Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) the manager and operator of the region’s first technologically advanced semi-automated terminal at Khalifa Port, has been In-Country Value certified. In-Country Value is defined as the total spend retained in-country that can benefit business development, contribute to human capability development, and stimulate productivity in the UAE economy. Obtaining the certification not only ...
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Dubai’s Mushrif Park opened to cyclists for free
Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality has announced that it has opened Mushrif Park to cyclists every day from 6 am to 9 pm free of charge. The move is part of the Municipality’s plan to provide special lanes in its parks for cycling enthusiasts and in implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...
Read More »India must give up coal in fight against climate change: UN chief
Bloomberg India must stop building coal infrastructure and focus on renewable power generation to aid the global fight against climate change and lift its citizens out of poverty, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The nation, the biggest coal consumer after China, must invest in a “clean, green transition†as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, Guterres said at an ...
Read More »Siemens Gamesa plans for future with ‘hydrogen’
Bloomberg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA has one eye on the future where its wind turbines could play a key role in creating hydrogen. The company, which earlier this year launched the world’s biggest wind turbine, plans to start a pilot project in Denmark to test how its machines could power production of the fuel seen as key to eliminating ...
Read More »Clean-energy funds top ETFs
Bloomberg This year’s rally in exchange-traded funds specialising in clean energy is leaving larger peers in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector far behind. One example is the $1.2 billion Invesco Solar ETF’s 75% jump this year, which exceeds the 9% climb in the $8.6 billion iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, the biggest such fund in the ESG ...
Read More »Trump’s China sanctions fail Russian history test
The US is deploying its economic weaponry as never before, using unilateral sanctions to punish China for the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and its treatment of Uighur minorities in the country’s northwest. Western experience with Russia suggests Washington’s efforts to force a change of behavior are unlikely to succeed, even if the measures remain in place for years. Washington ...
Read More »Can Epic Games battle Apple?
Everyone has an agenda. That’s especially true for corporations like Apple Inc and Fortnite-maker Epic Games Inc. But while the two powerful technology companies jockey back and forth in their continuing public battle, they need to recognise their brinksmanship has a severe cost. Not only is it affecting their own businesses, but it is taking a significant toll on their ...
Read More »How to ask for a raise in pandemic recession
When negotiating a raise, timing matters. Typically, it’s best to ask before annual budgets are locked and to steer clear of Monday mornings when the boss may be cranky. But in a pandemic-led recession? It’s awkward, for sure, but it’s not an impossible task. With unemployment in the US exceeding 10% and average jobless claims running over one million per ...
Read More »Is Big Oil still a big deal
From Monday there will be just one oil company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average — Chevron Corp. The removal of Exxon Mobil Corp from the index after an uninterrupted presence since 1928 shouldn’t come as a surprise. It’s not the end of Big Oil, but it may signal the start of the beginning of the end. It may seem ...
Read More »India’s Ambani to pay $3.4b for Future Group retail units
Bloomberg Reliance Industries said it will acquire the retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing units of India’s Future Group for 247.1 billion rupees ($3.4 billion), in a transaction that will propel Mukesh Ambani’s ambitions to dominate India’s retail sector. Future Group will merge some of its remaining businesses into Future Enterprises, Reliance Retail Ventures said. Ambani’s unit will then invest 12 ...
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