Dewa commits to best international quality standards

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has emphasised that its commitment to the highest quality standards has contributed to its major achievements that have made it one of the best and most efficient utilities worldwide. On International Quality Day, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, said, “We are keen to spread a culture ...

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US, Japan-led climate pact set to offer Indonesia $15b

Bloomberg The US, Japan and other countries will offer a climate finance deal worth as much as $20 billion to help Indonesia shift its coal-dominated power grid away from the polluting fossil fuel. Details of an agreement will be announced during the Group of 20 meetings in Bali next week after talks between US President Joe Biden and Indonesian President ...

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Hindalco profit sinks on high costs, plans to raise $124 million

  Bloomberg Hindalco Industries Ltd., the metals flagship company of billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s conglomerate, posted a sharp decline in quarterly profit as higher input and energy costs hurt its margins. The aluminum and copper producer’s board also approved a proposal to raise as much as 10 billion rupees ($124 million) through bonds, loans, debentures and other securities, it said ...

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Europe’s gas use slides 22% as households keep heating off

  Bloomberg Europe reined in its natural-gas consumption last month as households kept the heating off amid warm weather, providing some relief to a tight market ahead of winter. Governments across the region have been pleading with consumers to reduce their gas use after a slump in Russian supplies raised specter of rationing once the weather gets cold. A mild ...

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Commodities surge after China eases some Covid curbs

  Bloomberg Commodities from oil to iron ore and copper jumped after China eased some Covid restrictions, raising hopes over a demand recovery in the world’s second-biggest economy. Almost all major commodities traded higher following news that China reduced the amount of time that travellers and close contacts of infected people must spend in quarantine, a significant amendment of the ...

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Adani Green records 49% rise in Q2 profit

  Bloomberg Adani Green Energy Ltd. reported a 49% jump in its second-quarter profit on higher electricity generation, with the clean energy arm of billionaire Gautam Adani benefiting from India’s strong demand for power. Profit for the three months ended September climbed to 1.49 billion rupees from 1 billion rupees a year earlier, the company said in a stock exchange ...

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Why Japan is gearing up for possible war with China

If China were to attack Taiwan, it wouldn’t just have to face a hostile superpower. It would also likely have to confront its longstanding regional rival, Japan. For centuries, Japan and China have vied for hegemony in East Asia; at times, they have threatened each other’s survival. Today, as I found from three days of meetings with Japanese officials and ...

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The BOE rate pivot sends a signal to ECB

Winston Churchill’s words at the turning point of World War II in 1942 are an apt summary of where the Bank of England currently finds itself: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” And while the Federal Reserve remains committed to pushing borrowing ...

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Liverpool ‘sale’ highlights soccer financial fickleness

  The mooted sale of Liverpool Football Club confirms an uncomfortable truth: No-one really makes any money owning a soccer club, they only profit from selling it. Fenway Sports Group Holdings LLC, which also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox and the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins, is exploring a sale of the English team. Liverpool could fetch more ...

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Xi Jinping needs to bring Jack Ma back into the fold

  China’s tech moguls have been walking on eggshells. Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and the nation’s most prominent entrepreneur, disappeared from public view after delivering a speech on China’s state-dominated banking sector just over two years ago. His blunt criticism infuriated President Xi Jinping. The fallout has been severe. Beijing abruptly pulled the $35 billion IPO ...

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