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Etihad Credit Insurance initiates ‘accelerator programme’

Dubai/ WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, announced its latest initiative, the National Accelerator Programme, an extensive 18-week training that has been especially designed for young Emirati nationals to give them a better understanding of government export credit insurance. Through this programme, ECI commits to an environment of comprehensive development and continuous learning for the ...

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US likely to shelve new Russia sanctions as clock runs out

Bloomberg Congress isn’t expected to pass legislation ordering new US sanctions on Russia before the end of the year, as lawmakers focus instead on government spending measures, judicial nominations and a farm bill, key senators said. A bipartisan group of senators moved swiftly over the summer to assemble new proposals for Russia sanctions following President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian ...

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Mike Pence chides Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on ‘human rights’

Bloomberg Vice President Mike Pence told Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi that the US had concerns about human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian nation, saying there was no excuse for the violent crackdown on its minority Rohingya Muslim population. “This is a tragedy that has touched the hearts of millions of Americans,” Pence told Suu Kyi in a tense ...

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