November, 2018

• 20 November

  Shiseido signs tennis star Osaka to fuel global presence

  Bloomberg Shiseido Co., the Japanese beauty company seeking a more global presence, is bringing on a local hero with international appeal to sell its cosmetics, signing tennis star Naomi Osaka as a brand ambassador. Osaka, the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles championship, has attracted advertisers looking for a fresh new face to reach a more diverse ...

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• 20 November

  EasyJet’s summer bookings gain amid Brexit concern

  

  Bloomberg EasyJet Plc delivered a surprisingly upbeat assessment of the impact of Brexit on the European travel market, saying that not only will flights continue unimpeded but that bookings for next year are actually higher. The company’s fiscal first half, which ends on March 31, two days after Britain is due to quit the EU, is showing “solid demand,” with ...

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• 20 November

  Largest Ikea store to open in Manila

  

  Bloomberg The world’s largest Ikea store will open in 2020 in the Philippines as the Swedish furniture retailer presses on its bets in Asia. Ikea will debut a 65,000 square metre (700,000 square feet) store in SM Prime Holdings Inc.’s Mall of Asia where it’s leasing a space that’s equal to more than 150 basketball courts, Ikea Southeast Asia Managing ...

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• 20 November

  French supermarket chain names new finance chief

  Bloomberg Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA promoted David Lubek to chief financial officer as the embattled French supermarket chain freshens up management in a bid to fend off short sellers who question its accounting. Lubek, 45, replaces Antoine Giscard d’Estaing, a 57-year-old nephew of a former French president. The outgoing CFO will pursue new professional projects after 10 years at the company, ...

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• 19 November

  Mohamed emphasises importance of dialogue on child safety

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received the participants of the ‘Interfaith Alliance For Safer Communities: Child Dignity in the Digital World Forum’ being organised by the Ministry of Interior. During the meeting, held at the Al Bahr ...

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• 19 November

  Careem provides new opportunities to Emirati workforce in Abu Dhabi

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In collaboration with TransAD, Careem has introduced a new programme to provide flexible and safe income earning opportunities to Emiratis and sons and daughters of Emirati women living in Abu Dhabi. These UAE nationals can now opt to register on the Careem platform and drive private vehicles as part of a new initiative to open up ...

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• 19 November

  We focus on maximising value from all our energy resources

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), will accelerate delivery of its new integrated gas strategy, as well as its plans to increase its oil production capacity to four million barrels per day by 2020, with Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Adnoc Group CEO, saying there would be no let-up ...

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• 19 November

  Abu Dhabi education price index up 3.4%

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Education Price Index (EPI) for the academic year 2018/ 2019 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi increased by 3.4% in 2018 compared with 2017. The Education Price Index in 2018 was 108.0% and 104.4% in 2017, according to the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi. The Education sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is one ...

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• 19 November

  UAE standout as key participant at Bahrain airshow

  

  Manama / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and under the supervision of His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal Representative of His Majesty the King and the Chairman of BIAS Supreme Organising Committee, the fifth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow 2018 (BIAS) ...

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• 19 November

  Albanian parliament, IPTP honour Sheikh Zayed

  TIRANA / WAM The Albanian Parliament and the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) honoured the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Tirana, Albania. The members of the parliament stood in respect for the UAE Founding Father, in appreciation of his contributions to promoting tolerance and peace around the world, during the second session of the Albanian ...

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