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  Bloomberg Tanzania is edging closer to its dream of developing a $40 billion liquefied natural gas project after the government and companies, including Equinor ASA and Shell Plc, signed initial agreements. The latest signing precedes a Host Government Agreement which is expected by the end of this year, according to President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The so-called HGA sets out ...

Bloomberg China’s defense chief issued one of the country’s strongest warnings yet about the risk of war over Taiwan, even as he reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to maintain peace in Asia. In a speech to the region’s biggest security conference Sunday, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe repeatedly expressed Beijing’s willingness to fight to prevent a formal split by the democratically elected ...

Bloomberg Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked US President Joe Biden for help in his re-election bid during a private meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit this week, portraying his leftist opponent as a danger to US interests, according to people familiar with the matter. During the meeting, Biden underlined the importance of preserving the integrity of Brazil’s democratic ...

  Bloomberg UK companies are scaling back their ambitions in response to chronic labour shortages that show few signs of abating, an employment group has warned. The report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG found job vacancies and placements both slowed in May, possible signs that employers are starting to “rethink their growth plans because of skills shortages ...

  Bloomberg The Port of Los Angeles, the US’s busiest, is preparing for the early arrival of 2022 peak season for cargo as retailers stock up on back-to-school and fast-fashion products despite high inventory levels, Executive Director Gene Seroka said. “The upstream orders coming from Asia — getting ready for an early arrival of peak-season goods — look strong; the ...

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk sent staff, investors and electric-car watchers on a three-day rollercoaster with conflicting messages about potential job cuts, underlining the sometimes erratic nature of his leadership and muddying the automaker’s outlook. Musk tweeted that Tesla’s total workforce would grow, even as the number of salaried workers remains broadly the same. That ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has signed an agreement with the United States’ Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce that will see the two entities work together on a number of beneficial initiatives to promote trade and support the international expansion of American businesses through ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Edge group entity, Halcon, is marking its first appearance at the Middle East Coatings Show Dubai, and is set to exhibit an advanced range of turnkey manufacturing solutions. Halcon, a regional developer and producer of autonomous and unmanned systems in defence, aerospace and beyond, will be showcasing their Special Manufacturing Division. Equipped with the latest ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chambers has announced its participation in the Dubai Can sustainability initiative by launching a special campaign for its employees to reduce the use of single-use plastic water bottles at the organisation’s headquarters. The announcement was made during a staff gathering event hosted by the chamber. It was attended by Yousuf Lootah, Executive Director, Tourism Development & ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s plan to kick-start domestic solar-panel manufacturing depends for now on a federal fund with less than a half billion dollars that’s already being tapped to pay for products including military drones and baby formula. That funding—even if fully dedicated to solar production—would only be enough to open a few factories capable of cranking out a ...