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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), the emirate’s premier event venue, is gearing up to host a wide variety of high-level international conferences throughout 2022. As a key leader in the business tourism industry, Adnec’s hosting of these important and strategic conferences strengthens the reputation of Abu Dhabi as a global business tourism destination and ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of th UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the UAE Armed Forces will continue their significant contributions to the nation’s track record of achievements over the coming 50 years and beyond, just as they did over the past five decades. Noting that economic ...

  DUBAI / WAM Tourism professionals from around the world will return to Dubai next week when Arabian Travel Market, the leading event for the travel industry in the Middle East, returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday, May 9. The event will welcome more than 20,000 visitors and over 1,500 exhibiting companies during the four-day tourism showcase, ...

  Bloomberg Germany signed contracts to charter four floating terminals to import liquefied natural gas in partnership with utilities RWE and Uniper as it races to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Shipping companies Hoegh LNG and Dynagas will each provide two of the LNG terminals — which together have the capacity to convert at least 20 billion cubic meters ...

Bloomberg Sweden and Finland are starting to win assurances of help if threatened by Russia in the interim period between an expected application to join defense alliance Nato and an eventual entry. The two Nordic countries, which began to seriously consider joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have worried of an insecure “gray period” ...

  Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a record in March, reflecting a surge in imports as companies relied on foreign producers to meet solid domestic demand. The gap in goods and services trade grew 22.3% to $109.8 billion, Commerce Department data showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a $107.1 billion deficit. The ...

  Bloomberg German factory orders fall more than anticipated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine darkened the prospects for the economy by adding to inflation pressure and disrupting global supply chains. Demand plunged 4.7% in March from the previous month, driven by a decline in orders from broad. That’s worse than all but one forecast in a survey of economists by ...

  Bloomberg Mexico’s government has struck a deal with leading companies to temporarily cap prices on 24 food and other basic products in an effort to temper inflation that has surged to two-decade highs. The plan, which was first reported by Bloomberg News, will initially last six months and includes the reduction of tariffs of some food products to zero ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), and Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), on Friday announced a strategic transaction involving Borealis AG (Borealis), one of Europe’s leading petrochemical companies. Under this agreement, Adnoc will acquire a 25 percent shareholding in Borealis from Mubadala. Upon completion of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Financial Market Company announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of the year ending March 31, posting a 17 percent increase in its net profit to AED 27.5 million, compared to AED 23.4 million during the corresponding period of 2021. The company’s total consolidated revenue has increased by 7 percent to AED 78.6 ...