November, 2019

• 4 November

  Dubai unveils world’s largest rehab centre for people of determination

  

  Dubai / WAM The Sustainable City in Dubai revealed ‘Sanad Village’, the world’s first and largest rehabilitation and education centre for People of Determination (people with disabilities). Details about the Sanad Village will be announced during the Sustainable City’s participation in the AccessAbilities Expo, held from November 5-7 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The AccessAbilities Expo aims ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  UK approved 99% of visa applications to Emiratis

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Kingdom approved approximately 99 percent of regular visa applications submitted by Emiratis from July 2017 to June 2018, a top UK official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). The UK issued 5,940 visas in total to Emiratis during that 12-month period, which meant each visa was issued in an average of three working days, ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Etisalat wins ‘Best IPX Award’ in UK

  Emirates Business Etisalat on Monday announced it received the ‘Best IPX Service’ award at the recently-held Global Carrier Awards 2019 in London. Over the past 15 years, the Global Carrier Awards has become the biggest and most prestigious awards event in the carrier community. More than 400 senior-level executives celebrated the highs in the global wholesale industry at this year’s ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  DP World JV wins concession for expansion of French port

  

  Dubai / WAM The joint venture between DP World and the France-based international container operator Terminal Link – PortSynergy Group (GMP), has been awarded the service concession for the construction and operation of berths 11 and 12 at Port 2000 in Le Havre, France. The terminals of Port 2000 in Le Havre are trade-enabling gateways for cargo entering the French ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Over 1,000 ATRs to bring millions of visitors to Expo 2020

  

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s ambition to draw 25 million visits through its gates is on track after more than 1,000 Authorised Ticket Resellers (ATRs), signed up in key markets around the world. The global network, which includes online travel agents, tour operators, hotel groups and airlines, is crucial to Expo 2020 achieving its goal to welcome 70 percent ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Global Franchise Market kicks off today in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM The 4th edition of The Global Franchise Market, (TGFM), the official franchising event in Dubai, begins on Tuesday at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. This annual premier franchise event, which is held under the patronage of Dubai Economy, aims to highlight Dubai’s preeminent status as a leading franchise destination and help facilitate new franchise opportunities ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Merkel cheers VW’s electric push amid climate critique

  

  Bloomberg Angela Merkel’s visit to a revamped Volkswagen AG electric-car plant in Zwickau is a stark reminder of what’s at stake both for the German chancellor and VW boss Herbert Diess. Merkel — who critics say has long been soft on the auto industry — has come under fire for failing to make more progress in curbing greenhouse-gas emissions, while ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Daimler-backed battery startup Sila raises funds

  

  Bloomberg Sila Nanotechnologies, a San Francisco Bay-area battery startup, is getting an additional $45 million in funding and has hired two new executives, including a former Tesla Inc manager who helped build the electric-car company’s relationship with battery-cell makers. Bill Mulligan, a former vice president at solar-panel maker SunPower Corp, joins Sila as its first chief operating office, the Alameda, ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  European companies urge Beijing to keep import fair promises

  

  Bloomberg European companies are upping the pressure on China to go beyond rhetoric at this year’s China International Import Expo, asking for “more tangible outcomes” than at the launch in 2018. “We expect this year’s event to be supplemented by concrete measures to facilitate further market opening and increase foreign investment, not by empty promises that we have heard many ...

  Read More »
• 4 November

  Global slump hits euro-area factories

  Bloomberg Euro-zone manufacturing remained near the weakest in seven years last month, a poor start to the final quarter that raises pressure on the region’s governments to add fiscal stimulus to insulate the region from a worsening global slowdown. Factories from China to the US are suffering from flagging demand. While a Purchasing Managers’ Index for the 19-nation euro region ...

  Read More »