July, 2018

• 17 July

  ‘Medical tourism in Abu Dhabi a goal on the road to reality’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In another step on the road to promoting medical tourism in Abu Dhabi and as part of its efforts to enhance the standards of quality of care, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, urged all healthcare providers in Abu Dhabi to document medical tourism patients’ records ...

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• 17 July

  Hamdan bin Zayed urges ERC to intensify relief efforts in Yemen

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), highlighted the support and attention of the UAE and its wise leadership to the current humanitarian situation in Yemen. In a phone conversation with Saeed Al Kaabi, UAE Humanitarian Operations Director for Yemen, the ...

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• 17 July

  ‘Knowledge platform’ to enhance Dubai’s healthcare sector

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Science Park (DSP), a science-focused business community, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OPEN Health, a communications and market access firm, Synapse Medical Services, a healthcare service provider, and Connect Communications, a strategic healthcare communications company, to launch the healthcare networking platform Advance Health. The platform converges key stakeholders in the healthcare sector in ...

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• 17 July

  India proposes safeguard duty on China, Malaysia solar cells

  

  Bloomberg India has recommended imposing a 25 percent safeguard duty on solar cells from China and Malaysia, saying the overseas supplies have caused or threatened “serious injury” to domestic manufacturers. Under the proposed plan, the safeguard duty would be applicable for two years, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies, a unit of the commerce ministry, said in the conclusion of ...

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• 17 July

  BMW strikes deal for stake in China battery giant

  

  Bloomberg BMW AG is the first overseas carmaker to get a potential toehold in Chinese electric-car battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., obtaining the right to make an equity investment of as much as $427 million. BMW Brilliance, the German carmaker’s Chinese joint venture, is entitled to invest in CATL if the company plans to sell shares in China ...

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• 17 July

  China’s PDD eyes $1.6bn in mega tech IPO

  

  Bloomberg Pinduoduo Inc., the Chinese e-commerce operator backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., plans to raise as much as $1.6 billion in a US initial public offering to bankroll a fight against rivals like Alibaba. The Shanghai-based firm is offering 85.6 million American Depositary Shares at $16 to $19 apiece, it said in a stock exchange filing. Tencent, the leader in ...

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• 17 July

  Anbang mulls sale of health insurer Hexie

  

  Bloomberg Anbang Insurance Group Co. is weighing a sale of its Hexie Health Insurance Co. unit as the troubled Chinese firm reviews its assets for possible divestment, according to people familiar with the matter. The insurer is in discussions with financial advisers about a possible disposal of the unit after receiving interest, the people said, asking not to be identified ...

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• 17 July

  Unshackled ZTE needs weeks to get business on track

  

  Bloomberg ZTE Corp. will take several weeks to get its business back on track after gaining its freedom from a game-ending US technology ban, people familiar with the matter said. The Chinese telecommunications equipment maker is dealing with a worker shortage as it awaits shipments of key components from US suppliers like Qualcomm Inc., the people said, asking not to ...

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• 17 July

  Trump’s Putin defense elicits backlash from Republicans

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s equivocation on US intelligence agencies during a news conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin triggered the most intense backlash from Republicans of anything he’s done since winning election in 2016. Republicans who looked past the release of his recorded his refusal to denounce neo-Nazi protesters, or complained but took no substantive action when he imposed tariffs ...

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• 17 July

  Ramaphosa’s ANC to rule S African votes

  

  Bloomberg Support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has rebounded after Cyril Ramaphosa replaced Jacob Zuma as party leader and president to the point that it’s likely to easily retain its outright majority in next year’s elections, an opinion poll shows. Sixty percent of 3,738 adults interviewed between April 20 and June 7 by research company Ipsos said they ...

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