December, 2019

• 21 December

  ‘UAE FA Retreat’ launches

  Dubai / WAM Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Transitional Committee of UAE Football Association, announced the launch of the ‘UAE FA Retreat’ initiative. The initiative aims to plan for the Association’s next stages by taking advantage of the local and international sports expertise to form an integrated, holistic strategy for the future of football in the ...

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• 21 December

  Phase 2 of Delaija Wildlife Centre project commences

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), commenced phase 2 construction works at the Delaija Wildlife Management Centre, project executed for the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), at a total cost of approximately AED30 million. The project, spanning an overall area of 426 thousand square metres, involves construction of administrative offices, a veterinary clinic, employee accommodation, various utilities ...

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• 21 December

  UAE Nation Brand attracts 1.5m votes from 130 nations

  

  Dubai / WAM Since public voting opened last Tuesday, the UAE Nation Brand has attracted a whopping 1.5 million votes from 130 countries and 2,000 cities to select one of three logos that will represent the UAE globally. People from the age group 25-34 years old cast over a third of votes (33.5 percent), while the highest participation rates were ...

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• 21 December

  WFZO regional office inaugurated in Serbia

  Belgrade / Emirates Business Dr Mohammed Al Zarooni, Chairman of the World Free Zones Organisation (WFZO) met with Serbian Minister of Finance, Siniša Mali in Serbia. The meeting was held to explore the role of Serbian free zones in advancing Serbian economic growth and managing the growth and sustainability of foreign direct investment through Serbian free zones. The agenda of ...

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• 21 December

  Over 300mn gallons of water saved, says Dewa

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced on Saturday that its smart response initiative for technical notifications has saved up to 300 million gallons of water and more than AED17 million. Customer service satisfaction rates also reached 91 percent since the initiative’s launch in July 2019, the authority added. The ‘Smart Response Service’ has several features ...

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• 21 December

  Google, Facebook advertising models under fire in house privacy proposal

  

  Bloomberg Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc would face limits on the online tracking and data sharing that power their advertising businesses under a bipartisan House proposal to establish the nation’s first federal privacy law. The draft legislation from the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which oversees online privacy issues, could diminish companies’ ability to monitor users across the web ...

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• 21 December

  Tesla a step closer to European foothold

  Bloomberg Elon Musk has moved a step closer to building his first car factory on the home turf of Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG as his company hammered out a contract to buy land in Germany. Officials in the state of Brandenburg said they agreed the text of a contract with Tesla Inc to sell a 300-hectare (741-acre) ...

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• 21 December

  Uber asked to suspend service in Colombia

  

  Bloomberg A judge ordered Uber Technologies Inc’s operation in Colombia to suspend its ride-hailing business after a technology platform presented a lawsuit claiming the company was providing the service through unfair competition. A judge at the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, which regulates the market, ruled that Uber’s app violated competition norms, the regulator said. Cotech SA, a taxi-service platform, ...

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• 21 December

  US won’t reimpose steel tariffs on Brazil

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump told Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro he won’t reimpose tariffs on steel and aluminum from the Latin American nation, a person familiar with the discussions said. Just had a great call with the President of Brazil, @JairBolsonaro. We discussed many subjects including Trade. The relationship between the United States and Brazil has never been Stronger!, Donald J ...

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• 21 December

  Modi tries to curb media coverage of India protests

  

  Bloomberg India’s federal government has warned television stations not to broadcast images of protests against a new religion-based citizenship law, as it intensifies attempts to quell growing anger over what demonstrators say is an attack on the country’s secular constitution. At least 18 people have been killed over the last week as police cracked down on demonstrators and more than ...

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