DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has met Robert Troy, Ireland’s Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to develop ties with Ireland, especially in digital technology, industry and other areas of common interest. This was part of ...

Dubai / WAM Dulsco, the Official Waste Management Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, is striving to realise Expo 2020 Dubai’s objective to be the first-ever mega event to divert 85 percent of its waste away from landfills. Dulsco has an innovative approach in place to meet the event’s requirements, while offering world-class waste management services approved by Expo 2020 Dubai ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) have both signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) agreements with Nextcare to enable Nextcare cardholders to choose any of Seha’s facilities, or SSMC, as their trusted healthcare partner. Mohamed Hareb Al Qemzi, Group Chief Support Services Officer, Seha, said, “As ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has revamped the etihadcargo.com portal to provide customers with a heightened and intuitive online experience. The new-look website includes the introduction of quicker booking processes and streamlined flows, a personalised dashboard, recommendations, and dynamic pricing. Following customer feedback, the site also now incorporates ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Miral in collaboration with Warner Bros. announced on Monday that The WB Abu Dhabi hotel on Yas Island, operated by Hilton under the Curio Collection brand, will open its doors to guests on November 11. Featuring one of the finest collections of Warner Bros. archives, guests at the world’s first Warner Bros. hotel will be treated ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has welcomed 411,768 ticketed visits in its first 10 days since the start of the first World Expo being held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa) region. Visitors belonged to 175 nationalities, with one in three visitors came from abroad. A number of ticket options are open to visitors, with Multi-Day ...

Sharjah / WAM Another successful edition of the Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show (WJMES) was concluded after attracting over than 60,000 visitors. The event was organised by the Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). More than 350 exhibitors from the most prestigious local and international houses and brands took part ...

Bloomberg UK power prices rose after a coal power plant switched on Monday to make up for a shortfall in wind generation and limited flows on two power cables to Ireland. Britain is set to end the use of coal within three years and to make power generation fossil fuel-free by 2035. For now the nation is still reliant on ...

Bloomberg Chevron Corp committed for the first time to an aspiration of net zero emissions from its operations by 2050 as the company responded to rising investor and societal pressure to play a bigger role in a transition to a low-carbon future. Chevron is also incorporating its customers’ emissions into some of its goals, the San Ramon, California-based company said ...

America’s biggest banks have had star-turns this year for investors betting on the global economic rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, but the encores might well be done. Lenders from the US and Europe have comfortably beaten earnings expectations while the world grappled with economic shutdowns and re-openings. But with third-quarter earnings coming up — starting with JPMorgan Chase & Co ...