 30 solar and wind projects over the next 10 years as part of the kingdom’s $50 billion program to boost power generation and cut its oil consumption. The world’s biggest exporter of crude oil will produce 10 percent of its power from renewables by 2023, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said at a conference. It ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai is set to have a strong presence at the Think Science Fair 2017, running from April 18-20, inviting young people in the UAE to drive and shape the first World Expo ever to be held in the region. Since its inception, Expo 2020’s Youth Connect has launched several initiatives to ensure that the ...

  DUBAI / WAM In continuation of the efforts made by Dubai Municipality to promote the Dubai Lamp, which was launched by the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the municipality signed an MoU on Monday to co-operate in the field of energy and water conservation with ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohamed bin Zayed Award for the Best GCC Teacher was launched on Monday in Abu Dhabi, upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. With the total value prize of AED6 million, the award highlights exceptional educational ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Monday, Katsuyuki Kawai, Special Adviser to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Al Shati Palace. They discussed the growing co-operation between the two countries at all levels, thanks to both leaders’ keenness ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced its programme for the 27th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) at a press conference at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, on Monday. ADIBF, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu ...