Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, has affirmed that the UAE, under the directives of the wise leadership, pays great attention to teachers and is keen to empower them with technology, knowledge and digital skills, to lead the future of sustainable education and enhance the country’s leadership and global competitiveness. On World Teacher’s ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has picked up top honours at the 2022 Airline Economics Middle East, Africa & Islamic Aviation 100 Awards. The carrier won the coveted Middle East & Africa Airline of the Year Award, with Chief Financial Officer Adam Boukadida receiving the Middle East & Africa CFO of the Year award for the second consecutive ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem powered by Mubadala, has appointed Ahmad Ali Alwan as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The appointment reinforces Hub71’s senior leadership team with an experienced, talented local leader to help drive forward its long-term strategy and fulfil its global ambitions. Hub71 is spearheading a strategy to build a global platform ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is organising several competitions and events while participating in the 42nd Gitex Technology Week. This is part of its efforts to encourage customers to use its innovative digital channels and services. Customers who activate the automatic payment feature or perform any digital transaction through Dewa’s website or smart app till ...

The US and Russia are waging the most intense contest in great-power coercion since the height of the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin is using nuclear threats and other escalations in a bid to avoid humiliation in Ukraine. Washington is wielding its own array of pressures to force Putin to accept just that outcome. The good news is that, ...

  If there’s one city in the world that has reason to welcome the latest bout of global currency turmoil, it’s Hong Kong. With Britain shooting down the pound, Japan intervening to support the yen for the first time in almost a quarter-century, and Europe’s single currency reaching a two-decade low, there’s less attention on the Chinese territory’s 39-year-old dollar ...

  “The better part of valor is discretion,” Shakespeare wrote in Henry IV, Part One. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng bowed to the inevitable and U-turned on his plans to lower the highest rate of income tax. The Bank of England should mirror his caution by shelving plans to sell its bond holdings for at least the rest of ...

  Treasury securities play a crucial role in global finance. They’re widely viewed as a close substitute for dollars, a safe place to park everything from a company’s cash to a central bank’s reserves. They provide a benchmark for determining the value of a vast array of assets, including mortgages, corporate bonds and shares in public companies. They’re the ultimate ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. doesn’t expect its 737 Max 10 model to be ready for certification until next summer at the soonest, US aviation regulators told a key lawmaker. The planemaker’s latest plan was relayed in a letter from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen to Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican. The comments provided the latest indication ...

  Bloomberg Nestle SA, the world’s largest coffee company, will invest more than 1 billion Swiss francs ($1 billion) by 2030 to encourage farmers supplying its Nescafe brand to employ more sustainable farming methods as climate change and extreme weather threaten crops. Nestle will offer training about the best planting techniques as well as cash incentives to motivate farmers to ...