November, 2016

• 16 November

  Tech rebound for Leica cam

  

    Wetzlar / DPA David Bowie had one, so does Scarlett Johannson, while Lenny Kravitz produced a book with one: a Leica camera. There’s no arguing that the Leica is the German camera everyone covets. Back in the days when German cameras led the world, a Leica was the ultimate. But then the firm in Wetzlar, eastern Germany began slipping, ...

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• 16 November

  Book sales take an ‘online’ knock

  

    Riyadh / AFP In Saudi Arabia where many people spend a big chunk of their lives online, like elsewhere in today’s world, John Gunti seems like a relic from a bygone era. The Indian national knocks on doors in the business district of the Saudi capital Riyadh, hoping to sell a 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia that weighs about 25 ...

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• 15 November

  Masdar, Khalifa varsity to develop photonics, 5G tech

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Two of Abu Dhabi’s leading R&D institutions, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Khalifa University, have entered into a partnership with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to develop the next generation of light-based data transmission (photonics) and wireless network standards (5G). The partnership is part of an innovative three-year program that will ...

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• 15 November

  Abu Dhabi to host industrialisation summit

    ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Abu Dhabi will host the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) in March 2017. Organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy and co-hosted by the United Nations Industrial ...

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• 15 November

  ADFD, Armenian President discuss development projects

    ABU DAHBI / WAM Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), discussed with Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia, ADFD’s existing developmental ventures in Armenia. They also explored new schemes, projects and endeavours through which ADFD could support the government of Armenia in achieving the country’s developmental goals. ADFD and the government of Armenia enjoy ...

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• 15 November

  Masdar, South Korea’s Global MVP host IDW 2016 in Abu Dhabi

    ABU DAHBI / WAM Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Global MVP, the R&D group supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MoLIT) and the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), hosted the 9th International Desalination Workshop (IDW2016) in Abu Dhabi. The IDW 2016, which ran from November 13-15 , brought together water technology ...

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• 15 November

  Global Energy Summit to be held in Abu Dhabi in January

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Energy announced on Tuesday that The Atlantic Council Global Energy Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi from January 12- 13, 2017. This flagship initiative, launched in partnership with the Ministry of Energy, will kick off the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with the intention of setting the 2017 energy agenda in ...

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• 15 November

  Noor Bank closes AED850 million Islamic financing for Ajman Bank

    DUBAI / WAM Noor Bank successfully closed an AED850 million Syndicated Islamic Financing Facility for Ajman Bank. The two-year Sharia compliant facility will be utilised towards Ajman Bank’s future growth plans. Noor Bank, a leading Sharia compliant bank in the UAE, was mandated for the second time to act as the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Book-runner for this ...

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• 15 November

  UAE Central Bank holds 10th meeting

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE has reviewed the latest developments in the Transformation Programme aimed to achieve the bank’s objectives and develop the financial sector in the UAE, during its 10th meeting in 2016, under the chairmanship of Khalifa Mohammed Al Kindi, Chairman of the Board. During the meeting, ...

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• 15 November

  EasyJet annual profit hit by slumping pound

  

  London / AFP British low-cost airline EasyJet warned on Tuesday it faced further financial turbulence from a Brexit-driven slump in the pound after terror attacks and labour disputes took their toll on annual profits. Pre-tax profit tumbled by 28 percent to £495 million ($618 million, 574 million euros) in the year to September 30 compared with 2014-15 “mainly due to ...

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