April, 2023

• 12 April

  Dubai to host 2023 Global Summit of Women in May

  

  DUBAI / WAM For the first time in its 33-year history, the Global Summit of Women, a major international business and economic forum for women leaders, will take place in Dubai from May 4-6. Convened by US-based Globewomen Research & Education Institute, the Global Summit of Women brings together 800 delegates from 70 economies to engage in active cross-border networking, ...

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• 12 April

  MBRGI’s spending reaches AED1.4b on projects impacting 102mn lives in 100 countries in 2022

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the annual results of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives’ Year In Review report for 2022, during a special ceremony hosted at the Dubai Opera on Tuesday. MBRGI, the largest foundation of its kind in ...

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• 12 April

  MBZUAI’s research addresses specific sustainability challenges

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first and only university dedicated to AI research at the master’s and Ph.D. levels, is driving ahead with AI research for good, with the aim of finding solutions for challenges ranging from climate change to healthcare, according to Dr Khem Emrith, Head of Industrial Engagement at MBZUAI. ...

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• 12 April

  Adnec group set to host major global events in next 3 months

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Over the next three months, Adnec group’s Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) will witness a busy season with more than 15 global events, exhibitions, and conferences, many of which will be held for the first time in the Middle East and Abu Dhabi. The events are set to attract a wide range of exhibitors, visitors, ...

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• 12 April

  ‘Net Zero by 2050 without nuclear energy is impossible’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) joined Dr. Chris Keefer, host of the Decouple podcast, to discuss the UAE’s journey in the nuclear energy sector. Al Hammadi gave his key learnings on how to deliver a nuclear programme after the UAE became not only the first ...

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• 12 April

  Dubai Press Club hosts eighth edition of Emirati Media Forum

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, said that the world’s rapid technological development, which has affected various sectors, including the media sector, comes with a great responsibility to redouble efforts in addressing the besetting challenges, a fact that Dubai has been aware of from an early age ...

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• 12 April

  UAE attends OIC meeting regarding Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan, UAE ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), headed the UAE delegation which attended the open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee for Permanent Representatives to discuss a unified Islamic position on the ongoing Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque. ...

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• 11 April

  Airbus Q1 deliveries drop as supply woes extend into 2023

  

  BLOOMBERG Airbus SE delivered 127 jetliners in the first quarter, a 9% drop from a year earlier, as parts shortages spilled into 2023. Deliveries totalled 61 aircraft in March, the world’s biggest planemaker said. The first-quarter drop will make it harder for Airbus to reach its goal of increasing shipments to 720 this year. Meeting output targets is crucial for ...

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• 11 April

  Costco falls on lowest US sales growth in 3 years

  BLOOMBERG Costco Wholesale Corp slipped in late trading as the second straight slowdown in a key monthly sales gauge stoked doubts about the strength of US consumers. US comparable sales eked out only a 0.9% gain in March after excluding the impact of changes in gasoline prices, the company said in a statement. That’s the smallest advance since April 2020 ...

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• 11 April

  Walmart sues Capital One to end credit-card partnership

  BLOOMBERG Walmart Inc asked a federal court to allow it to end its credit-card partnership with Capital One Financial Corp, saying the bank has failed to meet critical standards for customer care. Walmart and Capital One entered into a contract in 2018 that made the bank the sole issuer of the retailer’s private label and co-branded credit cards. “Unfortunately, Capital ...

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