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TOKYO / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Wednesday received at his residence in Tokyo, several Emirati students studying in Japanese universities. HH Sheikh Hazza conveyed to the students the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Vice President and Prime Minister of ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that the emirate is making rapid strides to strengthen its green economy and enhance sustainable development as per international best practices in clean and renewable energy adoption. His Highness said that Dubai has achieved considerable success in ...

ABU DUBAI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), to promote and sustain an effective financial ecosystem and provide an advantageous business environment that nurtures collaboration and international competitiveness of UAE businesses. Signed during FinTech Abu Dhabi, this agreement will enable the two institutions to support the development of numerous ...

Fujairah / WAM The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), announced a net profit of AED511.6 million for the period ended September 30, an increase of 10.7 percent over the corresponding period of 2018. According to a press release issued by NBF on Wednesday, the Bank also achieved strong operating profit of AED862.3 million which increased by 7.2 percent compared to ...

Bloomberg The top US envoy to Ukraine testified that a senior diplomat told him in early September that President Donald Trump made US security aid to Ukraine entirely dependent on a public promise to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and the 2016 election. Acting Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor also quoted senior diplomat Gordon Sondland as saying Trump wanted ...

Bloomberg The dust had barely settled at Infosys Ltd when Asia’s No. 2 software services firm once more found itself grappling with a potential leadership crisis. For the second time in about as many years, the Indian icon synonymous with the country’s technological ascendancy is being forced to answer accusations of impropriety. In the most recent of a stream of ...

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd’s shares are dangerously close to losing a key support level. The biggest stock in Asia fell 2.3% in Hong Kong despite no immediately apparent trigger. Theories circulating round some trading floors included souring sentiment from investors in China, as well as concern that Tencent’s decision to air National Basketball Association (NBA) games may backfire. The stock ...

Bloomberg The maker of Peugeot cars weathered a slump in the auto industry in the third quarter, helped by demand for popular models like the Peugeot 508 and Citroen C5 Aircross. PSA Group’s revenue grew 1% from a year earlier, the French company said on Wednesday, just ahead of the average estimate of analysts. Automotive revenue was stable. The carmaker, ...

Bloomberg Renault SA will offer its electric Kangoo van with added hydrogen fuel-cells before the end of the year and roll out the technology to another model in 2020. The move sees the French carmaker joining competitors Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co in sticking with fuel-cell vehicles even as the industry largely backs electric cars powered by lithium-ion ...

Bloomberg Texas Instruments Inc shares plunged the most in almost 11 years after the chipmaker gave a weaker-than-expected forecast and warned that trade tension is making customers far more cautious. The report spurred a selloff in semiconductor stocks. Investors have poured money into chip stocks this year, betting on a rebound in demand. That hasn’t happened as a US-China trade ...