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Bigger MSCI weighting for merged UAE banks

  ABU DHABI / WAM The merger of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and the First Gulf bank (FGB) will leave the newly integrated entity with a larger representation on the MSCI Emerging Markets index, triggering massive cash inflows to the stock, according to Rashid Al Baloushi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Speaking to Emirates News ...

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Global renewables sector marks record year in 2016

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, making the strongest year ever for new capacity additions, according to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy Capacity Statistics 2017, estimates that by the end of last year the world’s renewable generation capacity reached 2,006 GW, ...

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Air transport contributes $2.7trn to global GDP

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS 2017), aerospace leaders have highlighted the importance of the aerospace industry as a major contributor to global Gross Domestic Product, adding that the international air transport alone contributes US$2.7 trillion. They also discussed the future of the aerospace industry that supports 10 million people globally through direct employment, ...

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