May, 2019

• 29 May

  UAE ranks among top five in IMD competitiveness ranking

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has maintained its regional lead and ranked fifth globally in global competitiveness, according to the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2019, published by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Wednesday. ‘‘UAE enters top five for the first time,’’ said the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. ‘‘The United Arab Emirates — ranked 15th ...

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• 29 May

  Oil slumps as US-China trade hostilities stoke growth fears

  

  Bloomberg Oil slumped as escalating trade hostilities between the US and China stoked fears of slowing global growth, overshadowing forecasts for a drop in American crude inventories. Futures in New York lost as much as 2.5% after rallying 2.1% following Chin- ese media suggestions on Wednesday that the nation could restrict rare earth exports to the US. American crude inventories ...

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• 29 May

  Etihad Airways unveils economy class revamp

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways is transforming its economy class flight experience by upgrading its cabins and refurbishing its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The renovated cabins will feature ergonomic “extra-spatial design” seats by UK-based Acro, an innovator in the manufacturing of aircraft seats. The retrofit programme, which includes new, personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone and ...

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• 29 May

  US excludes China from currency manipulator tag

  

  Bloomberg The Trump administration again refrained from labelling China a currency manipulator, a decision that leaves one of the president’s campaign promises unfulfilled but avoids further escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China said on Wednesday that “relevant international organisations,” and not the US, are in position to decide whether a country is a currency ...

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• 29 May

  Ras Al Khaimah hosts first ever Belgian Travel Summit

  

  Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) inaugurated the first edition of the Belgian Travel Summit taking place until June 1 in Ras Al Khaimah. The four-day summit is the first joint congress of the Belgian trade unions of travel agencies at a national Belgium level and witnessed the attendance of the Association of Flemish Travel Agencies (VVR) ...

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• 29 May

  du, ADIB renew data centre services partnership deal

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), strengthened its partnership with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution in the UAE, to provide dynamic class leading data center services. As part of the agreement, du will continue to deliver advanced network solutions with increased operational and network efficiency that will further enhance the service ...

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• 29 May

  AMAF supports 112 patients with hospital bills

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its initiatives during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has earmarked AED560,000 to support 112 patients with high outstanding hospital bills in collaboration with the Tarahum Charity Foundation. Aimed at helping people who cannot afford quality healthcare, the joint initiative aligns with Article Nine of the Fifty-Year Charter ...

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• 29 May

  Etihad Airways unveils new economy class experience

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways is transforming its economy class flight experience by upgrading its cabins and refurbishing its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The renovated cabins will feature ergonomic “extra-spatial design” seats by UK-based Acro, an innovator in the manufacturing of aircraft seats. The retrofit programme, which includes new, personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone and ...

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• 29 May

  Saif attends majlis on ‘Human Fraternity’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, attended a majlis organised by the Ministry of Interior. The majlis, which took place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi, discussed the UAE’s efforts to promote fraternity, coexistence and tolerance, and is part of a series of ...

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• 29 May

  Deal signed to nurture innovation in travel, hospitality startups

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Miral, Abu Dhabi’s creator of destinations, is a founding ecosystem partner of Plug and Play ADGM’s (Abu Dhabi Global Market) new Travel & Hospitality tech accelerator in the Mena region. The partnership will give Miral the chance to connect directly with startups through Plug and Play’s international network, supporting the region’s startups by sharing its ...

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