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BLOOMBERG Nato extended Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s by a year as the military alliance confronts Russia’s invasion, while Ukraine pressed forward with its counteroffensive in the country’s east. “In a more dangerous world, our great alliance is more important than ever,” Stoltenberg, whose extension was the third in the Norwegian’s tenure as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s chief, said in …

BLOOMBERG An energy storage startup backed by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd is considering a round of fundraising that would value it at as much as 6 billion yuan ($831 million) to fuel further growth amid the global clean-power transition, according to people familiar with the matter. Contemporary Nebula Technology Energy (CNTE) is in talks with financial and strategic investors …

BLOOMBERG Tesla Inc’s deliveries from China in June increased almost 20% from a year earlier, after repeated price cuts contributed to the company’s record-setting second-quarter sales. The US electric-vehicle maker led by Elon Musk shipped a total of 93,680 cars from its factory in Shanghai in June, preliminary data from China’s Passenger Car Association (PCA) showed. That compares with 78,906 …

GULF TIME Vapiano is set to introduce breakfast for the first time in its history across its UAE outlets, marking an exciting new chapter for the international dining brand. The new Vapiano Breakfast Menu has been created to bring a fresh, social, and relaxed international lifestyle experience to the morning dining scene, offering guests a new way to begin their …

NEW WEST ZONE SUPERMARKET LLC, the registered and exclusive owner of the trademark “WEST ZONE” in the United Arab Emirates, hereby declares that  the company has no procurement or marketing branch operating in any of the Emirates in the UAE except “ Dubai”. The public, customers, and suppliers are hereby cautioned not to deal with any entity claiming to represent or belong …

ABU DHABI/WAM The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is calling on investors to collect their dividends through First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the paying agent appointed to handle the process. This comes as a part of its ongoing efforts to protect the rights of shareholders in companies listed on the UAE stock exchanges and ensure they claim any outstanding entitlements …

DUBAI/WAM Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group, has announced it is now offering its customers access to the principal UAE stock markets – becoming one of the first major trading platforms to do so. In a move that reflects the growing interest in the region’s economy, Capital.com is providing full coverage of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the second-largest exchange in the Middle East, on Tuesday welcomed the successful listing of Alpha Data, a leading digital transformation provider and systems integrator in the UAE. This marks the UAE’s first IPO and the exchange’s second offering in 2025, reinforcing the exchange’s commitment to broadening the market and offering …