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Khalifa Port achieves new Guinness World Record

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest shipping container logo by assembling 676 containers in the shape of AD Ports group’s logo. The total length of the logo was 1,000.4 meters and width was 174 meters, nearly double the previous record set by Tanjong Pagar Terminal in ...

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Investors’ choices shape future of economy in region, world

  Sharjah / WAM Mohammed Juma’a Al Musharrakh , Chief Executive Officer of the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), highlighted the rich investment options and promising opportunities available in the UAE, noting that investors’ choices help shape the future of the region and the entire world. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the occasion of ...

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UAE ministry amends mechanism of achieving Emiratisation targets

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced on Tuesday amendments to the mechanism of achieving Emiratisation targets in private sector companies with 50 employees or more, in line with the amendments of the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. 5/19 for 2022. Companies will now be required to increase Emiratisation in skilled jobs by 1% ...

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Aafi invests AED35mn on its food processing unit in Ras Al Khaimah

  Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) continues to support big players in the agri-tech sector with the setting up of Al Amir Food Industries’ (Aafi) 13,500 m2 processing unit for healthy pulses and spices. With an investment of AED35 million in its new factory at Al Ghail Industrial Zone, the Indian company will create ...

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Imdaad to provide cleaning services to DFWAC

  Dubai / WAM Imdaad, a Dubai-based group of companies that provides integrated, sustainable facilities management services, has secured a contract to provide comprehensive common area cleaning services, along with room attendant services, to the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC), the first licensed non-profit shelter in the UAE for women and children. Under its year-long agreement with DFWAC, ...

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London house prices flatline in worst performance since 2019

  Bloomberg London house prices flatlined, recording their worst performance in more than three years, one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders said. The cost of an average home in the capital hit £530,396 ($637,720) in January, unchanged from a year earlier, according to Halifax. This was the slowest rate of growth since November 2019, when prices fell by 1% ...

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Apollo in talks for stake in Credit Suisse First Boston, says WSJ

  Bloomberg Apollo Global Management Inc. is among investors showing interest in taking a stake in Credit Suisse Group AG’s new investment bank unit, as the lender continues to seek investors to help fund its spin-out, the Wall Street Journal reported. Talks with Apollo are continuing and could still fall apart, the paper reported, without giving further details. Bloomberg reported ...

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UK postal strike called off on Royal Mail legal challenge

  Bloomberg Britain’s postal workers won’t be going on strike this month after Royal Mail challenged a walkout planned for later this month. The Communication Workers’ Union, which represents over 100,000 post-delivery staff, said Monday that it called off strikes for Feb. 16-17 because it believed a new ballot for further industrial action could be affected if it lost a ...

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Vanguard eyes bigger slice of Australia’s $2.3 trillion pensions

  Bloomberg Vanguard Group Inc. is accelerating its push into Australia’s A$3.3 trillion ($2.3 trillion) pensions market just months after launching its debut fund in the fiercely competitive sector. The US behemoth plans to offer a retirement investment product in the country by mid-year at the earliest, Australian head Daniel Shrimski said in an interview. Vanguard unveiled its debut Australian ...

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