Abu Dhabi / WAM Ways of accelerating cooperation and partnership relations, exchanging of experiences, information and knowledge were the main topic of discussions at a meeting Ahmed Shabib Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of the Federal National Council (FNC), had with a delegation of the National Defence College of Bangladesh. The two sides met at the FNC’s premises and discussed ways of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic), signed an agreement with Al Bayt Mitwahid Association to extend their partnership till 2021, as part of its support for the ‘Year of Zayed’ and in support of the Association’s wide range of community welfare initiatives. The agreement was signed by Saif Ali Al Qubaisi, Chairman of Al Bayt Mitwahid ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM Sheikh Ahmed bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Deputy Chairman of the Umm Al Qaiwain Executive Council, launched the business initiatives of His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Saud Al Mu’alla, including the launch of a smart portal for insurance services, the “Re’aya Smart Portal,” which is supported by the Executive Council, to serve the business ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital (Al Jalila Children’s) have signed an affiliation agreement, in presence of Dr Abdulla Al Khayat, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Amer Sharif, MBRU’s Vice Chancellor, Dr Mohamed Al Awadhi, Al Jalila Children’s Chief Operating Officer, and Professor Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), launched ‘Initiate 360’ aimed to bolster cooperation with partners as regards the implementation of Abu Dhabi Safety and Occupational Health System and ensuring the compliance with the required stipulations and standards at building and construction sites. This initiative is an episode of elective compliance and self-monitoring on the part of ...

Bloomberg A slide in technology shares sent most US equities lower, while Europe’s benchmark rose and Asian shares extended a losing streak as traders turned their focus to the outlook for monetary policy amid lingering worries for global trade. Chipmakers extended their slide as Goldman and Stifel downgraded several US peers amid mounting industry concerns. Telecom stocks were also among ...

Bloomberg The Great Crypto Crash of 2018 looks more and more like one for the record books. As virtual currencies plumbed new depths on Wednesday, the MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index extended its collapse from a January high to 80 percent. The tumble has now surpassed the Nasdaq Composite Index’s 78 percent peak-to-trough decline after the dot-com bubble burst ...

Bloomberg After supplying Europe’s biggest economy with natural gas for more than four decades, Norway is preparing to defend its share as the world’s biggest producers all vie for a larger slice of the $21 billion market. Russia began building a second giant pipeline to Germany and US President Donald Trump is turning up the rhetoric in an attempt to ...

Bloomberg Crude climbed to $80 a barrel in London for the first time since May amid signs that global supplies are shrinking. Brent futures rose as much as 1.4 percent on Wednesday, while the US crude benchmark added as much as 2.9 percent. US efforts to isolate Iran have disrupted shipments from OPEC’s No. 3 supplier at the same time ...

Bloomberg Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire prefecture of more than 5 million people. The magnitude 6.7 quake that hit on the western part of the island at 3:08 am cut off power to nearly 3 million buildings, and damaged a key thermal plant. One plant ...