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UAE, Germany to enhance cooperation on all fronts

ABU DHABI-BERLIN / WAM As part of ongoing efforts to elevate UAE-German ties, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State and UAE’s Special Envoy to Germany, conducted a virtual visit to Berlin. During the virtual visit, Dr Sultan Al Jaber met with a number of German officials and parliamentarians, including Niels Annen, Minister of State at the German …

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China bank no longer considers fossil fuels ‘green’

Bloomberg Fossil fuels are no longer considered “green” by China’s central bank. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) plans to remove “clean utilisation of fossil fuel” projects from the list of programs that can be funded by green bonds, according to a draft plan. The bank has drawn the ire of environmentalists for allowing the sustainable financing tools to fund …

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Occidental cuts dividend over rising debt woes

Bloomberg Occidental Petroleum Corp cut its quarterly dividend by 91% to the lowest since at least the 1970s amid the pandemic-driven collapse in energy demand that has strained the oil explorer’s ability to shoulder its debt. Occidental shareholders will receive a penny per share on July 15, the Houston-based company said in a statement. The move extends a cut announced …

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