January, 2019

• 23 January

  Hamdan: UAE became a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship

  Davos / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, met CISCO CEO Chuck Robbins at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, Omar bin Sultan ...

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• 23 January

  UNHCR lauds Emirates Red Crescent efforts in Yemen

  

  Aden / WAM The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), praised the efforts made by the Emirates Red Crescent in Yemen and revealed plans for joint projects this year. This was stated during a meeting held on Wednesday between Sultan Al Shamsi, ERC Representative in Aden and Jacqueline Parlevliet, Head of the UNHCR’s Sub-Office in Aden, ...

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• 23 January

  UAE, Canada sign deal to boost cooperation in clean energy

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Dispatch company (Transco) and the Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) of Canada, on Wednesday signed a collaboration agreement for building an industrial-level software to monitor, predict, and interact with network operators in real time and enable renewable energy integration with the UAE power system. The agreement ...

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• 23 January

  Emirates Skywards opens new one-stop centre at DXB

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its new Emirates Skywards Centre in Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport (DXB). The centre was inaugurated by Dr Nejib Ben Khedher, Senior Vice President, Emirates Skywards and Nick Moore, Senior Vice President, Passenger Services, Emirates. The Emirates Skywards Centre ...

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• 23 January

  Enec marks 50mn safe work hours at Barakah

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), held a special ceremony at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to celebrate the achievement of 50 million safe work hours. The accomplishment reflects Enec’s commitment to the highest standards of safety and quality and is the result of its continuous workplace safety improvement programmes. Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer ...

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• 23 January

  New York’s plan to kill coal lifts power prices

  

  Bloomberg New York’s plan to put the state’s last coal-fired power plants out of business hasn’t even been approved yet and electricity is already trading like they’re shut. The price of power in 2021 in New York City and other regions surged more than 30 percent beginning in May. The only major difference between then and now: a pending state ...

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• 23 January

  Ghosn arrest triggers a reckoning at Nissan

  

  Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn’s arrest is triggering a reckoning at the Japanese carmaker he once saved from near bankruptcy, with Nissan Motor Co reviewing its global operations and relationships with key dealers as part of an expanding investigation into the auto titan’s alleged misdeeds, people familiar with the matter said. Hundreds of people — including regional and legal compliance teams as ...

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• 23 January

  Vodafone Idea to raise $3.5bn

  Bloomberg Vodafone Idea Ltd plans to raise as much as $3.5 billion via a rights offering to help India’s largest mobile-phone carrier fend off Asia’s richest man, who continues to roil the industry by providing 4G Internet at prices that would drive most carriers bankrupt in other countries. Vodafone Group Plc will contribute as much as 110 billion rupees, while ...

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• 23 January

  Tata Power seeks to tap EV charging in Indian capital

  

  Bloomberg Tata Power Co is seeking to set up electric vehicle chargers in the Indian capital, a company official said, as one of the most polluted cities on earth plans an ambitious push towards cleaner vehicles. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, which supplies electricity to 1.64 million consumers in Delhi, has written to the local government saying it wants to ...

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• 23 January

  China rips into Tencent’s news service, kills apps

  

  Bloomberg China is stepping up its efforts to rein in the country’s internet, singling out Tencent Holdings Ltd’s popular news app for spreading vulgar information while shutting down more than 700 websites and thousands of apps in the span of three weeks. The Cyberspace Administration of China has scrubbed the web of more than 7 million items since January 3, ...

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