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Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, stated that the Ministry of Climate Change plans to launch a new food safety standards system in the next two months. The new system will ensure that only top-rated food products that comply with the highest international standards can enter the country, he added, stressing ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Economy and the Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) hosted a webinar to highlight the packages of incentives, services, and benefits that can support all UAE-based businesswomen and entrepreneurs. The webinar was part of the monthly ‘Market Dialogue’ series conducted by Dubai Economy to provide an open platform to discuss subjects of interest to the business community. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Writers and publishers are being invited to submit their entries for next year’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA). The submission period for the 16th edition of the SZBA, will run from June until October 1. The announcement follows the success of the 15th edition’s virtual awards ceremony, which received widespread praise and publicity after it was ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s UK government doesn’t want any of the leaders at the Group of Seven summit to leave Cornwall without knowing just how angry he is with some of them about Brexit. For the second day in a row, Johnson’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has taken to broadcast interviews to condemn European “ignorance” about the UK, as a dispute ...

Bloomberg The coronavirus pandemic real-estate boom has made some Canadians richer, while others languish. The net worth of the nation’s households increased by about C$770 billion ($633 billion) in the first three months of 2021, a record 6% gain, to C$13.7 trillion, Statistics Canada said in a report. Since the start of 2020, that figure has increased by more than ...

Bloomberg The UK hospitality industry warned it may lose 500,000 jobs when the government’s furlough program to support wages ends. Hotels and restaurants are saddled with back taxes of 93 million ($132 million) that will become an unsustainable burden if the government fails to drop all lockdown rules as planned on June 21, said Kate Nicholls of business lobby group ...

Bloomberg German manufacturers unexpectedly saw demand decline in April, signaling that supply shortages and higher prices are undercutting the country’s economic recovery. Orders fall 0.2%, missing a median estimate for a 0.5% gain. The Economy Ministry said weakness was driven in particular by lower domestic demand. Foreign orders were up 2.7% from the previous month. Manufacturing has been a stronghold ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc said it will let all employees work remotely even after the pandemic if their jobs can be done out of an office, but may reduce their pay if they move to a less-expensive area. Starting June 15, any Facebook employee can request to work from home, the Menlo Park, California-based company said in a statement. If those ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), expressed her confidence in the ability of committee and executive team members of the Al Quoz Creative Zone to work together effectively to develop the project in accordance with the high standards outlined in its project plan. She emphasised Dubai’s commitment to ...

Athens / WAM Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, and Polygreen, the Greek-owned company offering a total circular economy approach worldwide, on Saturday launched Evogreen, a joint venture that offers innovative marine and environmental management solutions, to promote a circular economy and sustainability. The newly established company tackles marine pollution through advanced waste management solutions to keep oceans pristine. By ...