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  Bloomberg Oil climbed as China took more steps to unwind its Covid Zero policy and freezing weather across the US prompted refinery closures in the vital Texas Gulf Coast area. West Texas Intermediate traded near $80 a barrel after Beijing announced it will no longer subject inbound travellers to quarantine from early January, the latest step in the dismantling ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday discussed, during a telephone conversation, with Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, the bilateral relations between their countries, and the prospects for boosting cooperation to serve the interests of their countries and peoples.

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Health signed a partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi Pension Fund (ADPF) to provide exclusive healthcare services to ADPF-registered pensioners. The agreement will result in the implementation of a personal health programme for pensioners. All new pensioners will be immediately enrolled in the programme. The agreement will enhance cooperation between the two parties, in line ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank. EGA is amongst the first in the region to choose the accounts, which ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance sustainability progress elsewhere ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways is set to strengthen air connectivity between the UAE and China next year, starting with an additional weekly frequency on its Abu Dhabi – Shanghai route. Subject to regulatory approval, from February 2023, the airline will fly to Pudong International Airport (PVG) two times per week using modern Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has been ranked as the world’s leader in the field of technical and vocational education and training, in the Global Knowledge Index 2022, issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation. This achievement is the fruit of the UAE’s efforts to achieve Sustainable ...

Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart). EGA is amongst the first in the region to choose the accounts, which ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance the sustainability progress elsewhere ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced the establishment of the Zimbabwean Business Council with a main objective of promoting commercial interests of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean businesses in Dubai. The business council also aims to promote Zimbabwe-owned UAE-registered companies as well as their goods and services in the UAE. The launch of the council is in line with ...

  Dubai / WAM The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) have signed a grant agreement worth AED550,000 ($150,000) in support of the ICRC’s health operations in Pakistan. The two-month programme is expected to commence in January 2023 and end in February 2023 and will support the running of the ICRC’s mobile clinic, ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Jawhara Jewellery, the leading Emirati jewellery brand, in cooperation with the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group, launched its new promotional campaign during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), to give its customers an amazing shopping experience and a great opportunity to win 25 kilograms of gold. The promotional campaign, which runs until January 29, 2023, during ...