Dubai / WAM The UAE has achieved a new global breakthrough in developing the UAE Government Excellence Model (GEM), as a global reference for supporting ambitious governments in improving their efficiency and shaping the future of their entities. This initiative embodies the vision of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al …

ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, has underscored the need to extend the crude oil production cut deal to ensure market stability and reasonable prices, noting that reaching an agreement by OPEC and non-OPEC countries towards this end is possible and is likely to reduce the current supply glut. “International …

DUBAI/ WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) received a high-level delegation from the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its premises as part of efforts to promote and facilitate knowledge sharing and cooperation between the two organisations. During the meeting, Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of Dubai Chamber, said, Saudi Arabia remains the top destination for …

ABU DHABI / WAM A recent report issued by the Statistics Centre — Abu Dhabi (SCAD) revealed that the production of electricity from solar energy in the emirate of Abu Dhabi reached 280,085 MW per hour, a growth of 6.1 percent compared to 2015. The Abu Dhabi government has given considerable attention to renewable energy as part of its efforts …

ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar City has been named “Best Free Zone for Start Up Support” by the Financial Times and has collected three other prestigious global awards. The Global Free Zone of the Year Awards, hosted by the FT’s fDi Magazine, are among the most high-profile awards in the free zone sector, with approximately 65 free zones entering this …

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Agility, UPAC, and NREC, the consortium behind Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall, a retail, leisure and entertainment destination, announced that financing for the $1.2 billion project is now complete, by signing the largest real estate asset based facility in the United Arab Emirates in 2017. “The business climate in Abu Dhabi is one of the things …

Bloomberg OPEC has an Iraq problem: the group’s second-biggest exporter is lurching between quota busting and production-crimping crisis, clouding the policy-making picture as ministers decide how long they need to extend output curbs. After consistently exceeding its output quota all year, Iraqi production plunged in October when clashes between the federal army and fighters from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region disrupted …

Bloomberg Centrica Plc will scrap its default tariffs for new customers by the end of March as part of a set of proposals for reforming the UK energy retail market. Removing the rolling plan, known as standard variable tariff, and replacing it with a choice of fixed-term contracts with a duration as long as three years will increase competition, the …

BAGHDAD / Reuters BP and Eni are among companies that have expressed an interest in developing the giant Majnoon oilfield which Royal Dutch Shell plans to leave next year, Iraqi oil officials said. Shell has agreed to exit the Majnoon field in southern Iraq and hand over its operation to the state-run Basra Oil Co. by the end of June …

Bloomberg China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, is poised to install a record amount of solar-power capacity this year, prompting researchers to boost forecasts as much as 80 percent. About 54 gigawatts will be put in place this year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said, raising a forecast of more than 30 gigawatts made in July. That amount of additional capacity …