November, 2016

• 28 November

  power pangs

  

    Barcelona / AFP Pedro and Mohamed await every utility bill with much angst. To reduce the money they have to pay, they live in the dark, without heating, or shower just once a week — victims like millions in Spain of energy poverty. Welfare associations have for years warned against this situation, but the death earlier this month of 81-year-old ...

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• 28 November

  Struggling to survive the digital wave

  

    Ravensburg / DPA Once upon a time, we lived in a world where not even a public library reference desk could get you up-to-date biographical data about famous living people like politicians and tycoons. A century ago, before the internet had even been dreamed of, a German came up with the bright idea of compiling all that information from ...

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• 27 November

  VP, Mohamed attend 2016 F1

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended on Sunday the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ...

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• 27 November

  ADGM-FinanceMalta deal to boost financial markets

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, and FinanceMalta, the organisation responsible for the development of Malta’s financial centre, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable further collaboration on joint initiatives and efforts to bolster the growth of the financial markets in both Abu Dhabi and Malta. The agreement ...

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• 27 November

  ADCCI, Tajik envoy discuss expansion of cooperation

    Abu Dhabi / WAM There are significant opportunities to strengthen the economic and investment cooperation between companies and institutions in the UAE and Tajikistan, Mohamed Thani Murshid Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), has said. While meeting Sharifi Bahodur Mahmudzoda, ...

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• 27 November

  Dubai FDI to brief Indian industry

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai Investment Development agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) along with its business development services partner, Morison Menon Ltd., will embark on a two-day mission to India to update business leaders and professional as well as industry associations on the growth prospects in Dubai.

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• 27 November

  Dubai-China trade ties highlighted

    DUBAI / WAM As part of its efforts to promote Dubai as a global hub for Chinese businesses and investors, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) participated at the recently concluded Hamburg Summit 2016 in Germany. Held under the theme, “China Meets Europe”, the summit highlighted the rise of China’s new middle class and focused on how ...

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• 27 November

  JAFZA sees 15 percent surge in petroleum firms’ registration

    DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), part of DP World and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub, has seen a 15 percent growth in the number of petrochemicals, oil and gas companies registered in the free zone. The announcement was made at a forum held at the National Industries Park in Dubai to promote the growth ...

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• 27 November

  UAE ambassador, Aussie minister talk trade ties

    BRISBANE / WAM Dr Obaid Al Heri Salem Al Ketbi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, met with the Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, and discussed ways to develop trade relations between the two countries. The minister said during the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the annual ceremony of the Australian Export Awards, ...

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• 27 November

  Hundreds flee Syria regime advance into east Aleppo

  

    Aleppo /AFP Hundreds of civilians have fled rebel-held east Aleppo after government forces, determined to retake all of Syria’s second city, seized its largest opposition-controlled district. The capture on Saturday of Masaken Hanano—which had been the biggest rebel-held district of Aleppo—was a major breakthrough in a 13-day regime offensive to retake the entire city. The fighting moved to two ...

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