Bloomberg General Electric Co. announced $1.4 billion in European acquisitions to add 3D printing technology to manufacture parts for jet engines and cars. The US company agreed to buy Sweden’s Arcam AB for 5.86 billion kronor ($680 million), alongside a separate transaction to acquire SLM Solutions Group AG of Germany, it said in a statement on Tuesday. GE’s aviation ...
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LaCompagnie shuts premium London route on Brexit concern
Bloomberg French business class-only airline LaCompagnie announced plans to halt flights between London and the New York area as a result of the UK’s vote to quit the European Union, just days after British Airways said it was reducing its own premium service between the cities. LaCompagnie will cease its four-times weekly operations between Luton, northwest of London, and ...
Read More »Workplace ergonomics in the spotlight
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Mental health and ergonomics will be among the key sessions at an Abu Dhabi worker health protection conference this month, as Middle East occupational hygiene professionals obtain fresh insights into a shifting regional dynamic of workplace hazards. The 3rd BOHS Worker Health Protection Conference, co-organised by The Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection (BOHS) ...
Read More »Expo Centre Sharjah unveils new look for Mideast jewellery show
Dubai / Emirates Business After the extraordinary success of its landmark 40th edition, the region’s most popular watch and jewellery show is once again set to cast its magic on jewellery lovers. The 41st MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show will bring global spotlight on the regional jewellery market and its celebrated passion for gold and diamond creations from September ...
Read More »GulfNav inks settlement pact with NAT
Emirates Business Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GulfNav) and Nordic American Tankers (NAT) are pleased to announce that they have signed a new settlement agreement and the long standing debt that GulfNav owed to NAT has now been settled fully and finally pursuant to the terms. The new management of GulfNav have been and are working intensively to clear all ...
Read More »Etisalat Award for kids gets over 150 entries
Dubai / Emirates Business The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature has announced that it received 151 entries from 13 Arab Countries by the deadline for its eighth edition. Organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by Etisalat Group, this year’s edition marks the highest rate of participation since the award’s inception in ...
Read More »UAE Exchange associates with the AFC as sponsor
Emirates Business The leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, UAE Exchange announced that it has signed up with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as an official sponsor of national football competitions from 2016 till 2020. With this association, UAE Exchange becomes the first and only remittance and foreign exchange house to join the official sponsors’ brandwagon. Speaking ...
Read More »Iran supports $50-60 oil price, stability measures
Reuters Iran supports an oil price of $50-60 per barrel and any measure to stabilise the market, state TV quoted the country’s oil minister as saying on Tuesday. “Iran wants a stable market and therefore any measure that helps the stabilisation of the oil market is supported by Iran,†Bijan Zanganeh said after meeting OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo in ...
Read More »Brent drops as Saudi-Russia stop short of freeze
Bloomberg Brent oil dropped after a pledge by Russia and Saudi Arabia to cooperate to stabilize the market failed to include any specific measures to bolster prices. Futures fell as much as 0.8 percent in London after climbing 4.8 percent over the previous two sessions. Brent jumped as much as 5.5 percent on Monday as news broke that Saudi ...
Read More »LNG trading meets EBay as startup begins online auction
Bloomberg A group of liquefied natural gas industry executives is launching a digital platform that will allow LNG traders to buy and sell spot cargoes via online auctions. The Global LNG Exchange, or GLX, will begin testing its platform in October and plans to handle live deals starting in the first quarter, Chief Executive Officer Damien Criddle said in ...
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