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Abu Dhabi Fund suspends debt repayments

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity that supports sustainable economic development at home and abroad, has announced a significant initiative whereby it has decided to suspend debt service repayments during 2020 for eligible countries, as well as individual businesses, in the developing world upon request for forbearance. The sole objective behind ...

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RTA: Pedestrian deaths on Dubai roads drop by 76%

Dubai / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has highlighted the importance of RTA’s efforts to improve traffic safety, as well as pedestrian safety. He took note of the impact of building footbridges, which reduced pedestrian fatalities by 76.5% between 2007 and 2019. Al Tayer also ...

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Exxon Mobil restarts drilling at offshore hotspot in voting crisis

Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp resumed drilling in Guyana last month, underscoring its dedication to the offshore hotspot despite the oil price crash and a messy turn in local politics. Two of Exxon’s four drillships went back to work, according to data published by Baker Hughes Co. The company later confirmed that the Stena Carron and Noble Tom Madden vessels returned ...

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