DUBAI / WAM Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE have taken on a critical and highly essential role in the move towards achieving economic growth and diversity. SMEs represent more than 94 percent of companies operating in the country, ably providing jobs to more than 86 percent of private sector’s workforce. In Dubai alone, they make up ...

  DUBAI / WAM Multiply Group, a technology-enabled holding company based in Abu Dhabi, on Friday announced it will be investing AED367 million ($99.92 million) into the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa’s) landmark initial public offering (IPO) as a cornerstone investor. The group’s latest investment follows a series of strategic acquisitions, creating a unique technology-enabled ecosystem to pursue growth ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the government of Bangladesh have enjoyed close relations for more than 40 years. The ties enabled ADFD to drive development in Bangladesh through financing major developmental projects amounting to AED692 million. The initiatives covered sectors such as agriculture, energy, industry, transport and water. Moreover, ADFD also holds a ...

  DUBAI / WAM Namibia celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 with a visit from the country’s president, and a colourful and joyful cultural performance. Dr Gottfried Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, was welcomed by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai. President Gottfried Geingob, who ...

  DUBAI / WAM DMCC — the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, and Master Developer of the JLT District — has announced that it will install solar car shades across the majority of the Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) district’s cluster car parking areas. Once the 6.3MW project is complete, JLT will ...

  DUBAI / WAM Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) organised, in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO), a two-day workshop on strengthening national capabilities in emergency response and developing the national policy to combat health risks to reinforce the capacities of preparedness, prediction, and early warning. Discussions touched on health risks in emergencies nationwide and at the health ...

Bloomberg Germany plans to stop almost all Russian oil imports this year and broadly wean itself off the country’s gas by mid-2024, a hugely ambitious plan that poses complex logistical hurdles for Europe’s biggest economy. As Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck unveiled the plan, he once again made clear that Germany will not back an immediate embargo on Russian ...

  Bloomberg Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), the world’s biggest manufacturer of electric-vehicle batteries, is scouting sites for a new $5 billion battery plant in North America. It’s considering locations in Mexico, Canada, and the US for an 80 gigawatt-hour plant that would supply Tesla and other EV makers, according to people familiar with the project. The conventional wisdom ...

  Bloomberg Chevron Corp’s oil production venture in Kazakhstan — which operates the country’s largest field — is curbing output due to issues at a supply link on the Black Sea. “Due to unscheduled repair works at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal, Tengizchevroil is adjusting its production accordingly,” the company, also known as TCO, said. TCO declined to comment ...

If peace in Ukraine looks depressingly far away, accountability seems beyond another galaxy. What are the chances Vladimir Putin will appear in a courtroom to answer for the hell he’s unleashed in Ukraine? They seem vanishingly small. And yet, national leaders, politicians, global organisations and an army of individuals are working to build the war crimes case against Putin and ...