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UAE launches EGS project to support green industries

Abu Dhabi / WAM To support the growth of the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) is leading a project that aims to assess the state of play in the local EGS industry. The EGS Project will define and map the sector, assess its overall economic value, and develop actionable enabling policies ...

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Deal signed to support education of refugee children in Africa, Mideast

SHARJAH / WAM Kalimat Foundation, a UAE-based global non-profit organisation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based charity, Book Aid International (BAI), under which both entities will partner to support and enrich the learning resources of refugees and forcibly displaced children in Africa and the Middle East (ME). The agreement formalising the partnership was signed recently, on the sidelines ...

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Walmart, Amazon haven’t learnt their place in India

The list of what e-commerce platforms aren’t allowed to do in India has been growing for some time, but the latest prohibition on flash sales has simply gone too far. If the rules get implemented, the entire business model of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc could come unstuck before their investments in a market of 1.4 billion people can grow ...

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