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DUBAI / WAM The UAE government has launched “Pioneers of the Digital Economy” initiative, which aims to enhance capabilities of young talents and provide them with the knowledge and expertise needed to develop advanced future technology that will positively influence the UAE’s economy. The initiative also targets empowering talents to compete for the best job opportunities in global leading companies ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has organised a business meeting with a joint delegation from Estonia, Latvia and Sweden. The meeting was attended by Saeed Ghumran Al Rumeithi, BoD Deputy Treasurer of ADCCI; Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of ADCCI; as well as Jaan Reinhold, Ambassador of Estonia to the UAE; Atis ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World on Wednesday announced the launch of its new digital logistics platform, CARGOES Logistics. The platform provides customers with a single-window solution enabling seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of their cargo. With CARGOES Logistics, customers can choose from multimodal logistics options, ship freight by sea, road, and/or rail, get instant quotes, swift booking confirmation and ...

Bloomberg Russia called for major international aid to help the Taliban control the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday as it hosted the radical movement for the first time since the chaotic US withdrawal in August brought it to power. It’s time to “mobilise the resources of the international community to provide Kabul with effective financial, economic and humanitarian help,” said ...

Bloomberg Days before it hosts United Nations negotiations over how to ramp up the global fight against climate change, the UK released a sweeping plan to decarbonize its economy by targeting everything from the finance industry to home heating. The masterplan will give British politicians something to tout as they put pressure on other nations to raise their green ambitions ...

Bloomberg Poland threatened to stonewall talks on the European Union’s climate pact unless it receives access to the bloc’s recovery package, raising the stakes of a meeting of the bloc’s leaders on Thursday. Coal-dependent Poland seeks to gain some leverage over the EU by linking further talks on cutting greenhouse gas emissions to tapping billions of euros in pandemic recovery ...

Bloomberg A White House-backed clean power program that was rejected by Senator Joe Manchin could be resurrected as a grant program that would reward states that increase clean energy. Lawmakers have been working on a Clean Energy Challenge Grant Program for states as an alternative, Representative Jared Huffman, a California Democrat, said in a telephone interview following a meeting with ...

Bloomberg Argentina’s government is freezing prices on 1,432 household items in an effort to cool accelerating inflation ahead of November’s midterm election and the Christmas holidays. Prices will remain fixed until January 7 on the products, a larger list than the roughly 900 items government officials had originally pitched to companies and supermarkets last week. Talks between the government and ...

Bloomberg The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said millions of courses of Merck & Co’s promising pill for Covid-19 could begin to reach lower-income nations early next year as the charity kicks in as much as $120 million to widen global access to the therapy. The funds will help spur generic-drug manufacturers, some of which have indicated they could produce ...

Dubai / WAM in5, an enabling platform for entrepreneurs, recently reached a new milestone as its start-ups crossed the AED1.4 billion investment mark, reaffirming Dubai’s leading position as an attractive destination for talent and entrepreneurship. The direct investments came through venture capital and angel investors. More than 150 new companies joined in5 since 2020, bringing the grand total of start-ups ...