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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation continues to provide humanitarian aid through the Covid-19 initiatives launched by CSR UAE Fund in partnership with the Foundation. The campaign received monetary and in-kind contributions that included thousands of items that were distributed to beneficiaries. The items included smart devices to support distance learning, urgent medical equipment to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) has identified 23 industrial areas for investment mainly in the pharmaceutical and medical industries aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in Abu Dhabi’s health sector. Among these investment areas, 14 belong to new industries in the market while the other nine are already existing ones. The identification of investment areas ...

Sharjah / WAM The Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in Sharjah has approved a host of precautionary measures ahead of the resumption of activities at the iconic Expo Centre Sharjah. The landmark venue, which is a popular destination for high-profile government events, commercial exhibitions, business events and conferences in the country will reopen with all the necessary precautionary measures ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has completed a real estate transaction comprised of a single plot of land sale with a self-storage facility on it to Musharaka REIT Fund, Musharaka Capital as fund Manager for Musharaka REIT is the representative of the Fund, for ...

Bloomberg LafargeHolcim Ltd, the world’s largest cement maker, pledged to step up efforts to cut CO2 emissions as the energy-consuming industry comes under pressure from environmental groups, lawmakers and investors. The plan includes accelerating the use of low-carbon alternatives in cement mixtures and operating its first net-zero plant by the end of the decade, the company said in a statement ...

Bloomberg China is ratcheting up the risk of military confrontation in the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing seeks to deter Taipei from continuing to deepen ties with the US and other like-minded democracies. People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft repeatedly breached the median line between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland last week, in the latest of a series of military exercises in ...

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) will unleash as many green bonds as the world issued last year, testing the level of investor interest in financing a shift towards cleaner economies. The bloc plans to create up to 225 billion euros ($266 billion) of green debt, which will propel it from a debut issuer to the largest player in the nascent ...

Bloomberg ByteDance Ltd. emphasised it will remain in control of a hived-off TikTok Global business, appearing to contradict President Donald Trump’s statements about how the new entity will be directed by Americans and pay an unusual $5 billion fee to the US government. The world’s most valuable startup sought to play down speculation it’s giving up control of valuable Chinese ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk is rallying the troops as the end of the third quarter nears, urging employees in an email to make and sell as many electric cars as possible before September 30. “We have a shot at a record quarter for vehicle deliveries, but will have to rally hard to achieve it,” said ...

Bloomberg The US government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though the nation’s plants were among the first to confront rampant cases across factories. In Germany, the government is ready to upend a labour contracting system that left poorly paid immigrant workers vulnerable. In Brazil, the federal government has set ...