July, 2018

• 31 July

  Congo’s president mulls successors

  

  Bloomberg Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is meeting members of his ruling coalition to discuss who will be the candidate in presidential elections this year, party and government officials said. The central African nation is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential votes on December 23 that have been delayed since 2016 by the electoral commission’s inability to organise ...

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• 31 July

  Russia’s tiny neighbour prepares cyber revenge

  Bloomberg Estonia, the tiny eastern European nation that says it was the first target of state-sponsored cyber warfare from Russia, may soon be able to strike back. Mirroring larger NATO members, its military is assembling a cyber-command unit to combat virtual attacks that have been growing by as much as 20 percent a year. As well as defensive strategies, the ...

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• 31 July

  Italy’s populist leader stakes claim to be Trump’s man in Europe

  

  Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took his cues from Donald Trump at their first White House meeting, backing the president’s views on trade, migration, security and defense spending and setting himself up as an advocate for US policy in the heart of the European Union. “We are two governments of change—many things unite us,” Conte said at a joint ...

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• 31 July

  May, Macron to discuss Brexit

  Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May will fly to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at his holiday home to discuss Brexit on Friday, her office said. May is currently on vacation in Italy with her husband but will leave a day earlier than planned to travel to the south of France for discussions on the UK’s withdrawal from the European ...

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• 31 July

  Putin meddled in Trump’s election: Homeland chief

  Bloomberg Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday that US spy agencies were “right” that Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election. “It was the Russians,” Nielsen said at the Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity Summit in New York. “Any attempt to interfere in our elections is a direct attack against our democracy. American will not tolerate ...

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• 31 July

  Abu Dhabi hotels record 6% rise in guest numbers in June

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The latest figures released by the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) for the emirate’s hospitality sector show the number of hotel guests staying in Abu Dhabi in June rose by 6 percent compared to the same month last year, driven largely by growing number of visitors from Saudi Arabia and ...

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• 31 July

  Nasdaq Dubai set to launch futures trading of 12 Saudi companies

  

  DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai on Tuesday announced the names of 12 Saudi Arabian companies on which the exchange will launch equity futures in September. The 12 companies are some of the Middle East’s largest businesses, active in sectors from real estate and petrochemicals to banking and transport. Their combined market capitalisation is SR859 billion ($229 billion), representing 43 percent ...

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• 31 July

  Opposition claims big lead in Zimbabwe presidential vote

  

  Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s main opposition party said it was well ahead in the first election of the post- Robert Mugabe era and it’s ready to form the next government, as unofficial results began streaming in. With official tallies set to start being announced on Tuesday afternoon, the focus now shifts to whether the vote was credible and the results are accepted, ...

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• 31 July

  DED receives 14,970 consumer complaints

  DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) saw a 23 percent increase in consumer complaints during the first half of 2018, compared to the same period last year as more consu-mers came forward and raised their concerns with the authorities as well as the merchants. The CCCP, while continuing ...

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• 31 July

  DCT Abu Dhabi, Airbnb team up to promote ‘Emirati Experiences’

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Airbnb, the online community marketplace which provides access to millions of unique accommodation and Experiences around the world, have teamed up to promote the UAE capital’s offerings. DCT Abu Dhabi’s already established Emirati Experiences initiative offers visitors to the emirate a selection ...

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