December, 2018

• 18 December

  UAE Parliament backs Saudi rejection of US Senate resolutions

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC) has expressed full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia in rejecting recent US Senate resolutions, reaffirming the necessity of all world countries abiding by UN conventions and principles on respecting the sovereignty of world nations and refraining from meddling into the internal affairs of each other. In a statement on Tuesday, ...

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• 18 December

  UAE, US joint military exercise concludes

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States has concluded. The “Iron Union 9” exercise, which continued for two weeks, comes within the framework of the joint exercises of the UAE Armed Forces with fraternal and friendly countries to enhance their combat skills. The final day of the exercise ...

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• 18 December

  Emirates, SAA to expand strategic partnership

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Airline and South African Airways (SAA), are expanding their strategic cooperation with enhancements to its codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for both Emirates and SAA customers. Pending governmental approval, South African Airways and Emirates have signed an enhanced commercial partnership which will see the relationship between the two carriers grow and strengthen their codeshare agreement ...

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• 18 December

  GAC to set up operations at Kizad

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Leading integrated shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC is opening a warehouse and open yard in the Middle East’s largest industrial zone and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). The new GAC Abu Dhabi facility, expected to be fully operational by January next year, will serve a wide ...

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• 18 December

  Al Hilal Bank launches ‘data transformation programme’

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank, the progressive Islamic Bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi, announced the completion of its Data Transformation Programme, as part of the Bank’s strategy to enable digital evolution throughout its entire chain of operations. The Data Transformation Programme was implemented in record time by a specialised team from the Bank using SAS technology, innovative ...

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• 18 December

  ‘For Our Emirates We Plant’ campaign a big hit

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business It was a moment of euphoria for Private International English School, Abu Dhabi as the school got qualified to plant five trees in Minae’, South Ras Al Khaimah (Skheibar Area) on December 18. Nine students accompanied by five parents, the SSI coordinator Ushakumari, and Eco Club member Pushpa Joyce attended “For Our Emirates We Plant” ...

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• 18 December

  China inks raft of energy deals as Xi signals openness for business

  

  Bloomberg China signalled its openness for business with a raft of deals that’ll give oil majors including Royal Dutch Shell Plc new opportunities to develop fields in partnership with the nation’s biggest offshore explorer. China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said in Beijing on Tuesday that it had inked oil and gas accords with nine firms. The signing ceremony followed ...

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• 18 December

  SSE pulls plug on merger with Innogy

  

  Bloomberg SSE Plc and Innogy SE terminated plans to create the UK’s second-biggest utility, the latest sign of pressure on the industry from increasing regulation. SSE’s board decided it wasn’t in the best interest of the company to proceed with the deal to combine its retail business with Innogy’s Npower unit after it emerged last month that more cash would ...

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• 18 December

  S&P 500 Index climbs from 14-month low as Fed looms

  

  Bloomberg The S&P 500 Index climbed from a 14-month low as investor nerves seemed to steady a day after a rout in US stocks. US stock gains were led by technology and health companies. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index pared losses by more than half to trade slightly lower on the day. Treasuries and the Japanese yen advanced amid a ...

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• 18 December

  Traders see no-deal Brexit to sink pound

  

  Bloomberg For foreign-exchange traders, a no-deal Brexit is bound to sink the pound no matter what protections are put in place to mitigate immediate financial risks. As lawmakers hit gridlock over Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed withdrawal accord, some have suggested Britain could leave the European Union without a divorce deal in hand and take steps to control and contain ...

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