July, 2019

• 8 July

  Ocado short sellers circle as tech test looms

  

  Bloomberg A rise of more than 55 percent in Ocado Group Plc’s shares this year, and increased competition, has put the UK online grocer and technology provider back in the sights of bearish speculators. Short interest in Ocado climbed above 5 percent of shares outstanding for the first time since July 2018 last month, after touching a multiyear low in ...

  Read More »
• 8 July

  British Airways faces $230m data-theft fine

  

  Bloomberg The UK plans to fine British Airways 183.4 million pounds ($230 million) over computer attacks that exposed customer data, marking the first major application of far-reaching European Union rules requiring companies to tighten anti-hacking measures. The proposed penalty relates to data theft affecting about 500,000 customers between June and September last year, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which ...

  Read More »
• 8 July

  Airports open up to terminal tourists who want to hang out

  

  Bloomberg Chuck Hughey braves security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport at least once a week. Not to catch a flight, but to get an ice cream cone or cruise a few of the concourses. Is he nuts? Not at all, he will tell you, just a doting grandfather. He and 3-year-old Cleo spend quality time there, riding the trams between ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  UAE named partner country for Moscow Global Forum

  MOSCOW / WAM The UAE has been named as the partner country of Moscow Global Forum ‘City for Education’ set to take place in conjunction with Aqdar World Summit from August 29 until September 1 in Russia. Maadhad Hareb Mughair Al Khaili, UAE Ambassador to Russian Federation highlighted importance of hosting such international events that ensure the exchange of knowledge ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  Abu Dhabi records AED31b realty transactions in H1

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Around AED31 billion was generated through 10,000 plus real estate transact-ions across Abu Dhabi Emirate in first half of 2019, according to the first biannual report of the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM). “These results demonstrate the buoyant real estate market in Abu Dhabi,” Falah Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the DPM, commented, adding, “These ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  Strata to expand Al Ain facility for Boeing parts

  

  Al Ain / Emirates Business Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, is to expand its current manufacturing facilities to on board the assembly of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fins. The modifications to Strata’s existing facility at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park follow an agreement signed by the two aircraft manufacturers ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  ECI-Emirates NBD pact to help UAE firms grow global footprint

  Dubai / Emirates Business Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE federal credit insurance company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Corporate Banking division of Emirates NBD, enabling them to expedite their global business reach. This partnership will empower UAE-based firms to strengthen their presence regionally and internationally by providing them access to ECI’s comprehensive range of trade ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  Smart Dubai upgrades ‘Dubai Now’ app

  

  Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai has upgraded its flagship “Dubai Now” application, designed to be the city’s one-stop shop for smart services, which will allow users to donate to four types of beneficiaries during the Year of Tolerance. Launched in collaboration with the Dubai Department of Finance (DoF), the new feature offers a platform in which donations can be made ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  Dewa explores ties with Brunei energy sector

  

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) received a high-level delegation from the Brunei Ministry of Energy, Manpower, and Industry (MEMI) at the Dewa’s Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. The two sides discussed ways to work together and exchange experiences and practices to enhance Dubai’s position as a global ...

  Read More »
• 7 July

  Noor Bank raises AED507m for Azimut maturity plan

  Dubai / WAM Noor Bank has announced that it entered into a successful collaboration with Azimut (DIFC) Limited to launch the largest US-dollar Islamic fixed maturity plan (FMP) in the UAE under a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) domiciliation. Azimut (DIFC) Limited is an asset management company regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and a full subsidiary of ...

  Read More »