Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, have witnessed the signing of a Strategic Energy Security and Industrial Cooperation (Sesic) partnership between the UAE and Austria. The Sesic will focus on projects of mutual interest in refined products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, and ...
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Jaheziya to showcase energy safety solutions at Adipec
Abu Dhabi / WAM Jaheziya, a single-stop service provider for defence solutions and emergency response services, on Thursday announced their participation in Adipec 2022, where they will unveil a new strategic business collaboration, and underscore their innovative solutions intended to aid energy sector training and technology initiatives. At the event, running from October 31 to November 3 at the Abu ...
Read More »Emirates Islamic nine-month net profit hits AED1.05 billion
Dubai / WAM Emirates Islamic’s (EI) bank net profit jumped to AED1.054 billion for the first nine months of 2022 on higher funded and non-funded income with a significant reduction in the cost of risk, reflecting improved business sentiment. In the period from January-September, the bank recorded a strong operating performance on higher funded and non-funded income coupled with reduction ...
Read More »The private jet boom is ripe for scrutiny
Chris Bryant Fed up with having his private jet tracked by climate activists typing on Twitter, Bernard Arnault has sold the capacious Bombardier 7500 aircraft belonging to his luxury goods company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. But the world’s third-richest man isn’t about to join the masses flying commercial (quelle horreur!). Instead, Arnault plans to rent private aircraft: “The ...
Read More »Biden hasn’t helped the economy. It is worse now
Allison Schrager To President Joe Biden’s credit, his policies didn’t cause many of the economic problems we face today. But they did make them worse. Even more troubling, his policies might reduce growth in the future and make the economy less equal and resilient. The president normally doesn’t have much impact on the current economy; he doesn’t set energy or ...
Read More »China to increase international flights from this weekend
China plans to increase the number of international flights operated by domestic and foreign airlines to 840 a week from October 30 to March 25. That’s a jump of 106% from October 2021 to late March this year, but still way below pre-pandemic levels. The announcement, made at a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) briefing, follows the country’s major ...
Read More »EU, GCC discuss energy efficiency in construction
Abu Dhabi / WAM The European Union (EU) organised a webinar titled “EU-GCC Webinar on Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector: A Key Driver for Net-Decarbonisation”. Held in the context of the EU Climate Diplomacy Weeks 2022 and ahead of COP27, the webinar brought together around 100 European and Gulf policymakers, representatives of the private sector, including industrial and building ...
Read More »UAE-Kazakhstan trade exchange amounts to $907 million in 2021
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ Â Madyar Menelikov, ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE, said that the UAE is one of Kazakhstan’s main trading partners in the Middle East, and the volume of trade exchange between the two countries during the past year amounted to $907 million. The announcement came during a ceremony on the occasion of Kazakhstan National Day. During the ...
Read More »Tecom reports 51% rise in nine-month net profit
Dubai / WAM   Tecom group PJSC the creator of specialised business districts and vibrant communities, on Wednesday announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 and first nine months ending September 30. The group’s revenue stood at AED490 million, increasing 12.48% year-on-year (y-o-y) driven by rising occupancy levels across the portfolio, especially office, warehouse, and worker accommodation. Ebitda ...
Read More »FAB net profit jumps 19% to AED10.9b in 9 months of ’22
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Wednesday announced that the group’s net profit amounted to AED10.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022, an increase of 19% compared to the same period last year with annualised earnings per share at AED1.29. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank said that the total income reached AED18 ...
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