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Added, Ades to boost electricity, water consumption efficiencies

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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) and Abu Dhabi Energy Services (Ades), the energy services market maker of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, announced a cooperation agreement to enhance electricity and water consumption efficiency of industrial facilities in the emirate. The agreement will allow Ades to explore potential opportunities to reduce electricity and ...

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UAE, Paraguay to boost parliamentary ties, cooperation

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  DUBAI / WAM Hamad Ahmed Al Rahoumi, First Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), on Thursday met Oscar Salomon, President of the Senate of Paraguay, at the FNC Secretariat’s headquarters. Saeed Rashid Al Abedi, Vice Chairman of the Emirati-Latin American and North American Parliaments Friendship Committee of the FNC, Mariam Majid bin Thaniya, Member of the Committee, ...

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UAE, Canada to cooperate on culture and creativity

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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Canada have issued a joint statement for greater cooperation in the field of cultural and creative sector to enrich the creative economy ecosystem in the two countries. The announcement came at the end of a bilateral meeting, at Ministry of Culture and Youth – Abu Dhabi, between Mubarak Al Nakhi, Under-Secretary of ...

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Expo 2020: Dewa provides 88,000 KWh of electricity to EVs

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  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa’s) EV Green Charger stations at Expo 2020 Dubai have provided 87,772 kilowatt-hours (KWh) of electricity for the electric vehicles (EV) of visitors to the exhibition during its first three months, with 3,681 charging transactions. This helped visitors travel approximately 415,000 kilometres in eco-friendly vehicles. Dewa provided Expo 2020 visitors with ...

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Russia starts military drills in Belarus as Nato watches

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  Bloomberg Russia and Belarus began their largest joint military drills in years Thursday, watched closely by the US and Europe amid tensions over neighboring Ukraine. Thousands of troops backed by tanks, fighter aircraft and advanced S-400 missile-defense systems are involved in the “Allied Resolve 2022” exercises in Belarus that run to February 20. They include drills near the border ...

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ADFD, Indonesia discuss potential strategic investment opportunities

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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), received Husin Bagis, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia for the UAE, at the Fund’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Khalifa Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director General of ADFD, and several officials from both sides also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the ...

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UAE taking seriously threat of organised crime, fraud, money laundering, graft

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  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is embarking on ambitious growth-focused reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing business, attracting foreign investors, creating jobs and diversifying the economy away from oil, said HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He added that the country is also committed to combating the threat ...

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Jebel Ali Habab Pumping Station upgrade complete

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  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has completed the upgrade of Jebel Ali Habab Pumping Station Phase-II & III. The total capacity of water connections at the station is 36 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD), with a total cost of AED67.44 million, said a Dewa statement on Wednesday. The upgrade process aims to promote the ...

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Trakhees completes more than 43,000 deals in 2021

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  DUBAI / WAM The Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees, the regulatory arm of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation in Dubai, completed more than 43,000 transactions through the Licencing Department during 2021, with a growth rate of 16% compared to 2020, when about 37,000 transactions were completed. It relates to government services and licencing services for ...

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US solar company seeks tariff action against key Asian nations

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  Bloomberg Auxin Solar Inc is asking the US Commerce Department to investigate possible efforts to circumvent tariffs with the imports of equipment from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The company alleges the solar imports use parts or components from China, and that producers are assembling equipment in the Southeast Asian nations as a way of skirting duties, according to ...

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