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ADEN / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, praised the humanitarian efforts of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), to alleviate the hardships of various vulnerable people and communities, especially the brotherly Yemenis, who are suffering the repercussions of the actions of the Houthi militias. She stated that the ERC’s efforts in Yemen have become ...

Bloomberg Grab is opening its app to external developers and fellow startups, as the company that bought out Uber Technologies Inc. in Southeast Asia tries to build a WeChat-like super-app that encompasses everything from maps and payments to food delivery. The move underscores the Singapore-based company’s newfound ambition to become an “everyday super-app” that helps millions of users carry out ...

Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc said it received approval from the Indian government to combine with Idea Cellular Ltd., a deal first announced 16 months ago. India’s Department of Telecommunication has approved the merger provided arrears amounting to as much as $1.1 billion are paid to the government, according to the department’s order seen by Bloomberg. The outstanding amount is for ...

Bloomberg Russia’s Finance Ministry laid out its most ambitious borrowing programme yet with a plan to raise almost 5 trillion rubles ($80 billion) domestically over the next three years, even as warnings sound over the global buildup of debt and foreign investors turn cautious after US sanctions. Under the terms of a draft plan for 2019-2021, the government will borrow ...

Bloomberg Just as Prime Minister Theresa May softened her plan for leaving the European Union — a move that companies welcomed — the resignation of the UK’s top Brexit officials creates new uncertainty for business. Carolyn Fairbairn, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, called the weekend resignations of Brexit Secretary David Davis and his deputy, Steve Baker, a ...

Bloomberg Renewables can generate half of Britain’s power by 2030 without adding to consumer bills, potentially crowding out nuclear as a significant low carbon source of electricity. That’s the conclusion of the National Infrastructure Committee, an independent body that advises government on how to meet the country’s long-term needs for large construction projects. It recommended the government should make 50 ...

Bloomberg US President Donald Trump said he believed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would keep his pledge to “denuclearise,” while suggesting that neighbouring China might be working to undermine talks. “I have confidence that Kim Jong-un will honour the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake,” Trump said in a tweet, adding that Beijing “may be exerting negative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received at the Al Bahr Palace, several top-achieving male and female 12th Grade students from the 2017-2018 school year, as well as their parents. The meeting also saw the attendance of HH ...

BEIJING / WAM Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) Group CEO, held a series of meetings with Chinese oil, gas, refining and petrochemical industry leaders, focused on expanding and deepening investment and partnership opportunities across Adnoc’s integrated Upstream and Downstream value chain, during a visit to Beijing. Dr Al Jaber ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution announced it has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization Certification (ISO 50001) for its world class Energy Management System (EnMS). The certificate was presented to Adnoc Distribution’s Acting CEO Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi by Matthew Skinner, Regional Managing Director (Gulf and Pakistan), Intertek Certification, an international accredited certifying body. The ISO 50001 ...