July, 2017

• 26 July

  DCCI among finalists of ‘world chambers feat’

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has been named as a finalist for the Best Unconventional Project award in the 2017 World Chambers Competition. The Chamber, set to present its nominated project at the 10th World Chambers Congress in Sydney this September, is the only chamber of commerce from the Middle East and North ...

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• 26 July

  AccessAbilities Expo to host ‘people of determination’

  

  DUBAI / WAM AccessAbilities Expo 2017, the region’s largest dedicated event for the disabilities sector scheduled to be held in November, will host a conference for the ‘people of determination’ titled ‘Inclusion in the Workplace’. This conference will be held in line with the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh ...

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• 26 July

  Modhesh World’s kiosks reflect nation’s creative talents in handicrafts

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Modhesh World, one of the most popular indoor edutainment destinations in the region, has stepped up its efforts to offer an all-immersive entertainment arena by unveiling a ‘Handicraft’ section in the ‘Food Park DXB’ zone located in Hall 1 of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The section features pop up stores and kiosks selling a variety ...

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• 26 July

  UK joins France, says goodbye to fossil-fuel cars by 2040

  

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• 26 July

  AT&T shares jump most in 8 years on surprise mobile gains

  

  Bloomberg AT&T Inc. shares surged the most in more than eight years after the telecommunications giant posted a surprise wireless subscriber gain in the second quarter, showing it can fend for itself in a cutthroat price war. Second-quarter earnings topped estimates, and wireless customers rose by 127,000, compared with analysts’ average projection for a loss of 22,713. An offer for ...

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• 26 July

  Hyundai to bring new SUV to US after discounts

  

  Bloomberg Hyundai Motor Co. is banking on a new compact SUV to reinforce its lineup and help arrest a slide in sales in its biggest markets, after misjudging the consumer shift away from sedans that forced the South Korean automaker to increase incentives for consumers. The compact model, called the Kona after a seaside town in Hawaii, will be introduced ...

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• 26 July

  Britain not to accept chlorine-washed chicken in US deal

  

  Bloomberg Britain won’t allow in imports of American chlorine-washed chicken as part of the post-Brexit trade deal it’s seeking with the US, the cabinet minister responsible for food and farming said. “I’ve made it perfectly clear, and indeed this is something on which all members of the government are agreed, that we are not going to dilute our high animal-welfare ...

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• 26 July

  Orban’s migration policy gets slapped down by EU court

  Bloomberg Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Premier Robert Fico suffered setbacks to their controversial migration policies at the European Union’s top court. An adviser to the EU’s Court of Justice said provisional EU rules to relocate refugees from member states such as Greece and Italy, key entry points to the bloc, should also apply to Hungary and Slovakia. ...

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• 26 July

  LVMH profit jumps as Europe, Japan join China luxury rebound

  

  Bloomberg LVMH’s first-half profit grew at the fastest rate since 2011 as Japan and Europe joined a luxury industry recovery led by China, showing double-digit sales increases in the second quarter. The world’s biggest luxury-goods company said Japan was boosted by promotional activity like staging Louis Vuitton’s latest runway show there, while Europe was helped by more favorable comparisons in ...

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• 26 July

  Russia warns of ‘painful’ response if Trump backs new US sanctions

  

  Bloomberg Russia threatened to retaliate against new sanctions passed by the US House of Representatives, saying they made it all but impossible to achieve the Trump administration’s goal of improved relations. The measures push US-Russia ties into uncharted territory and “don’t leave room for the normalization of relations” in the foreseeable future, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on ...

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