September, 2022

• 10 September

  Adnoc, Dubai Supply Authority sign landmark gas sales deal

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, have witnessed the signing of a landmark gas sales agreement between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Dubai Supply Authority (Dusup). The agreement showcases the ...

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• 10 September

  Khalifa Fund enhances its membership programme

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has officially announced that its membership programme has been enhanced and updated with a variety of business add-ons, which will further encourage and enable entrepreneurship. The membership updates includes an unlimited amount of trade license business registrations, which was originally 1 license per entrepreneur; fewer age restrictions, with anyone being ...

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• 10 September

  American University of Sharjah recognised in Sustainable Campus Index

  

    Sharjah / WAM American University of Sharjah (AUS) is one of the top five institutions worldwide for community engagement in sustainability, according to the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) issued by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). A publication from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, the SCI highlighted innovative ...

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• 10 September

  Discovery of new freshwater crustacean in country: UAEU

  

    Al Ain / WAM A team of researchers from the Department of Biology at the College of Science at the UAE University (UAEU), in cooperation with a number of researchers and international centres in Russia, succeeded in discovering an unknown type of crustacean “Diplostraca” of microorganisms in the animal kingdom in Arabian Peninsula within the group of common species. ...

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• 10 September

  ‘Al Maleh and Fishing’ festival opens in Sharjah

    Sharjah / WAM The 9th edition of the “Al Maleh and Fishing” Festival was officially inaugurated at Dibba Al Hisn, bringing together several private entities, shops selling Al Maleh fish and productive families. Organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) in collaboration with the Dibba Al Hisn Municipality and Municipal Council, the four-day event will run ...

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• 10 September

  Safeen Feeders launches new UAE-China service

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports group’s Safeen Feeders has launched a new UAE-China service, deploying a recently purchased container vessel, Safeen Power, with a capacity of 3,400 TEUs. The monthly service will connect the Chinese ports of Shanghai, Qingdao and Ningbo directly with Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, opening an important new trade route. It will be Safeen ...

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• 10 September

  Gazprom to shift gas sales to China to rubles, yuan from euro

  

  Bloomberg Gazprom PJSC said it will shift its contract to supply gas to China to rubles and yuan from euros, as the Kremlin steps up efforts to move trade out of currencies it considers “unfriendly” amid US and European sanctions. The state-run gas giant signed an additional agreement to its existing contract with China National Petroleum Corp on the issue, ...

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• 10 September

  Soaring petrol prices in UK see millions of Britons driving less

  

  Bloomberg Soaring petrol prices in the UK caused millions of people to avoid driving this summer, according to the country’s Office for National Statistics. About 44% of people experiencing a cost of living squeeze took fewer non-essential car trips, according to an ONS survey. The figures — combined with Visa credit card data showing people put less fuel in their ...

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• 10 September

  Portugal to cut VAT rate on electricity bills to 6%

    Bloomberg Portugal plans to lower the value-added tax rate to 6% from 13% for a certain amount of electricity use as the government tries to help consumers face rising costs for energy and other goods. The decision will take effect in October, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said at a press conference in Lisbon on Monday evening. Other steps presented ...

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• 10 September

  Italy to reduce consumption of gas by 7% through March

  

    Bloomberg Italy is targeting a reduction in natural gas consumption through the winter season by increasing the use of coal, turning down heating across the country, and pushing to change citizens’ habits, according to a document circulated by the ministry for ecological transition. As the country faces the prospect of paying twice as much for energy imports as it ...

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