August, 2022

• 4 August

  Adnec opens registration for Idex, Navdex ’23

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) announced opening the e-registration for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), taking place on February 20-24, 2023. Organised by Adnec at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – in collaboration with ...

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• 4 August

  ADX market data goes live on TradingView platform

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a new data-sharing partnership with TradingView, a US-based leading financial information portal, to help attract a new generation of global traders and investors to the exchange. As part of the agreement, ADX market data is now live on TradingView’s platform and accessible by a large base of ...

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• 4 August

  Adnec opens registration for Idex, Navdex 2023

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) has announced opening the e-registration for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), taking place on February 20-24, 2023. Organised by Adnec at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – in collaboration ...

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• 4 August

  PCFC call centre receives 70,000 calls, inquiries

  

    DUBAI / WAM The Call Centre of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) received during the first half of 2022 about 70,000 inquiries through various communication channels provided by the Corporation. Hend Ahmad Shaker, Director of the Strategy and Communication Department at PCFC, confirmed that the Call Centre works 24/7 to serve the Corporation’s customers and its ...

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• 4 August

  UAE launches ‘dynamics of circularity series’

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has kickstarted the Dynamics of Circularity Series, a periodic stakeholder assembly aimed at sharing knowledge, building capacities, and exploring opportunities to implement circular economy practices in priority sectors. As part of the series, the ministry organised a workshop dedicated to the F&B sector in partnership with UAE Food & ...

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• 4 August

  Etihad scales up its cargo operations with A350F freighter

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. The freighters will upgrade Etihad’s freight capacity by deploying the most efficient cargo aircraft available in the market. This order of the A350F sees the national carrier of the UAE expanding ...

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• 4 August

  Pelosi’s Taiwan trip is start of US headaches

  

  To widespread relief, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane landed in Taipei without incident on August 2. Fears that the Chinese military might interfere with her flight, triggering a dangerous confrontation with the United States, did not materialise. The challenge facing the US, however, has only just begun. In response to Pelosi’s visit, the Chinese military announced a three-day military exercise ...

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• 4 August

  Are Apple App store profits slowing?

  

  Analysing Apple’s earnings can, on occasion, feel like looking at a jigsaw puzzle with some of the pieces missing. Consider the quarter ended in June: The fact that a slight dip in sales from Apple’s all-important hardware segment was offset by growth in its services segment — the App Store, advertising, etc — received a lot of attention when the ...

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• 4 August

  For now, corporate hope cushions tech sector

  The latest raft of technology earnings is starting to show a clear divide between areas that may continue to grow and those that will most certainly suffer at the hands of a global economic slowdown. Whether the more resilient sectors succumb, or conversely, drive a rebound in the parts that slumped, will be a key issue to watch over coming ...

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• 4 August

  Fed can’t stop wishful thinking of bond traders

    Ever since traders erroneously interpreted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s July press conference as dovish, US short-term bond yields have completed a round trip, with the market now essentially back to where it started a week ago. That gets bonds closer to realistic pricing in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years, but much more upheaval could ...

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