Bloomberg Growth at US service providers eased in April while cost pressures worsened, highlighting how decades-high inflation and an ongoing struggle to hire and retain workers is weighing on the sector. The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of services decreased to 57.1 last month from 58.3 in March, according to data. Readings above 50 signal expansion. The median estimate ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that the May 6, 1976, the UAE Armed Forces Unification Day, was a turning point and key milestone in the UAE’s journey. In a statement to mark the 46th anniversary of the Armed Forces Unification Day, carried by the ‘Nation Shield’, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has congratulated the UAE Armed Forces personnel on the 46th UAE Armed Forces Unification Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed said the UAE believes in peace as a way to achieve people’s aspirations for ...

  DUBAI / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world, is one of the most extensive clean and renewable energy projects that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is implementing to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The solar park has a planned capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 with investments ...

  Bloomberg Opec and its allies once again ratified a small monthly increase in production, even as global markets look set to tighten because the European Union is considering banning supplies from Russia. International consumers have called on Saudi Arabia and its partners to fill the gap left by a boycott of Russian crude and help ease the inflationary pain ...

  DUBAI / WAM Tourism professionals from around the world will return to Dubai next week when Arabian Travel Market, the leading event for the travel industry in the Middle East, returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday, May 9. The event will welcome more than 20,000 visitors and over 1,500 exhibiting companies during the four-day tourism showcase, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group and the Red Sea Ports Authority signed a Term Sheet and a Head of Terms agreement for major port projects along Egypt’s coastline. The first agreement will see AD Ports Group develop, operate, and manage a multi-purpose terminal in Safaga Port in a consortium with the Red Sea Ports Authority and the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), the emirate’s premier event venue, is gearing up to host a wide variety of high-level international conferences throughout 2022. As a key leader in the business tourism industry, Adnec’s hosting of these important and strategic conferences strengthens the reputation of Abu Dhabi as a global business tourism destination and ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of th UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the UAE Armed Forces will continue their significant contributions to the nation’s track record of achievements over the coming 50 years and beyond, just as they did over the past five decades. Noting that economic ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Q Holding, a leading investment company in the United Arab Emirates, announced on Thursday its acquisition of Reem Investments Company in exchange for shares to be issued in Q Holding, in efforts to grow its portfolio of investment assets for a total amount of AED 5,942,067,075. HE Abdulla Mohammed Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of ...