July, 2017

• 22 July

  MENA needs $200 billion investment in renewables

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is embarking on an unprecedented programme to develop renewable energy, with more than 67GW of clean energy projects at various stages of the design and study stage, according to Renewable Energy in the Mena Region 2017, a new report from business intelligence service MEED. MEED estimates that this ...

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• 22 July

  Sharjah DSCD pushes agenda for innovation

  

  SHARJAH / WAM In a move focused on pushing the innovation agenda in the UAE, a delegation from Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI). During the visit, the DSCD was able to find out more about the best practices adopted by the centre to develop the business environment ...

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• 22 July

  SLC releases updated version of 2019 strategic plan

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC) has revealed the released an updated version of its strategic plan of the year 2019, which incorporates all the key guidelines and standards aimed at addressing and meeting all the goals and objectives of Dubai, its government agencies and stakeholders concerned with the development and implementation of legislation in the emirate. ...

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• 22 July

  UBF to develop unified framework to handle customer complaints

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has announced that it has secured the support of the Central Bank for its initiative that aims to develop a unified framework to handle customer complaints. The UBF is a professional body representing 48 member banks operating in the UAE. “The proposed framework was developed as part of UBF’s continued efforts ...

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• 22 July

  ‘Arab Youth Start-up Marketplace’ to shed light on creative youth start-ups

  DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Arab Youth Centre has announced its organising of ‘Arab Youth Start-up Marketplace’ (AYSM), a unique annual event that sheds light on creative Arab youth start-ups. As part of centre’s initiatives, the AYSM seeks to establish a platform ...

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• 22 July

  Trump struggles to regain footing after staff defections

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump sought to impose order in his White House in the face of a widening Russia probe, ending a tumultuous week by appointing a new lead lawyer, sidelining his old one and hiring a new communications director as two top spokesmen quit in protest. The changes leave Trump with new leaders on his legal and communications teams ...

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• 22 July

  Three Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in Jerusalem unrest

  Bloomberg Confrontations over a contested Jerusalem shrine turned more violent, with three Palestinian protesters killed in clashes with Israeli security forces and three members of a Jewish family stabbed to death in a West Bank settlement by a Palestinian assailant. The diplomatic fallout from new Israeli security measures at a shrine in Jerusalem’s Old City also intensified as the Palestinian ...

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• 22 July

  Trump Jr., Manafort to discuss senate panel appearance

  Bloomberg A Senate panel said that Donald Trump Jr. and President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort agreed to discuss handing over documents ahead of a possible public hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee also said it would issue a subpoena to compel the testimony of a third witness, Glenn Simpson, who runs Fusion GPS, after he refused an invitation ...

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• 22 July

  Deal on Russia, Iran sanctions clears way for House vote

  

  Bloomberg Republican and Democratic leaders in the House reached a deal to move ahead on a bill that would prevent the Trump administration from acting unilaterally to remove sanctions on Russia. The agreement to fix procedural concerns, add sanctions against North Korea, and modify provisions that would restrict the participation of US energy companies in some international projects, clears the ...

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• 22 July

  Polish senate defies allies, protesters to pass court revamp

  

  Bloomberg Poland’s parliament defied international allies including the US and approved legislation that gives the ruling political party extensive control over the judiciary. After clearing the lower house, the 100-seat upper chamber passed the bill early Saturday with 55 votes, defeating opposition attempts to delay it. The European Union has warned of possible sanctions and the US has expressed concern. ...

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