October, 2018

• 22 October

  UN World Data Forum 2018 launched in Dubai

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, attended on Monday the opening of the second United Nations Data Forum 2018 in Dubai. The three-day forum will bring together more than 2,500 data experts, high-ranking government officials and prominent policy makers from 120 countries around the ...

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• 22 October

  VP meets UN deputy secretary general

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Monday in Madinate Jumeirah in Dubai, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai also attended the meeting. Sheikh Mohammed and Amina Mohammed ...

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• 22 October

  Masdar City unveils ‘autonomous shuttle’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM­­­­­ Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban development, has embarked on the next phase of its sustainable mobility network by unveiling its first Navya autonomous vehicle. Capable of transporting up to 12 people, the Autonom Shuttle was inaugurated in the presence of dignitaries representing the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi Police, and the French Embassy. Also ...

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• 22 October

  FCSA signs pacts to enhance UAE data, statistics ecosystem

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) has announced the signing of ten MoUs and strategic partnership agreements that aim to develop national capabilities in the field of statistics and accelerate the effort to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs). The announcement was made on the first day of the second UN World Data ...

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• 22 October

  Dubai Solar Show, Wetex opens today

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is organising both the third Dubai Solar Show and the 20th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2018), which will be held from October 23-25, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Both events are organised under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President ...

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• 22 October

  Jafza to attract investment from F&B firms at Sial Paris

  

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), is participating in SIAL 2018 in Paris this week, where it will highlight its strengths as the destination of choice for the food and beverage (F&B), as well as agri-food industries. DP World and Jafza are both participating in the five-day premier global F&B event, which started on October 21, as a ...

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• 22 October

  China looks to historic foe for lessons on handling Trump

  

  Bloomberg As China braces for the full impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war, it’s seeking to learn from Japan’s economic battles with the US during the Reagan years. Chinese officials, business people and academics have been pressing Japanese counterparts to share experiences from the 1980s, when Tokyo found itself in Washington’s crosshairs as its huge trade surplus and increasing ...

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• 22 October

  ​Alibaba Cloud adds two new London data centers

  

  Bloomberg The cloud-computing arm of Chinese retail giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. opened its first data centers in the UK, with two sites operational in London. The expansion is “driven by the rapidly growing customer demand,” a spokesman for the company told Bloomberg. “The United Kingdom is one of the fastest-growing European markets for Alibaba Cloud.” Cloud-computing companies have been ...

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• 22 October

  Singapore to play investment broker in Asia infra push

  

  Bloomberg Singapore plans to spur investment in much-needed infrastructure in Southeast Asia by helping to structure projects to make them more “bankable,” a senior official said. A new government agency called Infrastructure Asia will help connect the “supply and demand” for these projects, Indranee Rajah, Singapore’s second minister for finance, said. The Asian Development Bank estimates developing economies in Asia ...

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• 22 October

  Japanese firm pays employees ‘$540’ to get a full night’s sleep

  

  Bloomberg Kazuhiko Moriyama is betting that well-rested workers are good for business. In fact, he’s placing real money on the wager. Employees who sleep at least six hours a night, for at least five days a week, are awarded points by Crazy Inc., a wedding organiser in Japan. The points can be exchanged for food in the company cafeteria worth ...

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