September, 2021

• 27 September

  Twitter’s business reboot is off to a troubling start

  

  There’s a joke on Twitter about Twitter that goes like this: The biggest innovation the company achieved after spending more than $3 billion on research and development over the last five years was doubling the character count of a tweet. That characterisation isn’t exactly fair, but there’s enough truth in it to make it funny. In the face of such ...

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• 27 September

  Watania provides free access to MoneyDoctor

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business National Takaful Company (Watania) announced that it has engaged its customers in Souqalmal’s digital platform “MoneyDoctor”. As a program specialised in spreading financial education, MoneyDoctor comprises of nine different modules that thoroughly present various financial matters and issues inside the UAE. MoneyDoctor provides guidelines regarding various banking and financial issues starting from local business establishment ...

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• 27 September

  Blue Ocean Academy CEO Dr Sathya Menon receives UAE golden visa

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur and CEO of UAE’s leading corporate training services brand Blue Ocean Academy, Dr Sathya Menon was honoured with the much-coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa. “I am deeply honoured and humbled by this great gesture shown to me by Dubai’s ruling authorities. I have always been fascinated by the visionary leadership of our beloved ...

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• 27 September

  Mohammed bin Rashid visits Expo 2020’s operation room

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the operations centre of the Expo 2020 venue in Dubai, ahead of the start of the mega event. Being held for the first time in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia, the event, billed as ...

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• 27 September

  Dubai non-oil foreign trade up 31% to AED722bn in H1 2021

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s non-oil external trade surged 31 percent in the first half of 2021 to reach AED722.3 billion from AED550.6 billion in the corresponding period in 2020. Exports grew 45 percent year on year (YoY) in H1 2021 to AED109.8 billion from AED75.8 billion, which supports the goal of the 10 x 10 programme (one of the nation’s ...

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• 27 September

  Adnic contributes AED3mn to Ma’an Social Investment Fund

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has contributed AED3 million to the Social Investment Fund, administered by the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, to support the Abu Dhabi community in addressing its most pressing social challenges. Adnic’s contribution will help finance further social impact programmes and be used towards tackling key social causes such as ...

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• 27 September

  ERC inaugurates phase 2 of service projects in Rohingya refugee camps

  

  COX’S BAZAR / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) inaugurated phase 2 of its service projects in refugee camps in Rohingya, Bangladesh, as part of the initiative launched by HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), who ...

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• 27 September

  Global Village voted as ‘best family attraction in Middle East’

  

  Dubai / WAM Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has been recognised as the “Best Family Attraction in Middle East 2021” at the International Travel Awards 2021. This achievement celebrates the destination’s track record of delivering wonderful experiences to guests of all ages from around the globe. This recognition bodes ...

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• 27 September

  Nike grapples with supply problem

  

  Nike Inc, like everyone else, is grappling with a supply problem — that is, getting its products from the factory out to sneakerheads and soccer moms everywhere. But that’s still much preferred to having a demand problem. Nike will be just fine. Even so, shares of Nike were kicked about 4% lower in after-hours trading after the athletic apparel and ...

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• 27 September

  Canada prisoner swap reveals Huawei’s ties

  In scenes reminiscent of a Cold War prisoner swap, a senior executive at Huawei Technologies Co was released, just as China allowed two Canadians to return home after 1,000 days in jail. The exchange will be hailed as a victory both in Ottawa and Beijing. But the political maneuvering required to orchestrate this deal undermines Huawei’s claims of independence from ...

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