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  DUBAI / WAM The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has showcased its agrifood innovation and manufacturing capabilities to strengthen further its ties with the UAE at a dinner event held at the Australia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The event was led by the newly appointed Vish Padmanabhan, NSW Senior Trade Commissioner to India and the Middle ...

Bloomberg Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin vowed to “demilitarise” the country and replace its leaders, triggering the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II and prompting the West to threaten further punishing sanctions in response. Russia launched a barrage of missile, artillery and air attacks early on Thursday, with Ukraine reporting dozens ...

Bloomberg Europe is bracing for what could be an exodus of more than a million refugees after Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, as officials say any initial strain will be borne by member states on the bloc’s eastern frontier. The order of a full-scale invasion from President Vladimir Putin, triggering one of the worst security crises in Europe ...

  Bloomberg American Electric Power is planning to sell some or all of its renewable energy portfolio in order to focus on its core utility business. “This move will simplify and de-risk the company while allowing us to redeploy capital to our regulated businesses, where we see a meaningful pipeline of investment opportunities to enhance service for customers across our ...

  Bloomberg Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak laid out a vision to cut taxes in the UK, establishing his credentials as a Thatcherite who can appeal to the members of his Conservative Party who are questioning Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership following a succession of scandals. “I firmly believe in lower taxes,” Sunak said at the annual Mais lecture ...

  Bloomberg The UK’s cap on energy prices could spike another 50% in October to more than 3,000 pounds ($4,006) per household following huge gains in the wholesale natural gas and electricity markets, according to Investec Bank Ltd. The calculation assumes no change in prices over the remainder of the observation window that sets prices, but sustained market rallies could ...

  Bloomberg Grain markets catapulted even higher as Russia’s attack on Ukraine put a vital source of global supplies at risk. Wheat surged by the maximum allowed by the exchange, and corn earlier did the same. Milling wheat traded in Paris soared as much as 16% to a record, and oilseeds also bounded higher, heightening concerns of a further acceleration ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministerial Development Council, chaired by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, held its meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai and discussed several key initiatives and projects aiming to further develop government work ecosystem. The council discussed a number of legislations including the organisation of family business, the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), a subsidiary of Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun), has announced the launch of a competition for unmanned systems, in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology. The announcement came on the sidelines of the UMEX Unmanned Systems Exhibition 2022 and the collaboration aims to attract young national talent and hobbyists to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has discussed with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the friendship relations and strategic partnership between the two countries. In a phone call, the two sides also reviewed a number of regional and international developments and issues ...