September, 2021

• 19 September

  ECB officials see faster inflation risk days after new forecast

  

  Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) policy makers signalled they see euro-area inflation potentially exceeding forecasts as economy recovers and supply bottlenecks drive up input prices. The comments by three Governing Council members point to a more heated debate about the central bank’s current ultra-loose policy, with the pandemic-era bond-buying program set to expire by March next year. Their remarks will ...

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• 19 September

  Nigeria holds interest rates

  Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged to support an economy that expanded at a slower pace than expected in second quarter. All 10 members of the monetary policy committee who attended its two-day meeting voted to keep the rate at 11.5% for the sixth straight meeting, Governor Godwin Emefiele said in a virtual briefing from the ...

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• 19 September

  Apple IPhone 13 launches new round of carrier freebies

  

  Bloomberg Let the iPhone 13 price wars begin. With the debut of Apple Inc’s newest phones, AT&T Inc embarked on a second year of giveaways, offering the new iPhone 13 Pro free to new and existing customers who have qualifying trade-ins and unlimited data plans, a deal worth as much as $1,000. T-Mobile US Inc is matching the iPhone 13 ...

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• 18 September

  TikTok unveils tools in app to tackle mental-health issues

  

  Bloomberg TikTok, the video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd, said it’s stepping up tools to support users facing mental health issues, including redirecting potentially distressed users to suicide-prevention or eating-disorder resources. When users search the app for terms like “suicide,” TikTok will point them to local support organisations such as the Crisis Text Line to find treatment, the company ...

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• 18 September

  Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas, help elderly

  

  Bloomberg Japan is bolstering its autonomous driving ambitions with a new project to be formally introduced on Wednesday to expand the use of self-driving vehicles in more than 40 locations around the country by 2025. The “Road to the L4” project aims to popularise advanced mobility services including Level 4 autonomous driving, wherein vehicles can operate without a human at ...

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• 18 September

  GM expects battery recall cost recovery

  Bloomberg General Motors shares jumped after company said it expects to be reimbursed for battery recall costs from its supplier and sees a “more stable year” for chip supply in 2022. GM is in talks with battery supplier LG Chem over the costs of its Bolt electric vehicle battery recall, which has resulted in a $1.8 billion charge. The company ...

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• 16 September

  Global debt hits record $296tn in Q2 as world lockdowns ease

  

  Bloomberg Global debt loads surged during the second quarter as households seized on low mortgage rates and governments continued borrowing heavily to revive pandemic-battered economies. The amount of the world’s outstanding debt swelled during the three months by about $4.8 trillion to a record $296 trillion, according to a report by the Institute of International Finance. The increase was led ...

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• 16 September

  Khalifa issues law to set up Creative Media Authority

  ABU DHABI/ WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued a law establishing the Creative Media Authority as part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. The authority aims to enhance growth of emirate’s creative sector and will act as a regulatory and supervisory body, ensuring hard ...

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• 16 September

  UAE-Israel bilateral trade to top $1 billion in 2021

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The number of Israeli companies operating in the UAE is expected to grow 100 percent by 2022, the President of the UAE-Israel Business Council (UIBC) told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “With bilateral trade expected to exceed $1 billion in 2021, $3 billion in three years, and over 500 Israeli companies (currently) importing, exporting and operating in ...

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• 16 September

  UAE advancing towards prosperous future in various sectors: Al Mheiri

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has said the UAE is steadily advancing towards a prosperous future in various sectors, most notably the economic sectors, in line with its leading international stature, through launching major projects for the next 50 years. In an interview with the Emirates News ...

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