June, 2022

• 27 June

  Zimbabwe fines 12 banks

    Bloomberg Zimbabwe penalised 12 banks for “financial indiscipline” that fueled inflation and undermined the currency, the Herald newspaper cited President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying. The unidentified institutions have received unspecified “hefty penalties,” Mnangagwa told supporters of the ruling party after opening a gold-processing facility, according to the Harare-based paper. The central bank probed a total of 16 lenders suspected ...

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• 27 June

  TikTok turns on the money machine

  

    Bloomberg Alyssa McKay used to work part-time at a frozen yogurt store in Portland, Oregon, making minimum wage to cover her college tuition. Now the 22-year-old earns more than $100,000 a year on the short-video platform TikTok. Brands like Coach, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video pay up to reach her 9 million followers, mostly teenage and pre-teen girls who ...

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• 27 June

  Instagram to test AI on faces to verify users are over 18

  

    Bloomberg Instagram, under fire from safety advocates to keep children off the app and prevent teens from seeing harmful content, is testing new ways to verify users’ age. Among them: running users’ video selfies through an artificial intelligence (AI) that can determine if they are adults. The Meta Platforms Inc-owned app recently started requiring users to submit their birthdate ...

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• 27 June

  VW sticks to iconic Porsche IPO plan

    Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is sticking to a plan to list its iconic Porsche sports-car maker later this year as Europe’s biggest carmaker looks to finance a costly shift toward electric vehicles. VW is going ahead with the initial public offering in the fourth quarter because the unit has proven resilient over the years to market disruptions including the recent ...

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• 27 June

  GM’s Cruise plots expansion after debuting robotaxi fares

  

    Bloomberg General Motors Co’s Cruise LLC plans to expand its robotaxi business to all of San Francisco this year and move into other cities beginning in 2023, a growth push that comes on the heels of its first self-driving vehicle rides to carry paying customers. The company started charging fares for rides covering one-third of the city between 10 ...

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• 25 June

  Oil rallies after a reading on inflation expectations eased

  

  Bloomberg Oil jumped after a reading on US consumer inflation expectations was revised lower, adding optimism to crude’s demand outlook. West Texas Intermediate traded above $108 a barrel, erasing much of this week’s loss. Friday’s rally comes as the University of Michigan’s final June reading of longer-term consumer inflation expectations settled back from an initially reported 14-year high, potentially reducing ...

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• 24 June

  Fijian officials commend UAE’s humanitarian role

    SUVA / FIJI / WAM Several Fijian government officials lauded the humanitarian projects carried out by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), including the establishment of three technology colleges in areas affected by Cyclone Winston. The colleges were recently inaugurated by an ERC delegation led by Hamoud Al Junaibi, ERC Secretary-General, Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, and several government ...

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• 24 June

  EGA to build solar-power facility for silicon metal

  

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on Friday announced that the company is to develop a project to manufacture silicon metal in the UAE, securing supplies of a key raw material for ‘premium aluminium’ and unlocking potential new industries in the UAE in line ...

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• 24 June

  Ta’ziz acts as catalyst of UAE industry, manufacturing growth

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM This week, Adnoc shared the range of opportunities made available by their planned expansion of Abu Dhabi’s petrochemicals industry with manufacturers and investors at the “Make it In the Emirates” forum, held in Abu Dhabi. Adnoc has long been an engine for and champion of industrial growth in the UAE and its new chemicals joint venture ...

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• 24 June

  Masdar City unveils net-zero energy building

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City, a world-class technology and innovation hub and a pioneering sustainable community in Abu Dhabi, along with its consulting partners Woods Bagot and Faithful+Gould, has advanced its contribution to the UAE Net-Zero by 2050 Strategy with the groundbreaking ceremony of its latest development – the Masdar City Square (MC2). The MC2 development covers an ...

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