October, 2021

• 19 October

  Jafza, Al Masraf sign agreement to support SMEs, licensed enterprises

  

  DUBAI / WAM DP World’s leading trade and logistics hub Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al Masraf) as part of its support to the business operations of SMEs and other licenced enterprises within Jafza. The agreement strengthens DP World’s commitment to facilitate the business activities of ...

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• 19 October

  MFNCA unveils ‘electoral map’ at Gitex 2021

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) has launched the ‘UAE Electoral Statistics Map’ initiative as it takes part in Gitex Technology Week 2021, creating a new interactive page on the MFNCA official website where users can browse information and data about the electoral process. The initiative sheds light on the great success ...

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• 19 October

  Mubadala Health- G42 Healthcare pact to boost research capabilities

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM G42 Healthcare, an Abu Dhabi-based leading healthcare technology company, and Mubadala Health, an integrated healthcare network dedicated to establishing the highest international standards of care in the UAE and the region, on Monday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to advance healthcare provision in the UAE. The partnership between Mubadala Health and G42 Healthcare ...

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• 19 October

  Yas Links to host 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and the European Tour on Monday announced that the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship will move to Yas Island for the first time next year when Yas Links Abu Dhabi hosts the opening Rolex Series event of the 2022 season. Designed by Kyle Phillips and recently ranked 48th in Golf Digest’s global ...

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• 19 October

  NCM deploys supercomputer to advance weather forecasting

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has launched a new supercomputer built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise to advance weather forecasting and overall climate research. The supercomputer, named “Atmosphere”, uses the HPE Cray EX system, an end-to-end high-performance computing (HPC) liquid-cooled platform customised to deliver advanced performance across computing, accelerated computing, software, storage and networking. The combined ...

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• 19 October

  Belarus keen to enhance bilateral ties with UAE

  Dubai / WAM Belarus and the UAE enjoy longstanding excellent bilateral relations that will help them further strengthen cooperation during Expo 2020 Dubai in areas such as trade, investment, tourism, and education, a top Belarusian official said. In an interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), Aleksandr Guryanov, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, and Commissioner ...

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• 19 October

  Ghaf trees enhance sustainability, spread spirit of tolerance at Expo 2020 Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ghaf tree is one of the indigenous trees that are abundant in the desert of the UAE and is associated with the heritage and history of the region for its benefits in the lives of ancestors in the past. The Ghaf is a drought-tolerant tree, which can remain green even in harsh desert environments. It is ...

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• 19 October

  Is Sunak playing a risky game with UK’s Johnson?

  

  Sooner or later, all UK Chancellors of the Exchequer have a choice to make: Are they the prime minister’s executive assistant for financial affairs? Or their successor in waiting? It’s a question that comes up because of the relative might of the UK Treasury and the ghosts of great Chancellors past, from William Gladstone to Winston Churchill to Gordon Brown. ...

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• 19 October

  Mario Draghi, the new face of Europe?

  

  Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy is being heralded as a new leader for Europe in the post-Angela Merkel era. With German politics in the deep freeze and France’s Emmanuel Macron facing presidential elections, Draghi, who’s credited with saving the euro with three words, looks like an unequalled pair of safe hands. To get an idea of why Europe’s elites ...

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• 19 October

  China slowdown pricks the inflation narrative

  Long a source of resilience in the world economy, China joins the list of vulnerabilities that threaten to upset a shaky recovery. The slowdown in Chinese growth, exacerbated by debt crises in the property sector and an energy shortage that is closing factories, makes the global rebound even more dependent on the US Beijing doesn’t look like it’s ready to ...

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