Bloomberg Bonds in Europe led a global selloff that lifted the two-year Treasury yield to levels last seen in 2007 as European Central Bank (ECB) policy makers joined their Federal Reserve counterparts in signalling aggressive tightening. Stocks sank with US futures and the dollar climbed. A global share index falls to a one-month low and European stocks extended last ...
Read More »Goldman says buy commodities, ‘worry about recession later’
Bloomberg Goldman Sachs group Inc urged investors to pile into commodities as most recession risks coursing through global markets are overblown in the near term, arguing that raw materials stand to rebound amid a profound energy crisis and tight physical fundamentals. “Our economists view the risk of a recession outside Europe in the next 12 months as relatively low,†...
Read More »World economy needs policy reset to revitalise growth: BIS
Bloomberg The global economy risks sustained weakness without a change in how it’s run, according to Agustin Carstens, who heads the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The pandemic and war in Ukraine have proved a “rude awakening†for central banks, which had assumed for too long that supply adjusts automatically and smoothly to shifts in demand, Carstens told the ...
Read More »UAE calls on all parties to halt military operations in Libya
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE condemned the violence in Libya and called on all parties to immediately halt military operations, preserve the safety of civilians, government headquarters, and property, and exercise the utmost restraint to end the current crisis. The UAE urged parties to set aside division, restore calm and serious dialogue, and prioritize the national interest to ...
Read More »China’s software sector reports $797bn growth
Beijing / WAM China’s software industry reported a 10.3 percent increase in business revenues in the first seven months of the year, Chinese news agency, Xinhua, reported. Revenues totalled 5.46 trillion yuan (about $796.66 billion) from January to July, data from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed. Companies in the sector raked in 569.8 billion yuan in ...
Read More »Faster debt relief needed as more countries seek help, warns IMF
Bloomberg More countries are likely to seek debt relief as a stronger dollar makes repayments tougher, and the program that rich nations have to help poorer ones needs to be faster and broader, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) deputy chief said. About 60% of low-income countries are at high risk of or already in debt distress, and about 20 emerging markets ...
Read More »Ruwad supports 957 projects worth AED32m
Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering Entrepreneurs (Ruwad) of the Sharjah Economic Development Department (Sedd), announced that it has registered 214 new projects in the foundation in 2021. Sharjah acquired 67 percent of the new projects, while the rest of the projects were distributed by 21 percent in the eastern region, and 12 percent for the central ...
Read More »Work at Falcon Interchange 55% complete: RTA
DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that 55% of the construction had been completed at the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project situated between Al Khaleej Street, Khalid bin Al Waleed Street and Al Ghubaiba Street. The project links with the Northern side of the Infinity Bridge (Al Shindagha Bridge). “The project is implemented in response to ...
Read More »Women account for 44% of FANR’s workforce: Shaimaa Al Mansoori
Abu Dhabi / WAM Shaimaa Al Mansoori, Director of Education and Training at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), stressed that women account for 44 percent of the authority’s workforce and 43 percent of managerial positions. In her statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Mansoori said that the authority is constantly working to advance the skills ...
Read More »Empowering AI experts ensures digital future: Sultan Al Olama
Dubai / WAM The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Teleworking Applications Office, in cooperation with the National Programme for Artificial Intelligence, has successfully concluded the fourth edition of UAE AI Camp, which help hone the skills of 7,750 people participating in its activities and workshops. Organised in partnership with several local entities and international companies specialised ...
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