Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) has issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) to qualified companies and consortiums that had expressed interest in developing the new Shuweihat S4 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project (IWP). The Shuweihat S4 project will desalinate seawater using RO, a low carbon-intensity technology, to supply up to 318,225 cubic metres ...

Sitting on the fence is uncomfortable. Faced with a geopolitical fight that is both unthinkably brutal and sprawling in its consequences, Beijing officials are finding that such a posture might also, in the long run, be impossible. When President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he appears to have shocked Chinese officialdom along with the rest of the world. It’s difficult to ...

  Like someone mistaking a Target dress for a designer frock, the stock market has misread the retailer. Shares in the big-box store dubbed “Tarzhay” for its chic clothing outperformed strongly from 2017 until a few months ago. But since November they have underperformed both the market and shares of rival Walmart Inc Investors have worried that Target Corp’s profitability ...