April, 2016

• 21 April

  Inordinate delay mars China’s own regional jet take-off

  

    Shanghai / AFP China’s homegrown regional jet should have made its first commercial flight weeks ago, but the ARJ21 has still not flown any fare-paying passengers, dealing yet another setback to the country’s ambitious plans for domestically produced planes. Chengdu Airlines received the aircraft from manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) in November, already years behind schedule, ...

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• 21 April

  Starbucks comes calling in Johannesburg

  

  Johannesburg / AFP Hundreds of coffee lovers queued early Thursday in an upmarket Johannesburg shopping centre as international chain Starbucks opened its first cafe in sub-Saharan Africa. The US-based global brand plans to open 12-15 more stores in South Africa over the next two years, with a long term plan of up to 150 outlets. “The timing is right. We are ...

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• 21 April

  Ethiopia banks on mobile money for financial growth

    Doni, Ethiopia / AFP Outside a small store on a dirt track in the remote Ethiopian town of Doni, long queues wait for government cash handouts by the most modern of methods — mobile phone. Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country and one of its fastest growing economies, is pushing a new electronic payment service by phone — called M-Birr, ...

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• 21 April

  Charlotte Bronte’s 200th birthday marked in Britain

  

    London / AFP The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte, whose intense and passionate vision of rural life in “Jane Eyre” has haunted generations of readers, was marked in Britain. Fans hosted a birthday party in the house in northern England where Charlotte and her sisters Emily and Anne grew up and wrote their books. The anniversary highlights ...

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• 21 April

  Technology, Travel and Travelport

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Lots of advertising, rigorous marketing, planned launches, promotion of holiday packages and substantial media attention — Travel Industry is on its toes for the biggest regional travel event — The Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Who’s who of the travel and tourism industry of the region — is all set to gather in the commercial ...

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• 21 April

  Citizen: Fostering excellence and creativity

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Since its foundation in 1930, Citizen has promoted a multi-cultural mindset that fosters excellence and creativity. As a ‘citizen’ of the world, we make it our responsibility to help cultivate a culture of positive change and ongoing evolution through our craft. We take this mission seriously and eagerly welcome what the future may bring. ...

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• 20 April

  Mohamed arrives in Riyadh for key GCC summit

  

    RIYADH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived in Riyadh to participate in Wednesday’s summit between GCC leaders and Morocco, with the attendance of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and the GCC leaders and President Barack Obama of the United States ...

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• 20 April

  Emaar Malls okays AED1.3bn dividend

  

    DUBAI / WAM The first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Emaar Malls (DFM: EMAARMALLS), the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by global property developer Emaar Properties, on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Board to distribute 10 per cent of the share capital, equivalent to AED 1.301 billion (US$ 354 million), as cash dividend for distribution to the ...

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• 20 April

  ADGM, Bloomberg collaborate to work on expanded media

    ABU DHABI / WAM Bloomberg and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the world’s newest international financial centre, have signed an exclusive launch of partnership leveraging Bloomberg’s new regionalised editorial platforms. The partnership aims to widen the understanding of the business landscapes in the Middle East region across these new platforms, including a dedicated digital destination, original television programming and ...

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• 20 April

  IAEA official visits FANR

    ABU DHABI / WAM A top official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited on Wednesday the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) in Abu Dhabi to discuss the IAEA’s support for nuclear-related activities in the UAE. IAEA Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation Dazhu Yang met with FANR senior management officials, led by Deputy Director General for ...

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