Bloomberg Walmart Inc wants to change how its work gets done. US’s biggest private employer is testing out a comprehensive new framework for how its stores operate, including changing some roles and responsibilities and emphasizing teamwork, accountability and skill improvement. The new model, dubbed “Great Workplace,” is already in place in about 75 locations, primarily its smaller Neighborhood Market grocery ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of financial aid provided by the UAE’s federal government and local governments totalled AED19.2 billion in 2018, reflecting the country’s keenness to support its people and strengthen community cohesion. According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance, this aid accounted for five percent of the government’s total financial expenditure in 2018, which amounted to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Ad-noc), and Darren W. Woods, Chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil), met to explore new opportunities for collaboration in the upstream and downstream sectors, and discuss wider regional and business-related developments of mutual interest. ...