October, 2021

• 18 October

  Dubai consumer confidence surges to 10-year high in Q3

  

  DUBAI / WAM Consumer confidence in Dubai moved to its highest level in 10 years during the third quarter of 2021, the Consumer Confidence Index tracked by Dubai Economy showed. During the quarter the Index rose two points from the previous quarter and 21 points compared to the same quarter of 2020. The quarterly Consumer Confidence Index measures current and ...

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• 18 October

  Adek to showcase 4 ICT-related projects at Gitex Global 2021

  

  DUBAI / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) will leverage this week’s Gitex Global 2021 — the industry’s largest interconnected technology platform — to spotlight four ICT-related projects and initiatives driving innovation and digital transformation across the Emirate’s education sector. “Participating at Gitex Global is an opportunity to showcase how Adek continue to harness cutting-edge technology to ...

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• 18 October

  Expo 2020 to revive global event industry: Dietmar Schmitz

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai can serve as a role model for future global events in the new normal, to bring people from all over the world together again, according to Germany’s Commissioner General at the world’s greatest show. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dietmar Schmitz said that hosting a global event during a worldwide pandemic ...

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• 18 October

  ADPHC to unveil newest smart app at Gitex 2021

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) will participate in the Abu Dhabi Government pavilion during “Gitex Technology Week” from October 17-21, 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. During the event, the Centre will shed light on its most important e-projects to confront Covid-19. Also, they will unveil the platform to improve the monitoring of ...

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• 18 October

  Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra opens five new plants for animal feed in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Al Dahra Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based international conglomerate that specialises in agribusiness, has announced the opening of 5 new plants that will compress and dry animal feed in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. The new openings come in line with the company’s continuous efforts to expand its operations internationally, thus diversifying its sources of production and supply ...

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• 18 October

  Singapore promises power customer safeguards as retailers fold

  

  Bloomberg Singapore is offering assistance to power retailers and promising safeguards for customers as skyrocketing prices strain its nascent open electricity market. At least two power providers have announced they will cease retail operations after wholesale prices surged to a record last week. The government is offering help in hedging against volatility for those who want to continue operations, the ...

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• 18 October

  Supply-chain stress may have peaked already

  

  Don’t look now, but the worst may be over for the supply-chain snarls that have plagued shipments of everything from Coca-Cola Co ingredients to paint, toys and industrial fasteners. Average ocean freight rates have declined for three straight weeks. A composite index of global container prices has fallen back under $10,000 for a 40-foot box for the first time since ...

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• 18 October

  Airlines not letting Texas run the table

  

  Texas Governor Greg Abbott wouldn’t want you to mistake his push to forbid private companies and others from issuing vaccine mandates as just another attempt to court conservative voters or tee up a White House bid. His executive order seeking to ban mandates in his state plainly says it’s part of a larger plan “aimed at protecting the health and ...

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• 18 October

  Renewable energy may pay price for fuel crisis

  The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many unforeseen consequences, and right now we may be approaching one of the biggest: the possible neutering of the green energy movement. Prices of fossil fuels are rising sharply, and most of the world is responding by trying to get those prices back down again. Voters might end up bitterly opposed to ever seeing ...

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• 18 October

  Johnson’s believers ignore UK’s problems

  One day in Korea in 1951, a puzzled American soldier peered at a sign above the entrance to a British base, which proclaimed “Britannia Camp.” He quizzed an officer, pointing upwards: “Whaddoes that mean?” Major Gerald Rickord said: “Haven’t you ever heard of Britannia Rules the Waves?” The American said: “That’s a bit out of date, isn’t it?” This encounter ...

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