November, 2022

• 29 November

  UAE President chairs Adnoc board of directors meeting

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday presided over the annual meeting of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) Board of Directors, in his capacity as its Chairman. During the meeting, which was held at Adnoc Headquarters, the board directed Adnoc to pursue a “Net Zero by 2050” ambition to support ...

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• 29 November

  Hub71 grows startup community to over 200 tech firms with latest cohort

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has grown its community to more than 200 startups following the selection of 20 companies to join its latest cohort. Of the 20 startups in the cohort, nine are UAE-based companies while the remaining 11 have relocated to Abu Dhabi, reinforcing the UAE capital’s ability to attract high-quality companies ...

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• 29 November

  EAD, FAO join efforts to revive pearl industry in Abu Dhabi

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in a joint effort to revive the heritage and traditions of the emirate’s pearl industry. The “Abu Dhabi Pearls” project involves sustainably farming high-quality pearls in the warm waters of the Arabian Gulf. The project ...

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• 29 November

  Adib enables digital solutions to support UAE IPOs’ push

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib), a leading Islamic financial institution announced that its retail customers were able to conveniently participate in the subscription to initial public offerings (IPOs) that were issued this year through its mobile app. 80% of clients subscribed IPOs that were issued in 2022 through Adib Mobile app in just a few clicks. ...

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• 29 November

  e& launches its FutureNow Sustainability Call initiative

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time e& (formerly known as the Etisalat group) has on Monday announced the launch of its collaborative initiative; the FutureNow Sustainability Call. As part of the group’s overarching FutureNow campaign from e& enterprise, the global technology conglomerate is inviting technology and digital solution scale-ups to develop , sustainable solutions towards reducing energy consumption across the ...

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• 29 November

  Dewa marks National Day with host of activities

    Dubai / WAM In a distinguished patriotic atmosphere, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) celebrated the 51st National Day, with the participation of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents. Many employees and customers participated in the celebrations, which featured patriotic and heritage activities. Dewa’s celebrations of the National Day included ...

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• 29 November

  Abu Dhabi Airports sees 4.7mn passenger traffic in Q3 2022

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of the five airports in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, on Monday released its passenger traffic results report for the third quarter of 2022. During this period, passenger traffic totalled 4.7 million passengers, a rise of 250% compared to the 1.3 million passengers in Q3 2021. The report highlights impressive ...

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• 29 November

  Amazon to shutter some India businesses amid global cuts

  

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc will wind down parts of its Indian operations, showing that even the crucial growth market with 1.4 billion consumers isn’t immune to Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy’s cost-reduction campaign. The company said it is exiting meal deliveries as well as a service providing bulk doorstep deliveries of packaged consumer goods to small businesses. The exits will involve ...

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• 29 November

  British Airways all set to double flights at Gatwick

  

    Bloomberg British Airways PLC plans to double its operations at Gatwick Airport, rather than expand at Heathrow Airport Ltd, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The flag carrier intends to potentially double the number of aircraft based at the Sussex airport, going to between 24 and 28 planes from 14 currently, the paper said. The move comes after Heathrow was forced ...

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• 29 November

  IndiGo plans to wet lease Boeing wide-body jets to meet demand

  

    Bloomberg IndiGo is planning to fly another airline’s Boeing Co larger jets as it tries to plug capacity gaps amid a surge in travel demand. India’s biggest airline said in a statement on Monday that it is working on finalising a contract for inducting Boeing 777 aircraft on a so-called wet lease basis for the winter schedule. Wet leasing ...

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