Bloomberg Google landed a submarine cable in Togo, the first nation in West Africa to introduce commercial fifth-generation mobile services. The Equiano subsea internet cable, part of Google’s $1 billion program to build digital capacity on the continent, was connected to the nation of 8 million people. The conduit will land in Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa later this ...

  Bloomberg The debut of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone brings a change to the way its US customers can purchase the device, a move toward cutting wireless carriers out of the process and giving the tech giant more control. Traditionally, when a user buys an iPhone at an Apple retail store or the company’s online store, the customer provides their ...

  Bloomberg Car sales in the European Union skidded to the lowest on record for February, as manufacturers brace for more disruption to output from supply-chain issues exacerbated by war in Ukraine. New-vehicle registrations in the EU fall 6.7% to less than 720,000 for the month, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said. When including the UK and free-trade association countries, ...

  Bloomberg Oil pared gains after the biggest daily surge in 16 months pushed prices back above $100 a barrel. Futures in New York were trading near $104 a barrel after jumping 8.4%. Crude has whipsawed this week on conflicting news about progress in peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that prices ...

  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, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, discussed on Friday by phone the friendship and strategic partnership relations that bind the two countries and means to further develop them in various fields. During ...

  DUBAI / WAM The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 9.3 billion in total during the week ending March 18, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The weekly DLD report said the sum of transactions was 2,400. 355 plots were sold for AED1.33 billion, 1,547 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.96billion. The top three ...

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has reported its year end 2021 financial results, with revenues of AED1,143 million, a 100 percent increase as compared to full year 2020 revenue of AED573 million. The increase is primarily attributable to increased market share in key operating regions including the UAE and Saudi Arabia and the contribution from ...

  Dubai / WAM A 300 percent jump in Zimbabwe-UAE bilateral trade during the past three years and corresponding growth in overall ties reflect the historical partnership between Africa and the Arab world, President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “The relations between Zimbabwe and the UAE are growing so fast in all sectors. Three years ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has showcased its flagship “Made for Trade Live” global roadshow in London, United Kingdom, highlighting the significant opportunity of doing business in Dubai for British companies looking to expand internationally. The event saw senior DMCC executives brief 170 ...

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has reported its year end 2021 financial results, with revenues of AED1,143 million, a 100 percent increase as compared to full year 2020 revenue of AED573 million. The increase is primarily attributable to increased market share in key operating regions including the UAE and Saudi Arabia and the contribution from ...