August, 2021

• 11 August

  Emaar Malls hits 80% growth in H1 of 2021

  DUBAI / WAM Emaar Malls recorded an increase in net profit by 80 per cent to AED 622 million ($ 169 million) during the first six months (January to June) of 2021, compared to a net profit of AED 345 million ($ 4 million), during the same period in 2020. Revenue for H1 2021 amounted to AED 2.048 billion, an ...

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• 11 August

  ADFD finances projects worth AED102bn in 97 countries

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), since its establishment in 1971, has financed thousands of development projects that significantly impacted millions of lives in 97 developing countries around the world. The projects have contributed to advancing economic growth, improving access to healthcare and education, and building modern infrastructure, including road, railway and water networks as well ...

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• 11 August

  Sharjah CP chairs SEC’s meeting

  

  SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), on Tuesday, chaired the weekly meeting of SEC, in the presence of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of SEC, and HH Sheikh Sultan bin ...

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• 11 August

  Dubai’s ‘Trakhees’ joins World Logistics Passport

  

  DUBAI / WAM The World Logistics Passport (WLP) is expanding in Dubai with the joining of the Department of Planning and Development (Trakhees), the regulatory arm of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation in Dubai (PCFC). The WLP is the world’s first freight loyalty programme designed to increase trading opportunities between markets and accelerate the flow of global trade. Registering ...

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• 11 August

  UAB announces participation in SCA Fintech Megathon 2021

  SHARJAH / WAM United Arab Bank (UAB) has announced its participation in a first of its kind nation-wide Fintech Megathon, SCA Fintech Megathon 2021, launched by Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Ministry of Economy to promote further development of fintech industry in the UAE. The initiative will help innovators, financial institutions, regulators, and other ecosystem partners in ...

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• 11 August

  Dubai Chamber exports, re-exports to West Africa up 42% in 5 months of 2021

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber member companies’ exports and re-exports to West Africa surged by 42 percent in the first five months of 2021 to reach a record $387 million, fuelled by a recovery in trade activity, according to a recent analysis. The analysis was released by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as it prepares to host 6th Global ...

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• 11 August

  Digital Dewa, du launch region’s first industrial 5G slicing

  

  DUBAI / WAM Digital DEWA — the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), one of Dubai 10X Initiative — and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), have entered a strategic partnership which resulted in the implementation of the region’s first Industrial private 5G slicing through 5G stand-alone (SA) technology. Through the collaboration, Digital Dewa’s InfraX, the ...

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• 11 August

  India isn’t ready for yet another Covid-19 wave

  

  Memories of India’s devastating second wave of Covid-19 are slowly receding. The pandemic has once again fallen out of the headlines; malls and mountain resorts are crowded with shoppers and tourists. Business activity is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, as it had been just before the second wave hit in March. In fact, just like then, many Indians seem to ...

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• 11 August

  Buffett calls it right on EV batteries

  

  Warren Buffett gets lots of investments right with his patient and deliberate buy-and-hold strategy. And it’s becoming apparent that he’s doing it again with electric vehicles. For investors pouring money into the technology, it would be wise to consider how the Sage of Omaha has looked into the future of the sector. The value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s holdings in ...

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• 11 August

  Should executive pay reflect firm’s progress?

  Most people agree that executive pay should reflect their firm’s progress on diversity. That’s easier to say than to do. Measuring financial performance objectively is pretty straightforward, and scoring climate credentials isn’t the headache it once was. But rewarding inclusion will necessarily be subjective. It’s unclear investors are ready to trust corporate boards to exercise such judgement given their track ...

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