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DIFC unveils new employee workplace savings plan

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa), region, on Tuesday announced the final details ahead of the launch of its new DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Plan (DEWS) that will secure the financial future of more than 24,000 employees based at the centre. DEWS is ...

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Tadweer, Talabat collaborate to curb food waste in UAE

ABU DHABI / WAM During the Abu Dhabi ‘s World Future Energy Summit (WFES), 2020 and Ecowaste Expo, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) signed an Memorandum of Understanding with food delivery service Talabat to collaborate towards the promotion and implementation of a sustainable food service system. The MoU was signed by Dr Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi, General Manager of ...

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Adnec all set to host leading industry events in Q1 2020

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) is set to host leading industry events, at both the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre in the first quarter of 2020 in one of their busiest seasons yet. Following on from a successful 2019 season, Adnec aims to ensure a strong start to the new ...

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UAE sends urgent aid to Philippines after volcano eruption

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has provided urgent aid to those affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in the Philippines. This comes following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al ...

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Trump limps into trial with GOP Senate in his corner

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial formally opened in the Senate on Tuesday, promising to shape his legacy, deepen the country’s political divisions and influence control of power in the nation’s capital for years to come. While the president faces little risk of removal from office by the Republican-led Senate, the trial may bring to life new details of Trump’s ...

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Uber sells India food business to rival Zomato to cut losses

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc will sell Uber Eats in India to local rival Zomato in a $172 million deal, according to a person familiar with the transaction, underscoring the ride-hailing giant’s effort to cut back on loss-making operations. Uber agreed to offload the business in return for 9.99% of the Indian startup, maintaining a foothold in one of the world’s ...

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Huawei CEO rejects threat of US escalation

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co founder Ren Zhengfei shrugged off the threat the US will impose even stricter sanctions against his company, saying he was confident China’s largest tech company can survive further attacks from Washington. Tighter restrictions on the sale of American technology to the telecommunications giant — something the White House is considering — will not have very significant ...

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Macron, Trump may have tariff truce in 2020 digital tax spat

Bloomberg Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agreed to a truce in their dispute over digital taxes that will mean neither France nor the US will impose punitive tariffs this year. Macron said he had a “great discussion” with Trump on the issue, without giving details.“We will work together on a good agreement to avoid tariff escalation,” he said on ...

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EU gets court win in crackdown on Spanish tax breaks

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) got a boost in its crackdown on tax breaks for Spanish companies buying stakes in foreign firms after EU judges said a challenge involving Banco Santander SA was inadmissible. The EU Court of Justice rejected a Spanish tax tribunal’s request for guidance on the validity of European Commission decisions that found those tax breaks violated ...

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Artificial intelligence ‘needs to be regulated,’ says Google CEO

Bloomberg Alphabet Inc’s chief executive officer urged the US and European Union to coordinate regulatory approaches on artificial intelligence, calling their alignment “critical.” In a rare public speech in Brussels at an event hosted by European economic think tank Bruegel, Sundar Pichai, who is also CEO of Google, said “there is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs ...

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