January, 2018

• 8 January

  Maktoum meets HSBC’s CEO designate John Flint

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre, on Monday received John Flint, the newly appointed Executive Director and Group Chief Executive of HSBC Group, who was accompanied by his predecessor Stewart Gulliver. Sheikh Maktoum welcomed Flint, who will assume his duties in ...

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• 8 January

  UAE is at the forefront of international charity action, says Hamdan bin Zayed

  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), said that UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is at the forefront of international charity action, due to its development initiatives and its consideration for the ...

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• 8 January

  Abu Dhabi Ports helps create sustainable economy

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports is supporting the economic plans and directives of the Abu Dhabi Government, with the aim of creating a diversified and sustainable economy based on innovation and knowledge. Under this framework, Abu Dhabi Ports has been keen, since its establishment in 2006, to help realise the strategic priorities of the Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision, ...

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• 8 January

  Etihad Airways, Emirates ink deal on aviation security

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Group Security and Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in aviation security. The MoU was signed by Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, and Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Aviation Group, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief ...

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• 8 January

  Qabala joins Air Arabia’s Azerbaijan network

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia announced that it will launch a new route in Azerbaijan, flying to the city of Qabala from June 27. Air Arabia currently serve Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan with daily flights. The flight will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing Sharjah International Airport. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer ...

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• 8 January

  Emirates makes travel attractive with low fares

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is making it even more attractive for travellers to enjoy new destinations and experiences in this year. For a limited time, travellers can avail special offers on Economy and Business class fares to a wide range of cities across the globe. Bookings have to be made between January 8-22, for travel between January 12 to ...

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• 8 January

  QCC completes verification of fuel meters at ADNOC

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), the entity responsible for developing quality infrastructure in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has completed the verification of all fuel meters used at ADNOC Distribution service stations across the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Council confirmed that 99 percent of the fuel meters used at 178 service stations ...

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• 8 January

  Property ‘ideal investment asset’ for UAE residents

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The annual YouGov survey conducted by IP Global, the leading full-service property investment company, has confirmed that property remains the preferred investment asset by UAE residents, with 40% of residents planning to invest in property in the UAE and 18% planning to do so overseas in the next year. In a bi-annual study taken by 1000 ...

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• 8 January

  $45,000 SUV with smartphone’s ease shows China’s ambitions

  

  Bloomberg A $45,000 electric SUV using facial recognition to unlock doors, Amazon’s Alexa to entertain and a 49-inch screen across the dashboard may be a harbinger of driving’s future. It also shows what China’s doing to grab that business now as the government pushes gas guzzlers off its roads. Byton, a Nanjing-based company started by former BMW AG executives, became ...

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• 8 January

  Ping An Insurance stocks climb $101bn in 2017

  

  Bloomberg Insurance may lack the buzz and cachet enjoyed by tech companies, yet the stock of one Chinese company in the industry has kept pace handsomely with some of the highest-flying champions of the digital revolution. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.’s success shows how the lines between “new” and “old” economy businesses are breaking down, forcing investors and strategists to ...

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