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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), and the Korea Rural Development Administration (KRDA), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research and modern technology, for the agricultural sector in Abu Dhabi. The MoU aims at securing a sustainable foundation for future agricultural research in response to climate change, ...

Rabat / WAM The ‘His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Iftar Campaign 2019’ has launched in Morocco. Over 150 Moroccan charitable associations will take part in the campaign, to assist some 65,000 underprivileged families across the country. The campaign will be carried out in three phases across the Holy Month of Ramadan. The first phase will help over 30,000 families ...

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co predicted annual operating profit below even the most pessimistic analyst’s estimate and cut its dividend for the first time in a decade, giving partner Renault SA a potential opening to push for greater control over their automaking alliance. Hurt by slumping US sales, aging vehicle models and an out-of-sync product cycle, the Japanese automaker issued an ...

Bloomberg As the US-China trade war escalates, speculation is swirling over whether the Asian nation will honour purchases of American products including soybeans and cotton that are yet to be delivered. At least 10 bulk carrier cargoes are in transit, while at least one vessel managed to offload its US cargo on the weekend as tensions between Washington and Beijing ...

Bloomberg Allianz SE’s giant investment business saw managed assets grow to a record as clients added 18 billion euros ($20 billion) in the first quarter, reversing outflows at the end of last year. The new money lifted the amount the company oversees for outside clients to 1.55 trillion euros, Munich-based Allianz said on Tuesday. The insurer owns US bond giant ...

Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc’s dividend has cracked under the strain of falling revenue, soaring spectrum costs and a $21 billion acquisition, in a grim reality check for Europe’s struggling phone industry. The region’s biggest telecom carrier slashed its full-year dividend by 40% to 9 euro cents per share, reversing Chief Executive Officer Nick Read’s goal to keep the payout unchanged. ...

Bloomberg Consumers can press ahead with a lawsuit that accuses Apple Inc. of using its market dominance to artificially inflate prices at its App Store, the US Supreme Court ruled. The 5-4 decision could add to pressure the company faces to cut the 30% commission it charges on app sales. Lawyers pressing the case have said they will seek hundreds ...

Bloomberg Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte are set to dominate the Philippine senate after a midterm election marred by technical glitches including a stalled vote count. Nine of Duterte’s favoured politicians are among leading senatorial candidates, based on ABS-CBN data with 93.6 percent of the votes reporting. The likely winners of the 12 Senate seats include his former aide Bong ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the formation of Car Dealers Business Group to unite the voices of member companies, serve common interests, and foster public-private sector dialogue on important matters impacting the auto sector in Dubai. The new business group will provide a platform for companies operating in this space to voice their concerns ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council (EHRC), presided over a meeting of the EHRC on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, made a presentation ...