January, 2022

• 20 January

  Barakah N-plant set to prevent more emissions

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi will prevent more carbon emissions than previously expected. This was announced during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, showcasing the essential role that nuclear energy plays in combating climate change and promoting sustainable development in the UAE and around the world. New data made ...

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• 20 January

  Airport Show in Dubai to focus on ‘digital’ airports

    Dubai / WAM A diverse range of technologically advance and innovative products will be displayed at Airport Show 2022 in Dubai. The 21st edition of the event will be held from May 17-19 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), according to a press release issued by the organisers on Wednesday. The world’s largest airport industry B2B platform, organised ...

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• 20 January

  Barakah nuclear plant set to prevent more emissions

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi will prevent more carbon emissions than previously expected. This was announced during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, showcasing the essential role that nuclear energy plays in combating climate change and promoting sustainable development in the UAE and around the world. New data made ...

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• 20 January

  Airport Show 2022 in Dubai to focus on ‘digital’ airports

  

    Dubai / WAM A diverse range of technologically advance and innovative products will be displayed at the Airport Show 2022 in Dubai. The 21st edition of the event will be held from May 17-19 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), according to a press release issued by the organisers on Wednesday. The world’s largest airport industry B2B platform, organised ...

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• 20 January

  Etihad expands ‘green’ loyalty programme

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Etihad Airways launched its dedicated sustainability-focused corporate rewards programme, designed to facilitate and deliver corporate partner sustainability goals through carbon offsetting, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) investments and green surcharge fares. Corporate Conscious Choices is designed specifically for organisations committed to reducing emissions and operating sustainably, with rewards and incentives designed to proactively support pro-environmental, ...

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• 20 January

  250-MW hydroelectric power plant in Hatta 35% complete

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that the work progress at the Hatta hydroelectric power plant reached 35 percent by the end of December 2021. The plant’s production capacity is set to reach 250 megawatts (MW) with a storage capacity of 1,500 megawatt-hours and a lifespan of up to 80 years. This is the ...

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• 20 January

  Abu Dhabi: Free parking for visitors of residential villas

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM A new measure has eased issuing parking permits for visitors to sectors classified as ‘residential villa’ in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that it has started implementing new amendments concerning the issuing of parking permits to visitors to residential ...

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• 20 January

  China’s got problems, but inflation ain’t one

  

    Forecasts for a second year of strong global growth face two main dangers: the health of China’s economy and the prospect of much higher US interest rates. How the world’s commercial poles navigate these risks will determine whether 2021’s rapid expansion was a blip or whether the recovery will outlive the pandemic. China appears determined to quash — rather ...

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• 20 January

  Supply chain snarls may be here to stay

  

  From the way people have worried about it, you might think that the world’s value chains have been in turmoil for much of the past two years. Searches for the term “supply chain” on Google roughly doubled between June and October, when they briefly overtook “interest rates” as a topic of concern. That coincides with a period when the cost ...

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• 20 January

  Everyone is back into the European bond market pool

    New European bond issuance had a hesitant start to 2022, with the first week constrained by the release of hawkish minutes from the Federal Reserve. But the second week more than made up for it: A new record was set with over 144 billion euros ($165 billion) of Europe-originated syndicated bond deals printed so far this year. This week’s ...

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