OUR CORRESPONDENT Emirates Business ‘Green Hope UAE’, a Dubai-based youth sustainability organisation conducted an epoch conference to observe the World Environment Day, echoing the call to put biodiversity conservation at the forefront of the sustainable development agenda. Over 150 passionate youth environmentalists from schools and universities across the UAE along with two student delegations from the British School of Bahrain ...

  ALKESH SHARMA Emirates Business Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model could be a key when it comes to ensure the success of eco-friendly projects in the Emirates and globally alike. Besides guaranteeing easy capital, this innovative business model will also enhance knowledge sharing and expertise between private and government entities. “It is very important to cultivate an understanding of why all ...

  Emirates Business In an effort to show solidarity in caring and protecting the environment, Ajman Sewerage Private Company Limited (ASPCL), under its Community Care Foundation has led hundreds of Ajman residents in marking this year’s World Environment Day (WED) at an event held at the Corniche Marina Walk. Reiterating its commitment in advocating for a greener and cleaner city, ...

  Manama / Tribune News Service An initiative to collect excess fresh food from supermarkets and distribute to those in need could soon be implemented. Muharraq Municipal Council chairman Mohammed Al Sinan said throwing away unsold edible food should be banned, describing it as a blessing from God that must be conserved. Hundreds of thousands of farm animals, as well ...

  Bloomberg Justice Secretary Michael Gove, one of the leaders of the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, defended its assertions about the costs of membership as he was accused of running “Project Lies.” Appearing on a Sky News television special the night after Prime Minister David Cameron made the case for staying in the EU on ...

  London / AFP Former leaders of Britain’s main opposition Labour on Saturday urged supporters to vote in favour of EU membership at this month’s referendum. Six senior figures including Tony Blair and Gordon Brown said that, unless the party’s supporters turned out to vote on June 23, there was a risk of Brexit. Current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been ...

  Bloomberg Finland was downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service, losing its last top credit rating just as the northernmost euro member is showing signs of emerging from a protracted economic stagnation. The country’s debt rating was cut to Aa1 from Aaa, Moody’s said in a statement on Friday. Finland had a triple-A rating from Moody’s since 1998. The country lost ...

  Bloomberg German government bonds may gain next week along with the rest of the euro region’s core debt market as investors seek havens before unprecedented political events later this month. Britain’s referendum on its European Union membership and Spain’s repeat elections are approaching, and bonds from Germany, France and the Netherlands have been outperforming their peripheral peers in the ...

  Luxembourg / AFP One of Europe’s smallest states, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, cast its eyes to the cosmos, announcing it would draw up a law to facilitate mining on asteroids. Extracting precious metals, rare minerals and other valuable commodities on passing asteroids is a staple of science fiction, but Luxembourg says incentives are urgently needed to turn this ...

  Bloomberg Colombia’s economy grew at the slowest pace since 2009 in the first three months of the year as consumer confidence slumped and prices fell for the nation’s oil, coal and coffee. The weaker-than-expected result caused bond yields to drop as traders pared bets on further interest rate increases. Gross domestic product expanded 2.5 percent from the year earlier, ...