Bloomberg Italy will invest over 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to develop the domestic semiconductor industry, as it seeks to support companies transitioning to greener technologies. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government approved a new fund which will allocate 150 million euros in 2022 and 500 million euros each of the following years until 2030 as part of a new ...

  Bloomberg A group of the world’s richest nations that pledged $8.5 billion in climate finance to South Africa wants the money to be used to retire coal-fired power plants, according to a senior U.S. official involved in the talks, damping suggestions some could be channeled to producing electric vehicles and green hydrogen. The funds pledged by the US, UK, ...

  Bloomberg US futures fluctuated and stocks were lower as investors assessed the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on commodity supply and the global economy. Oil topped $110. Contracts on US gauges were little changed, after the S&P 500 swung between losses and gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was also lower, after briefly erasing declines. Ericsson led a ...

Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies continued to pull away from stocks as the intensifying war in Ukraine prompts investors to look for safe havens. Bitcoin advanced as much as 2% in early trading in Hong Kong before giving up some gains. It has jumped 17% over the past three days — a period during which President Vladimir Putin stepped up shelling of Ukrainian ...

  Bloomberg Oil soared as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to raise the specter of major global supply disruption. Futures in New York climbed as much as 6.1% to, the highest since 2014. Brent futures jumped by more than $6 to above $104 a barrel. The European Union is discussing the exclusion of seven Russian banks from the SWIFT ...

  CAIRO / WAM The Arab Parliament (AP) lauded the resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation. The Council also placed the Houthis on a list of entities banned from being supplied with arms. The AP described this step as a victory for legitimacy, stressing that the resolution was issued ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) and coding license in cooperation with the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office. The license, which is a UAE first, will advance the country’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, which aims to enhance the UAE’s reputation in this field by attracting AI companies and coders from around ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) on Tuesday hosted a live panel discussion in collaboration with Schneider Electric to boost the UAE’s ongoing efforts to forge a globally competitive and sustainable industrial base at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution “4IR”. The panel hosted Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates SkyCargo official has outlined how the air cargo carrier supports Spanish agri-businesses and perishables exporters by helping transport premium exports rapidly from Spanish gateways to global markets through Dubai. This came during a meeting held between Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, and Luis Planas Puchades, the Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Iñigo ...

  DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and its digital arm, has launched Geospatial (GIS) Services aiming to assist government and enterprises in the region to scale their operations and achieve their digital transformation goals. Moro Hub will offer three types of GIS services: GIS Professional Services to build GIS systems, ...