January, 2019

• 28 January

  UAE Central Bank to showcase range of career opportunities at Tawdheef

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), will be showcasing a range of career opportunities at one of the UAE’s leading career fairs, Tawdheef, which will conclude on January 30, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). CBUAE has an ambitious programme designed to attract and retain top Emirati talent which has allowed the organisation ...

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• 28 January

  Etihad Aviation Group participates in GIAS

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Aviation Group is participating in the Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) held over three days in Dubai. The summit is an opportunity for aviation leaders and experts from around the world to gather and explore investment opportunities, hear from subject matter experts and showcase the latest technology trends within the sector. Etihad is represented ...

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• 28 January

  VP praises achievements of ‘Dubai Aviation City Project’

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, praised the achievements of the “Dubai Aviation City Project” in Southern Dubai, which covers a plot of land with an area of 145-square kilometres next to the site of the Expo 202 Dubai. During his tour of ...

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• 28 January

  Tawdheef Abu Dhabi Fair inaugurated

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, inaugurated the 13th Tawdheef Abu Dhabi 2019, which is the country’s leading Emiratisation fair and was attended by many officials. The new edition of the three-day fair, which is witnessing the participation of 107 government authorities and institutions and private companies and was organised by Informa Exhibitions, ...

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• 28 January

  DXB keeps rank as world’s busiest international airport

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International (DXB), has retained its position as the world’s busiest airport for international customer numbers for the fifth consecutive year, with annual traffic for 2018 surpassing 89.1 million. Aside from record traffic numbers, DXB enjoyed a banner year for customer service with shorter wait times and new retail and food and beverage offerings. The total number ...

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• 28 January

  Unipec suffers $688mn losses over ‘inappropriate hedging’

  

  Bloomberg China’s oil refining giant said its trading unit lost almost $700 million last year after being wrong-footed by zigzagging markets, revealing one of the biggest losses by a commodity trader in the last decade. Sinopec blamed the losses at its Unipec unit in part on “inappropriate hedging techniques” and said it closed its positions after discovering the problem. Oil ...

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• 28 January

  China’s offshore oil, gas experts dip toes in wind power

  

  Bloomberg China’s offshore oil and gas experts are dipping their toes in wind power, bringing their experience working on the ocean floor and adding a new twist to their portfolios. Cnooc Ltd., the country’s top offshore oil explorer, said it wants to use its expertise in marine geology to replicate its success in the offshore wind sector. The company entered ...

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• 28 January

  US refiners facing gasoline glut take Venezuela hit

  

  Bloomberg America’s gasoline producers can run, but they can’t hide from a plunge in refining profit margins that sanctions against Venezuelan crude would only worsen, analysts said. The biggest US refiners are expected to report strong fourth-quarter earnings thanks to profits from diesel processing in a strong US economy, as well as a drop of about 40 percent in crude ...

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• 28 January

  Heavy canadian oil hits railroad

  Bloomberg Heavy Canadian crude isn’t getting any cheaper — but that hasn’t stopped companies from splurging on costly rail shipments. Rail-car loadings hit a record 356,000 barrels a day in the week ended Jan. 11, up from a daily average of 296,000 barrels in December, according to Genscape Inc., which monitors some of the larger crude-by-rail terminals in Western Canada. ...

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• 28 January

  Trump warns of ‘shutdown’ if deal over wall not reached

  

  Bloomberg The committee of lawmakers crafting a plan for the southern US border is expected to start meeting this week, even as a defiant President Donald Trump made clear he won’t take no for an answer in his effort to construct a border wall. “Does anybody really think I won’t build the WALL?” Trump said in a tweet that ran ...

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