DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s non-oil external trade surged 31 percent in the first half of 2021 to reach AED722.3 billion from AED550.6 billion in the corresponding period in 2020. Exports grew 45 percent year on year (YoY) in H1 2021 to AED109.8 billion from AED75.8 billion, which supports the goal of the 10 x 10 programme (one of the nation’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has contributed AED3 million to the Social Investment Fund, administered by the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, to support the Abu Dhabi community in addressing its most pressing social challenges. Adnic’s contribution will help finance further social impact programmes and be used towards tackling key social causes such as ...

COX’S BAZAR / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) inaugurated phase 2 of its service projects in refugee camps in Rohingya, Bangladesh, as part of the initiative launched by HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), who ...

Dubai / WAM Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has been recognised as the “Best Family Attraction in Middle East 2021” at the International Travel Awards 2021. This achievement celebrates the destination’s track record of delivering wonderful experiences to guests of all ages from around the globe. This recognition bodes ...

Nike Inc, like everyone else, is grappling with a supply problem — that is, getting its products from the factory out to sneakerheads and soccer moms everywhere. But that’s still much preferred to having a demand problem. Nike will be just fine. Even so, shares of Nike were kicked about 4% lower in after-hours trading after the athletic apparel and ...

In scenes reminiscent of a Cold War prisoner swap, a senior executive at Huawei Technologies Co was released, just as China allowed two Canadians to return home after 1,000 days in jail. The exchange will be hailed as a victory both in Ottawa and Beijing. But the political maneuvering required to orchestrate this deal undermines Huawei’s claims of independence from ...

It’s hard to imagine UK Labour leader Keir Starmer mocking the French as Boris Johnson did. But while metropolitan commentators sniffed at the prime minister ribbing an ally, most British voters laughed along. Starmer clearly has a Boris-shaped problem on his hands, which he’ll have to address as he rallies the UK’s opposition party at its annual conference in Brighton. ...

Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co is deploying new hiring tactics, including on-the-spot interviews and instant job offers for ramp workers at Denver International Airport, in an effort to entice entry-level workers in a highly competitive US labour market. Southwest’s latest recruiting strategy comes as it battles nationwide with companies across a variety of industries to find workers for the 5,000 jobs ...

Bloomberg The reopening of transatlantic flights to the US is “great news” for Paris, but it won’t bring air traffic back to where it was before the pandemic, according to the operator of the city’s airports. Paris serves as a hub to connect various continents, and “as long as Asia is closed, notably China,” all incoming traffic to Paris that ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc’s Whole Foods Market is implementing a grocery delivery fee across the US, rolling back a perk the retailer had offered for paying Prime members since it began offering home delivery from the organic grocer. Shoppers who want home delivery from Whole Foods will be charged a $9.95 service fee on their orders beginning from October 25, a ...