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DMCC announces 17% rise in diamond trade in 2022

  Dubai / WAM DMCC has reported a 17 percent year-on-year increase in the value of diamond trade in 2022, totalling $37.4 billion combined for rough and polished diamonds, including a 42 percent rise in the polished category and a consistently strong 7 percent rise in rough. The soaring figures are further evidence of the rapid rise of Dubai as ...

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Syrian ambassador values UAE’s immediate response to help earthquake victims

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Ghassan Abbas, the ambassador of Syria to the UAE, has said that the UAE’s humanitarian efforts to provide relief to those affected by the recent earthquake that struck his country have the greatest impact in alleviating the sufferings of the people. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Abbas said that since ...

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DFF inks deal to launch Senseable City Lab

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) signed an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to launch the Middle East’s first-ever Senseable City Lab, a global MIT initiative that researches and tests pilot projects for planning urbanisation and the rapid growth of cities. Senseable City Lab conducts interdisciplinary research in Singapore, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Lagos, and now Dubai, ...

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Abu Dhabi Chamber, India’s FICCI explore new areas of collaboration

Abu Dhabi / WAM M.A Yusuff Ali, Second Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), reaffirmed the solid relations between the UAE and India, saying, “The UAE and India share a long history of solid relations, which laid the ground for signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) last year. One of the key objectives ...

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UAE President’s $50m additional aid to Syria boosts humanitarian efforts

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Hamdan Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), said President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s order to give an additional $50 million aid to the earthquake victims in Syria reflects the President’s desire to strengthen the humanitarian efforts there. This will help alleviate the sufferings of ...

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Airbus sees higher deliveries, cautions on output for A320

Bloomberg Airbus SE projected higher deliveries for this year and will accelerate output of its largest models as long-haul travel rebounds, while scaling back production of its bestselling A320 family with supply-chain disruptions continuing to ripple through the industry. For 2023, the planemaker plans to hand over 720 aircraft, in line with its original 2022 projection, which ended up coming ...

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Bain picks Goldman, UBS, for Virgin Australia’s IPO

  Bloomberg Bain Capital has picked the top arrangers for Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd’s initial public offering, which could be one of the country’s biggest listings this year, according to a person familiar with the matter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc, UBS Group AG and Barrenjoey Capital Partners Pty Ltd have been selected as lead managers for the share sale, ...

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Lufthansa resumes flight operations after IT issues crippled operations

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG returned to normal flight operations after widespread software problems linked to damaged Deutsche Telekom AG broadband cables grounded hundreds of planes. The situation at Lufthansa’s main base in Frankfurt was normalising, a spokesman said. Lufthansa expected the IT issues that affected systems including check-in operations to be fully resolved. Still, more travel disruption is around the ...

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