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Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Downstream Investment Forum which will start in Abu Dhabi next week, is a step forward in ADNOC’s innovative initiatives that have been launched over the past two years aimed at providing added value to key companies, subsidiaries and the national economy in general. Ministers and other participants of the forum told the Emirates News Agency ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday hosted the UAE-Moldova Business Forum at its premises, which was attended by a high-level Moldovan delegation led by Chiril Gaburici, the country’s Minister of Economy and Infrastructure. The forum, organised in cooperation with Moldova Investment and Export Promotion Organisation, MIEPO, highlighted attractive trade and investment opportunities in Moldova, ...

Cairo / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Chairman of the Board of Director of National Media Council (NMC), stated that the vision and directives of the UAE’s wise leadership emphasise moderation and tolerance while highlighting the importance of the role of the Arab media in raising awareness about all forms of hatred, extremism and ...

Bloomberg Vote counting is underway in Malaysia’s election in a contest that will determine whether Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition can extend its 61-year run in power. Poll closed at 5 pm in Kuala Lumpur, and a winner may not be known until late in the evening. Turnout reached 69 percent as of 3 pm local time, according to ...

Bloomberg Bharti Airtel Ltd. is looking to pare $4.6 billion from its net borrowings over the next three years by listing its African unit and potentially selling some stake in its tower business, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, in a bid to safeguard its investment grade ratings. India’s top wireless operator plans to raise as much ...

Bloomberg Jobs and salaries portal Glassdoor Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Robert Hohman has a new boss. Japanese human-resources and consumer-information provider Recruit Holdings Co. has agreed to buy Glassdoor for $1.2 billion in cash. Through the tie-up, Recruit will gain access to the US website’s extensive cache of content such as employee reviews, while Glassdoor will seek to accelerate its ...

Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc is shaking up Europe’s fragmented media and telecom market with an 18.4 billion-euro ($22 billion) deal to buy almost a third of Liberty Global Plc, part of a global push for scale as carriers face massive network investments and competition from digital players. With the acquisition of Liberty Global’s German and Eastern European units, Vodafone Chief ...

Bloomberg An activist firm representing Tesla Inc. shareholders has excoriated the electric-car maker, claiming that it’s veered off the path to profit and urging a major overhaul of the Elon Musk-led board. CtW Investment Group, working with union pension funds that are Tesla investors managing more than $250 billion, opposes the re-election of three board members who are up for ...

Bloomberg AT&T Inc confirmed that it hired a firm established by Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, saying it was seeking “insights” around the time the new administration was inaugurated last year. The relationship came to light, when AT&T was cited by attorney Michael Avenatti as one of the parties that made payments to Cohen’s firm. Larry Solomon, a spokesman for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Belarus have signed multiple cooperation agreements in media, disaster management, facilitation of customs procedures, and health sector on the eve of 4th joint Emirati-Belarusian committee ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, led the UAE side, and Belarus was represented by its ...