Bloomberg The US and Japan agreed in principle on a trade deal that would slash Tokyo’s tariffs on American beef, and other agricultural products, while delaying for now the threat of additional levies on Japanese auto exports to the US. US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the agreement on Sunday on the sidelines of the ...
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Hydrogen’s plunging price boosts role as climate solution
Bloomberg The cost of producing hydrogen gas with renewables is likely to plummet in the coming decades, making one of the most radical technologies for reducing greenhouse gases economical. That’s the conclusion of an analysis by BloombergNEF, which said the most abundant element is likely to play a growing role in reducing pollution from power producers and industry. The findings ...
Read More »US says South Korea’s exit from intel pact endangers troops
Bloomberg The US said that South Korea’s decision to pull out of an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan endangers American troops — an usually blunt criticism of one of Washington’s closest allies. The Trump administration is disappointed in South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s announcement that his government would stop participating in the 2016 General Security of Military Information Agreement with Japan, ...
Read More »DIFC Courts signals surge in ‘SME cases’
DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts released its figures for the first half of 2019, with a total volume of 463 cases across all divisions for the first six months of 2019, a 25 percent increase from the first half of 2018. The English-language common law courts continued to assist global businesses resolve their largest and ...
Read More »UAE issues stamp to celebrate Gandhi’s 150th birthday
DUBAI / WAM To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, Emirates Post has issued a commemorative stamp to honour the life and times of India’s most influential leader. Gandhi played a crucial role in the development of India and notably led the country to independence through non-violent protest. Commonly referred to as the ...
Read More »Mubadala inks deal to boost Abu Dhabi medical tourism
ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company, through its healthcare arm, on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nirvana Travel and Tourism to formalise their intention to collaborate on projects that will support the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 objective of establishing the emirate as a leading medical tourism destination. Areas of collaboration will focus on potential visitors from ...
Read More »ECI signs deal on organisational excellence
DUBAI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) signed a memorandum of understanding with Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) to jointly build a framework of excellence for ECI that will help to upskill its employees and elevate their competency levels. This partnership will lay the foundation to develop and nurture ECI’s workforce that will ensure the sustained development and ...
Read More »Feud with S Korea threatens heating fuel shortage in Japan
Bloomberg Japanese consumers may face a costlier bill to stay warm this winter if South Korea bans exports of heating fuel to its neighbour as the trade feud between the two countries deepens. Kerosene is used as a fuel in portable stoves and fan heaters, particularly in the colder northern part of Japan. While local production accounts for about 90% ...
Read More »US curbs to reduce Huawei mobile unit’s revenue by $10bn
Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co. expects US export restrictions to reduce annual revenue at its consumer devices business by about $10 billion, as the company is banned from buying American components like semiconductors and software. China’s largest technology company is seeking ways to replace key US suppliers such as Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Synopsys Inc., Deputy Chairman Eric Xu said. ...
Read More »German industry hit by perfect storm of trade woes, tech shifts
Bloomberg Deep in Europe’s manufacturing core, a German company is taking radical steps to cope with a perfect storm that has sent traditional economic pillars into a tailspin and put the country on the verge of recession. Huebner GmbH — a 73-year-old supplier of rubber and plastics that employs 3,300 people around the world — is selling its unit that ...
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