DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it recently kicked off a webinar series providing African business leaders and entrepreneurs with useful information about doing business in Dubai, and promoting Dubai as an ideal hub for African companies. The Benefits of Doing Business in Dubai series was organised by the Chamber’s representative offices in ...
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Etihad Airways, Aldar retail ink major partnership deal
Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways and Aldar Properties have entered into a historic partnership that brings benefits to UAE-based Etihad Guest members and shoppers in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. Through this exclusive agreement Etihad Guest members can now earn and spend their Etihad Guest Miles on purchases made with their Visa cards at three malls within Aldar’s retail ...
Read More »Nakheel reports rise in demand for villas with AED223mn sales
Dubai / WAM Dubai property developer Nakheel has announced the increase in demand for villas, with sales worth AED223 million in the last three months, as buyers look for more indoor and outdoor living space to adapt to the ‘new normal’. According to a press release issued by the company on Thursday, Nakheel has sold 70 villas with a sales ...
Read More »Chesapeake Energy preparing bankruptcy as options dwindle
Bloomberg Chesapeake Energy Corp is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing that could hand control of one of the leading lights of the US shale revolution to senior lenders, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The dwindling options for a powerhouse that once rivaled Exxon Mobil Corp for title of king of American natural gas comes after CEO Doug Lawler’s ...
Read More »Trump hits road to press reopening US economy
Bloomberg President Donald Trump is setting off on a trip aimed at delivering a message to the American people: It’s time to get back to normal after the pandemic. Trump hits the road on Thursday for Dallas, where he’ll hold his first in-person fundraiser in months. He’s expected to spend the rest of the weekend at his New Jersey golf ...
Read More »Tesla nears milestone of world’s most valuable car manufacturer
Bloomberg The surge in Tesla Inc.’s shares so far this month moved Elon Musk’s company even closer to displacing Toyota Motor Corp. as the world’s most valuable carmaker. With a market capitalisation of more than $190 billion, Tesla still has some distance to close to reach Toyota’s $210 billion valuation, which includes treasury shares, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ...
Read More »UK realtors see surging demand for green space
Bloomberg Homes with outdoor space and fewer communal areas look set to become more desirable as the UK property market begins to show signs of revival after the coronavirus lockdown. Indicators of activity compiled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors strengthened as agents were allowed to restart viewings in England in May. A net balance of 10% of survey ...
Read More »Europeans hoard billions, have few plans to spend them
Bloomberg Europe’s economy risks losing out on a massive dose of stimulus from its consumers. Households have stashed away hundreds of billions of euros in their bank accounts under lockdown. And even though shops in many countries have reopened, surveys show little sign that people are ready to splurge just yet amid spiralling unemployment and the threat of a second ...
Read More »UAE economy expected to rebound in H2: Central bank
ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has projected the recovery of economic activity to commence in the second half of the year. The first quarter economic activities witnessed mixed movements, with the UAE economy performing well during the first two months of 2020. The bank affirmed — in the Quarterly Economic Review 2020 published on ...
Read More »Sheikh Saif bin Zayed rolls out FazaaHemam Card
ABU DHABI / WAM Inspired by the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and as per the directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...
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