March, 2020

• 10 March

  Target limits sale of virus-related items

  

  Bloomberg Target Corp has joined Kroger Co in limiting purchases of items like hand sanitiser and disinfecting wipes in response to widespread stockpiling due to the coronavirus. Target began restricting customers to six items per person, spokeswoman Danielle Schumann said. Signs posted in stores say the move is “due to high demand.” Kroger made a similar move earlier this month, ...

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• 10 March

  Amazon nixes green shipping plan to avoid alienating shoppers

  

  Bloomberg A few years ago, Amazon.com Inc’s quick delivery team debated doing something radical for the e-commerce giant: asking shoppers to consider the environment. The team building Amazon’s Prime Now same-day delivery service knew that the quickest delivery options tended to be the worst for the planet. A guaranteed one-hour delivery window sometimes meant sending couriers in mostly empty vehicles ...

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• 10 March

  Thailand says airlines may face virus medical bills

  Bloomberg Thailand’s aviation regulator said airlines should ask passengers coming from high-risk territories for health certificates to establish they are free of the new coronavirus. Travellers who can’t provide documentation should be prevented from boarding flights to the Asian nation, according to a Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand notice posted. Carriers are liable for treatment costs if they fly in ...

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• 9 March

  DIEDC, UNDP announce new partnership in support of SDGs

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to enhance their collaboration and align the DIEDC’s stakeholders with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The agreement provides a framework to leverage the natural synergy between the two organisations with a focus on generating knowledge and research ...

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• 9 March

  Oil crashes 31% in worst loss since 1991 in price war

  

  Bloomberg Oil crashed more than 30% after the breakup of the Opec+ alliance triggered an all-out price war, with both Russia and Saudi Arabia poised to flood the market with cheap oil. The former allies pledged swift retribution for the collapse of the cartel’s meeting last week, with the Gulf kingdom slashing its official crude prices and threatening record production, ...

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• 9 March

  Etihad Airways halts flights to Saudi Arabia

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways announced that it suspended temporarily all flights between Abu Dhabi and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in response to a directive from the General Authority for Civil Aviation, Saudi Arabia, to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The airline operates up to 12 flights per day between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, ...

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• 9 March

  Emirati women at Enoc complete leadership programme

  

  Dubai / WAM Five Emirati women from the Enoc Group, completed a four-week multicultural leadership academic programme at the Scotland Summer School in Dundee, accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. The employees, Fatima Saleh Alichla, Hind Al Shamsi, Marwa Abdulla, Amna Banihashem and Naaima Al Falasi, all attended the programme to learn about diverse subjects including civilisational dialogue, Scottish history ...

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• 9 March

  Dana Gas says 75% of output is natural gas at fixed prices

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has announced that natural gas currently constitutes 75 percent of the company’s production, which is sold under long term gas sale contracts with host governments at prices which are unaffected by falling oil prices. In a press release issued by the company on Monday, it said that these gas sales account for approximately half of ...

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• 9 March

  Etisalat offers free access to CloudTalk Meeting

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Monday announced that it will provide free access for three months to businesses for using its online collaboration platform — Etisalat CloudTalk Meeting — to help companies maintain business continuity by providing a secure platform to collaborate from any device, location, and network in the country. Business operations can remain uninterrupted with Cloudtalk’s ...

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• 9 March

  Arabian Travel Market to be postponed

  DUBAI / WAM Arabian Travel Market, which was due to be held this April, has been postponed to June, the event’s organiser, Reed Travel Exhibitions announced on Monday. In a statement on Monday, Reed said, “Due to the escalation of the Covid-19 epidemic around the world, the venue management, supporting associations, and in alignment with the advice from the UAE ...

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