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India stocks rise for second straight day

Bloomberg Indian stocks rose, set for a second straight day of gains, as some investors bet there’ll be enough liquidity to support the economy as the nation gradually exits from the world’s biggest lockdown. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.7% to 30,410.91 as of 9:42 am in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index rose by a similar magnitude. Both ...

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Luckin’s battered stock faces a renewed wave of selling

Bloomberg Luckin Coffee Inc.’s battered stock faces a renewed wave of selling on Wednesday, after Nasdaq Inc. said it planned to delist the onetime market darling that shocked investors with revelations of accounting fraud last month. The Chinese coffee chain’s shares, which have been suspended since tumbling more than 80% in April, will resume trading in New York. Luckin announced ...

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UAE banks offer AED93.4b loans to SMEs in Q1 2020

ABU DHABI / WAM During the first quarter of 2020, the total loans provided by Emirati banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) totalled AED93.4 billion, an increase of AED3.9 billion or 4.3 percent compared to AED89.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. The loans provided accounted for some 8.1 percent of the total cumulative balance of credit facilities ...

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Enec completes significant test for Unit 4 at Barakah

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), successfully completed Cold Hydrostatic Testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Arab world’s first nuclear energy plant being built in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The testing incorporated the lessons learned from the previous three units and is a crucial step towards the ...

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Adihex to take place in Sept 2021

ABU DHABI / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) announced that the 18th edition of exhibition, which was scheduled for September 29 – October 3, will be rescheduled to September 2021, under the theme, ‘Sustainability and Heritage… A Reborn Aspiration’. The event will be organised by the Emirates Falconers’ Club and held ...

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OFID, DFIs to mobilise billions of dollars in response to Covid-19

VIENNA / WAM The Opec Fund for International Development (OFID), joined a group of more than 25 development finance institutions (DFIs) scaling up cooperation in response to Covid-19. The group committed to providing and mobilising billions of dollars of funding to support the private sector in delivering critical healthcare supplies, ensuring micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can access capital, ...

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Adihex postponed until September 2021

ABU DHABI / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) announced that the 18th edition of the exhibition, which was scheduled for September 29 – October 3, will be rescheduled to September 2021, under the theme, ‘Sustainability and Heritage… A Reborn Aspiration’. The event will be organised by the Emirates Falconers’ Club ...

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UAE welcomes return of residents stranded outside country from June 1

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship (ICA) Monday said foreign nationals holding valid residence visa can return to the UAE starting June 1. MoFAIC and ICA in a joint statement said the decision stems from the UAE’s keenness to enable those holding valid residence visas ...

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