July, 2021

• 29 July

  Etihad rolls out IATA travel pass to 7 cities

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Following successful trials, Etihad Airways has expanded IATA Travel Pass on flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations across its network as it continues to implement digital solutions to simplify the travel experience in the wake of the pandemic. IATA Travel Pass is available for guests on all Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, Barcelona, ...

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• 29 July

  DP World reports volume growth of 17.1%

  DUBAI/ WAM DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 17.6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and 17.1 percent on a like-for-like basis . Growth in Q2 accelerated with all regions delivering a strong performance, especially our terminals ...

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• 29 July

  Etihad Airways rolls out IATA Travel Pass to seven cities

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has expanded IATA Travel Pass on flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations across its network as it continues to implement digital solutions to simplify the travel experience in the wake of the pandemic. IATA Travel Pass is available for guests on all Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, ...

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• 29 July

  Conference on public-private partnership announced

  

  DUBAI / WAM In line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the Dubai Government’s Department of Finance (DoF) ...

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• 29 July

  UAE government starts granting golden visas to resident doctors

  

  Dubai / WAM In executing the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to grant golden visas to those with scientific competencies and distinguished expertise, the UAE Government invites doctors to apply for the golden visa in recognition of their efforts and sacrifices, and being the frontline heroes. This ...

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• 29 July

  Abu Dhabi court convicts 9 people for money laundering

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court, which has jurisdiction over money laundering and tax evasion offences, has convicted nine defendants and six companies for possessing AED18 million through fraudulent means using a computer-based process. As for the criminal scheme, one of the defendants, operating from outside the country, would contact the victims, claiming to be working for ...

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• 29 July

  DP World reports volume growth of 17.1% in Q2

  

  DUBAI / WAM DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 17.6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and 17.1 percent on a like-for-like basis . Growth in Q2 accelerated with all regions delivering a strong performance, especially our ...

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• 29 July

  Pemex is building refinery in green area it promised to protect

  

  Bloomberg It’s a massive new oil refinery in an era focused on renewable energy. It’ll cost more than promised. It’s behind schedule. And now, public documents reveal that Dos Bocas — a favoured project of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for his home state of Tabasco — is being built in a zone the state oil firm had promised ...

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• 29 July

  Apple, Google win big; but one is about to pull ahead

  

  Apple Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc have each managed to make copious sets of obscene amounts of money in any environment — pandemic or not. But the paths for the two technology behemoths may start to diverge later this year. Both companies reported blowout numbers that far exceeded Wall Street expectations. Apple posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.30, compared ...

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• 29 July

  Behavioral economics & mask rules

  

  Just when we thought we were almost done, Covid-19 cases are surging. The world may have one of the most effective vaccines ever developed, but not everyone is taking it and so we remain susceptible to the delta variant. Not surprisingly, this has renewed calls to bring back a response that makes some feel safe and under control: mask mandates. ...

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