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Dubai / WAM Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intel Corporation to advance collaboration in implementing and accelerating digital transformation initiatives at Moro Hub’s Green Data Centre, the first Certified Tier III Data Centre in the Middle ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group, and global supply chain company EFL Global, have successfully carried a vital consignment of antiretroviral drugs from India to Brazil. The shipment, which weighed more than 55,000kg, was transported on behalf of a leading manufacturer headquartered in Hyderabad and delivered to Sao-Paulo-Guarulhos International ...

Dubai / WAM 3iQ Corp, Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund manager with more than C$2.5 billion in assets under management, on Wednesday officially listed “The Bitcoin Fund”, (Trading Symbol: QBTC), on Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international exchange. The regulated Bitcoin-based exchange-traded product is the first listed digital asset-based fund in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. The ...

Bloomberg New York-traded electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc has received the green light from the Hong Kong stock exchange to list in the city, the latest homecoming share sale by a Chinese company. The company submitted an updated listing document on Wednesday, indicating it has won the bourse’s approval. The filing, which confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report, didn’t specify ...

Bloomberg Russia said it used bombs and gunfire in “warning shots” to force a British Navy destroyer to leave waters it claims in the Black Sea, but the UK rejected that, saying it was likely a “gunnery exercise” that didn’t affect the ship’s planned voyage. The episode, which the Russian Defense Ministry said took place off Cape Fiolent, south of ...

Bloomberg Starting in early 2020, a very unlikely anomaly started appearing in global trade data: China said it was selling more goods to the US than the US reported buying from China. That was a reversal of the normal pattern and a product of the two nations’ trade war — but not an intended consequence. Instead, it was likely due ...

Bloomberg Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that faster than expected growth will be key to cutting Italy’s debt burden, which has swelled during the pandemic as the government stepped in to support businesses. “Economic confidence is coming back,” Draghi said addressing lawmakers ahead of the June 24 and 25 European Union summit. “Data is pointing to a stronger than ...

Bloomberg Almost half of London companies whose staff can work from home expect them to do so up to five days a week after the pandemic finishes, and smaller businesses are more likely than larger ones to move ahead with remote working. That’s according to a poll of 520 business leaders by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which ...

Bloomberg The euro area’s private-sector economy is growing at its fastest pace in 15 years as coronavirus restrictions are loosened across the region. Surveys of purchasing managers by IHS Markit showed businesses struggling to keep up with demand in June as slowing infection rates allowed services including restaurants to reopen after months of strict lockdowns. Confidence in the economic outlook ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (NBQ) to facilitate strategic financing options for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE. The MoU, which will cover Credit Guarantee and Co-lending programmes, will help plug the gap in SME lending support and enhance ...