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Seha ranks third best among top governmental companies in Abu Dhabi

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has been ranked in third place as one of the top performing governmental companies in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in achieving compliance with NCEMA 7000:2021 national standard (Business Continuity Management). Yousef Altheeb Al Ketbi, Group Chief Operations Officer of Seha, said, “Seha has truly proven itself to be ...

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RAK Energy Summit kicks off next week

  Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Held under the patronage and presence of HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, the inaugural RAK Energy Summit will feature a host of top-level speakers from the energy sector in the UAE and internationally for discussions on the challenges and opportunities the world faces ...

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Nakheel launches new beachfront residential towers

  Dubai / WAM Nakheel on Friday announced the launch of a new selection of residences at Palm Beach Towers 3. Located on Palm Jumeirah and featuring over 300 units, the new residential tower features residences with 360-degree views, with a variety of nearby dining, leisure and recreational facilities. The Palm Beach Towers 3 includes a selection of 1, 2 ...

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Nord Stream gas leaks may be a new disaster for climate

Bloomberg The 700-meter wide pool of bubbling water in the Baltic Sea caused by the rupture of the Nord Stream gas pipelines points to a climate disaster. It’s the most visible of three major gas leaks emanating from the pipelines connecting Russia to Germany. Scientists are scrambling to work out just how much methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse ...

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South Africa plans to reduce power cuts

  Bloomberg South Africa’s state-owned power utility will reduce power outages over the weekend after diesel deliveries for its open-cycle gas turbines started. Fuel was delivered to PetroSA’s facility in Mossel Bay on the south coast after the vessel berthed Thursday morning, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. said in statement on Twitter. The diesel will be transported to the nearby Gourikwa ...

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France wants traders to return millions of barrels of diesel soon

  Bloomberg France is looking to replenish its stockpiles of diesel in coming months, another move by a European country to shore up supplies as winter approaches. The French government wants companies to replenish fuel inventories that were released around June as part of a globally co-ordinated stock-draw. The idea is to refill during October and November, a person familiar ...

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TotalEnergies says it could trim its stake in Adani Green

  Bloomberg TotalEnergies SE said it could sell a small part of its 20% stake in Adani Green Energy Ltd. to cash in on the jump in the valuation of the Indian renewable energy producer. The French energy giant bought 20% of Adani Green in 2021 for $2 billion, building on a series of previous deals with Indian billionaire Gautam ...

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Brookfield buys two US renewable-power firms

  Bloomberg Brookfield Asset Management Inc. acquired two US renewable-power companies — Scout Clean Energy and Standard Solar — for a total of $1.54 billion and plans to invest as much as $510 million to further develop those businesses. The deals were made by Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, a publicly traded subsidiary of Toronto-based asset manager, and funded by the ...

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This year’s midterms are so hard to predict

Very few people will confess to being such loyal followers of their political party that they automatically adopt whatever positions it takes. Most voters like to think of themselves as independent: They have their own opinions on the issues, and they support candidates, not parties. People are not necessarily wrong to think like this — as the political scientists Chris ...

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The stealth tax buried in UK’s budget

For all the talk of tax cuts in UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget last week, the most significant stealth tax imposed by his predecessor Rishi Sunak remains very much in place. In his spring budget of 2021, Sunak sought to offset the cost of the pandemic with a four-year freeze in income-tax thresholds. Ordinarily, these thresholds ...

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