December, 2019

• 10 December

  Credit Suisse sues to block $1.6m arbitration award

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG sued two of its former US-based wealth managers in a bid to nullify more than $1.6 million in back pay and fees the men were awarded in arbitration following a dispute over the terms of their departure. Richard J Dellarusso and Mark L Sullivan left the bank to join rival UBS Financial Services Inc after ...

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• 10 December

  Lagarde’s green ambition risks losing out to ECB inflation goal

  

  Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde is discovering that her grand ambitions for fighting climate change will have to take a back seat to her new job of reviving inflation. Lagarde came to the Frankfurt-based ECB pledging to bind environmental concerns much more closely into policy decisions — echoing her strategy when she ran the International Monetary Fund. ...

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• 10 December

  UBF reviews key initiatives, achievements

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), held its annual meeting on Tuesday for Chairpersons of its 20 specialised committees to review key initiatives and achievements of 2019. Meeting participants also discussed 2020 plans and objectives for priority areas including fraud prevention, cybersecurity, and plans to establish a UBF FinTech Committee. The meeting was presided over by AbdulAziz ...

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• 10 December

  dnata gets IATA’s ISAGO registration in Brazil

  

  Recife / Emirates Business dnata has marked an important milestone in its ongoing commitment to safety and security in Brazil. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded dnata Brazil the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration, following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of the company and its ground-handling operations at Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC). “We ...

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• 10 December

  Emirates brings forward its fourth daily to Dhaka

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates is now set to launch its fourth daily service to Dhaka from March 29, 2020 instead of June 1, 2020, as announced earlier. The fourth daily will boost Emirates’ weekly services to Dhaka from 21 to 28, and will connect customers seamlessly across the airline’s global route network spanning six continents. Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior ...

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• 10 December

  Moscow hosts Sheikh Zayed Book Award cultural seminar

  

  MOSCOW / WAM The Russian capital, Moscow, in cooperation with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, hosted a Sheikh Zayed Book Award cultural seminar entitled, “Arab-Russian Literary Dialogue”. The seminar is part of a series of international seminars that aim to introduce the Russian public to the award’s key initiative and gain international nominations. The ...

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• 10 December

  Empowerment of women is a national priority: Sultan

  

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has asserted that he will personally support programmes and efforts to empower women around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Sharjah Ruler also called on entities across Sharjah to expand their initiatives to include all communities worldwide ...

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• 10 December

  VP leads UAE’s most popular Twitter chats

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has led 2019’s most popular Twitter conversations in the UAE, according to a new annual data report from Twitter. Twitter data revealed that government-related topics were among the most popular conversations in the UAE this year. Tweets ...

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• 10 December

  UAE becomes digital hub for innovation

  

  Dubai / WAM UAE leads globally as the country with the highest fibre to the home (FTTH), penetration for a third year in a row making it a digital hub for innovation with an advanced network that has helped transform and bring innovative future technologies to all its subscribers. FTTH has reached 95.7 percent of homes across the UAE, maintaining ...

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• 10 December

  DXB to witness over 1m passengers on weekend

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Airports has advised customers flying out of the emirate this weekend to arrive early at the airport, as Dubai International (DXB), prepares to welcome over one million travellers between Thursday an Sunday. In a statement, Dubai Airports said that it is working with airlines and other service partners to ensure a smooth flow of traffic through ...

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