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Dubai / Emirates Busines Dubai Trade, the technology trade solution of DP World, has honoured winners of its 10th E-Services Excellence Award (ESEA). The annual award recognises companies for their adoption of smart services in trade, shipping and logistics. The ceremony, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was ...
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February, 2018
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20 February
The spirit of Brazil comes to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Busines Yas Mall, in partnership with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, is set to entertain visitors and give an experience of a true Brazilian Festival this February. The spectacular event, which will be held at Abu Dhabi’s largest mall from February 22-25, will showcase lively samba performances and ...
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20 February
UAE launches first discounted wholesale online food store
Dubai / Emirates Busines Gulfood 2018, the 23rd edition of the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade show has featured the launch of iGOless.com the UAE’s first food wholesale discounted Online store. Participating in this year’s annual event which hosts more than 5,000 regional and international exhibitors across all F&B segments and set to attract around 100,000 visitors, the ...
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20 February
Trump defiant despite Mueller’s warning shot on Russia meddling
Bloomberg US Special Counsel Robert Mueller is the latest top official to sound the alarm that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, but there’s no sign that Donald Trump is listening yet. The president’s silence has some experts worried that Trump and his administration aren’t taking the threat from Russia to this year’s elections, with Republican control of Congress at ...
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20 February
Mugabe’s biggest foe laid to rest in his home village
Bloomberg Thousands of mourners, many clad in red, laid Morgan Tsvangirai to rest in his home village on Tuesday after the man who led Zimbabwe’s main opposition party for almost two decades and came close to toppling President Robert Mugabe died of colon cancer. Buses and trucks formed a long line on the highway near the village of Humanikwa, about ...
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20 February
‘N Korea hacker unit Reaper a global threat’
Bloomberg North Korean cyber-spy group “Reaper†is emerging as a global threat, conducting espionage well beyond the Korean peninsula in support of Pyongyang’s military and economic interests, FireEye Inc. said. The group, known also as APT37, in 2017 began attacking targets in Japan, Vietnam and the Middle East after having focussed on its southern neighbour for years, FireEye said in ...
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20 February
Peru’s Kuczynski rejects opposition calls to resign
Bloomberg Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski rejected calls from opposition lawmakers for his resignation and said allegations he lied to Congress are groundless. Kuczynski said his decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori is the real reason why leftist lawmakers are seeking a new motion to impeach him. “I won’t resign,†he told business leaders at an event in Lima. ...
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20 February
Iran’s sanctions evasion went East after Europe action
Bloomberg The US effort to put Iran in a financial vice was working. European banks were paying big fines and closing off its money flows, and severe sanctions on the country’s banking and energy sectors were forcing it to the table on a nuclear deal. But as US enforcement officials would soon discover, Iran had found a new channel for ...
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20 February
Natural gas industry surprised it could be so much cleaner
Bloomberg The natural gas industry may be one of its own worst enemies. Most energy executives underestimate how much they can cut emissions as they extract and transport natural gas, according to a survey by the Energy Institute. Producers can reduce greenhouse gas flows by 75 percent simply by improving practices in the supply chain of the fuel, which consists ...
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20 February
Energy World to kick off Philippines plant
MANILA / Reuters Australia-listed Energy World Corp expects to start up a gas-fired power plant in the Philippines by end-2018, its chief executive said, fed by the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. The Philippines does not currently import LNG, but its domestic natural gas reserves are depleting, and the country has been developing plans for import terminals for ...
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