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DAKAR / WAM The UAE Ambassador to Senegal Sultan Ali Al Harbi had a meeting with Moustapha Niasse, Speaker of the Senegalese National Assembly. They discussed relations between the UAE and Senegal, and opportunities to develop ties between the two countries in various fields. During meeting held at the National Assembly headquarters, the two sides also discussed issues of common ...

Bloomberg General Electric Co aims to be carbon-neutral at its more than 1,000 factories and other facilities worldwide by 2030, leaving aside emissions from the fossil-fuel burning products that have defined much of the company’s recent history. Accomplishing its goal will mean eliminating the 2.39 million metric tons of carbon dioxide produced by the company’s operations in 2019 — roughly ...

Bloomberg Nancy Pelosi remains hopeful a deal on a new stimulus bill can be reached before the November 3 election, but said that Monday is a deadline for more progress in talks with the White House to make that happen. “Are we going with it, or not? And what is the language?” the House Speaker said on ABC’s “This Week ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Customs Authority (FCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Exports Corporation, a Dubai economic institutions, with a view to boost joint collaboration, facilitate business and trade for Dubai emirate’s exporters and share information and expertise between the parties. The MoU was remotely executed by Alia Almarmoom, Managing Director of Customs Affairs Sector, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Commercial and Islamic banks operating in Abu Dhabi recorded a total net income of around AED9.55 billion in Q2 of 2020, according to data issued by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD). The net income of traditional (commercial) banks in Abu Dhabi from interests, investments and other sources of income totalled AED8.5 billion, accounting for 89 percent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Underlining Abu Dhabi’s reputation of prioritising the health of its residents and visitors, Mubadala Healthcare has introduced Wellness Ambassadors at all of its patient-facing facilities, including Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), Amana Healthcare, Healthpoint and Capital Health Screening Centre (CHSC). The initiative is part of a broader movement inspired by Etihad ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced the implementation of the “Alef Platform” in all UAE public schools, which will allow the ministry to use the Alef Platform to achieve its goals of developing a digital education system capable of adapting with all possible changes caused due to Covid-19 pandemic and turn the challenges faced in distance ...

Bloomberg Veolia Environnement SA will buy a 29.9% stake in Suez SA from Engie SA for 3.4 billion euros ($4 billion), setting the stage for a full takeover — and potentially a long and acrimonious corporate battle. Engie’s board agreed to sell the stake after Veolia increased its price for its holding by 16% and offered guarantees on employment. A ...

Bloomberg New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern swept to a historic election victory and said she will use her mandate to rebuild an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic and tackle social inequality. Ardern’s Labour Party secured the first outright majority in parliament since the introduction of proportional representation in 1996 and, if preliminary results stand, its biggest share of ...

Bloomberg The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $3.1 trillion in the latest fiscal year on the government’s massive spending aimed at softening the blow from the coronavirus pandemic. The increase brought the deficit as a share of gross domestic product to 16% in the year ending in September, the largest since 1945, a Treasury Department report ...