ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with Xinfa to supply bauxite from its Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea to the Chinese company for the next five years. Under the agreement, EGA will supply Xinfa with millions of tonnes of bauxite each year from …

ABU DHABI / WAM Driverless vehicles may hit the UAE roads in 2021 as the UAE is preparing to become the first country in the world to have regulations on autonomous vehicles, a top official told Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. “We will announce first draft of the standards and regulations for autonomous vehicles on Tuesday in the 5th …

Bloomberg Stocks climbed globally along with US equity futures as investors digested China’s decision to tighten intellectual property rules, a move that may boost the chances of a trade deal between the world’s largest economies. Treasuries and the yen both dipped. All 19 sectors rose on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index and all major markets advanced, from the UK to …