October, 2016

• 5 October

  Art lovers toil to keep up with fairs

  

    Bloomberg There’s an art fair every day this month — for collectors who have the stamina to hop from Seoul to Santiago, Budapest to Buenos Aires, Moscow to Manila. Art fairs have been sprouting across the globe, with 269 in 2015 compared with 105 a decade earlier, according to a report by The Art Newspaper and Momart. ArtBinder, which …

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• 5 October

  Ghana looks to revive sprinting culture

  

    Kumasi / AFP Joseph Paul Amoah was virtually unknown in Ghanaian athletic circles before he was crowned “Ghana’s fastest human”. Now he’s the new face of sprinting in a country looking to transform its running culture. “It’s been an instant shot to fame,” said the 19-year-old from the central Ashanti region, after reportedly clocking an impressive winning time of …

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• 4 October

  Abu Dhabi plans to combine two offshore oil ventures

  

    Abu Dhabi / Bloomberg Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will combine two offshore oil and natural gas ventures operated with partners including BP Plc and ExxonMobil Corp., as the UAE producer takes measures to cope with the drop in oil prices over the past two years. Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co., known as Adma-Opco, and Zakum Development Co., known …

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• 4 October

  IMF warns of threats of protectionism to growth

  

  WashingtonI / AFP The IMF on Tuesday left its global economic forecasts unchanged into 2017 but called governments to take action against the threats of low growth and protectionism. Global output is expected to grow this year at a rate of 3.1 percent before rising to 3.4 percent next year, estimates that are unchanged from July, according to the International …

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• 4 October

  AMAF to showcase endowment efforts at Global Islamic Economy Summit

  

    DUBAI / WAM The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation, AMAF, is set to participate in the upcoming third edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit, GIES. Under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the event will take place on October 11 and 12 …

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• 4 October

  UAE proposes new aviation guidelines for safer flight

    MONTREAL / WAM The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has proposed a single set of units of measurement for all air and ground operations to make flying safer. These measurements would prevent pilots and crew members from incorrectly converting values relating to distance, height and speed especially under strenuous circumstances such as adverse weather, unfamiliar airports, and emergency …

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• 4 October

  Masdar on track to achieve high annual growth in clean energy

    Dubai / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, is on track to achieve double-digit annual growth in its clean energy portfolio between now and 2020, in line with industry demand, with a pipeline of ambitious projects underway in both solar and wind, the company said on Tuesday. Masdar will showcase how it is leading the adoption and commercialisation …

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• 4 October

  ZonesCorp, TRA ink MoU on cybersecurity

    ABU DHABI / WAM ZonesCorp has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, whereby the TRA, acting through the UAE Computer Emergency Response Team, aeCERT, will provide a number of advisory services to ZonesCorp relating to cybersecurity. The MoU implies that ZonesCorp has a highly robust system in place to identify and effectively protect against …

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• 4 October

  18th WETEX kicks off in Dubai

    Dubai / AFP The 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, opened on Tuesday at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler …

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• 4 October

  Dubai launches its first cognitive computing service

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office, the Smart Dubai Government Establishment and the Department of Economic Development (DED), in collaboration with IBM, have launched the city’s first cognitive computing service to facilitate business licensing and registration in Dubai. The service, which was unveiled in a press conference at the Business Village Tuesday morning, delivers on the directive …

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