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Emirates cabin crew numbers cross 20,000 and counting

DUBAI / WAM Emirates’ cabin crew team crossed a milestone and are now 20,000-strong, as the airline continues to recruit cabin crew globally to meet its planned growth trajectory. Since 2022, the airline has hosted recruitment events in 340 cities across 6 continents — truly reflecting the diversity of its cabin crew team and the destinations it serves. The instantly ...

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UAE central bank revokes Dirham Exchange licence and registration of RMB Commercial Brokers

ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has revoked the licence of Dirham Exchange, an exchange house operating in the UAE, and struck off its name from the Register, and revoked the registration of RMB Commercial Brokers Co, a Hawaladar operating in the country. The administrative sanctions followed an appeals procedure,  pursuant to Article 137 of ...

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Mubadala Energy report signals focus on decarbonisation plans

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Energy, the Abu Dhabi-based international energy company, has today released its latest Sustainability Report. In a pivotal year for the company in which it launched a new strategy focused on expanding its business in low-carbon solutions supporting the energy transition, and unveiled a new name and brand, the company recorded substantial progress on key ESG ...

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Amazon in talks to become anchor investor in Arm IPO

BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc is in talks to join other tech companies as an anchor investor in Arm Ltd’s initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the situation, part of preparations for a deal that could raise as much as $10 billion. Amazon is one of several tech companies that have talked to Arm about backing the offering, which ...

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Alibaba, Tencent’s $66b party starts to fade

BLOOMBERG China’s largest tech companies Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd have gained $66 billion in market value since May’s end, propelled by expectations of a gradual return to pre-crackdown growth and a litany of official promises to unshackle the private sector. Yet some investors warn the celebration may be premature. For the first time since 2021, China’s ...

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Dubai’s GDP grows 2.8% in Q1 to reach AED111.3bn

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year to reach AED111.3 billion surpassing average global growth rates for Q1 2023. The surge maintains the robust momentum of growth achieved in 2022, when the emirate experienced a 4.4 percent expansion of the economy. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin ...

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UAE approves federal decrees on regulations of healthcare professions

DUBAI / WAM The UAE government approved a number of federal decrees and amendments of certain provisions on the regulations of healthcare professions, healthcare providers and veterinary medicine. This comes as part of regulating the practice of non-doctors and pharmacists for a number of healthcare professions, including nursing, laboratories, medical physics, functional therapy, physiotherapy, aesthetics, anesthesia, audiology, and radiology. The ...

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