Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) announced launch of online chatbot platform ‘Jawab,’ which is designed, developed to effectively respond directly and automatically to enquir- ies from exhibitors, organisers and visitors on all event-related aspects, including diverse range of services provided by Adnec. With this launch, Adnec becomes the first venue within the exhibitions and conferences ...

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco’s chief executive officer said he has bigger ambitions in petrochemicals beyond the planned $70 billion acquisition of a strategic stake in local company Sabic, touting plastics as a key hedge against an electric-car driven slowdown in global oil demand growth. “We still have to do more,” Amin Nasser, chief executive officer of state-owned Aramco, said in an ...

Dubai / WAM The Emirates Centre for Transport and Leasing, a subsidiary of Emirates Transport (ET) has signed a number of new and renewed contracts, worth AED40 million during the third quarter of 2018. The contracts were signed with both government and private sectors for terms spanning between three to five years. Tariq AlSedawi, manager of the Centre, said: “With ...