Bloomberg For the first time since President Donald Trump was elected, more Americans say the economy is getting worse than getting better. A new Quinnipiac Poll shows 37 percent saying the economy is declining, compared with 31 percent who continue to see improvement. Only 30 percent say the economy is staying about the same, the lowest number on record. Polls ...

Bloomberg India’s government has approved scrapping a cap on foreign investment in commercial coal mining, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, as part of efforts to boost economic growth. The change would allow overseas miners such as BHP Group Ltd and Glencore Plc to own 100 percent of mining companies. A spokeswoman at Commerce and Industry Ministry ...

Dubai / WAM Singapore has announced its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai. The Singapore Pavilion, titled ‘Nature. Nurture. Future’, will pay tribute to Singapore’s journey towards growth, sustainability, and resilience. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will lead Singapore’s participation in the Expo which will run from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021, coordinating with partners from the public and ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IMS Oil Trading, an international trading operator in Greece to exclusively supply lubricants for up to 16 product tankers at IMS Oil’s Fujairah and Singapore ports. The partnership also expands Enoc’s marine lubricants supply network to over 110 ports in 23 countries across the world. Saif Humaid ...

Dubai / WAM A joint working team was formed to reinforce the strategic partnership between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the housing sector, to provide unified housing services and launch joint projects, as part of the work of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council. The team is responsible for launching joint housing initiatives, performing studies and presen-ting propositions to the council’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has sent a message of support to Emirati women reinforcing their critical role in enabling the growth and progress for the UAE. Addressing employees of the Abu Dhabi ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of celebrations for Emirati Women’s Day, Etihad Airways has launched the ‘Her Abaya, My Gift’ project, in which traditional Emirati abayas, bridal outfits and amenity kits were distributed to Syrian refugee women in the Mrajeeb Al Fhood Camp in Jordan. The gifts were delivered by a delegation of female Emirati employees from Etihad ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) announced the launch of its BusinessWomen Package, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ product in the UAE designed exclusively to encourage more women into business. The plan, which starts from AED6,200, with installment plan options, includes a free zone licence, a shared workstation and various support services in a one-stop-shop, RAKEZ said in ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirati women account for 60 percent of workers at the Expo 2020 Dubai, reflecting the UAE’s vision of women’s empowerment. The expo provides an attractive working environment for innovative Emirati women, empowering them and enabling them to benefit from their creativity, reflecting the slogan, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Coinciding with the celebrations of Emirati Women’s Day, the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development (MCKD) and Khalaf Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman of Al Habtoor Group, launched an award for Nabati poetry, which will recognise the role of Emirati women in the UAE’s cultural and literary scene. Nabati poetry has a long heritage in the Arabian ...