Empower awards AED197m contract for new plant

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced the start of construction work for its new plant in Dubai Production City, worth AED 197 million. The project will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase is expected to be complete by the end of 2020. Empower highlighted that ...

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UAE delivers food aid to Hodeidah

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has delivered food assistance to the people of Al-Khokha city in Hodeidah Governorate as part of the UAE’s commitment to stand by needy and impoverished Yemenis in the eight governorates liberated so far on the Red Sea coast, starting from Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and Taiz, going all the way down to the ...

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UAE, Brazil discuss ways to enhance cooperation

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation, coordination and the importance of joint efforts to bolster regional and world security, stability and development. During the meeting, held at Qasr Al Watan ...

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VP, Mohamed open Abu Dhabi Youth Centre

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday learned about the progress of the Youth Empowerment Strategy, which is aimed to ...

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FANR board reviews Barakah nuclear power plant progress

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Board of Management of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), convened its meeting at the site of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant where it reviewed the progress of its operational activities and discussed a number of initiatives planned during this year. The Board learned about the latest updates of the FANR ongoing review of ...

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Tadweer signs pact on zero waste management

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Business Certification Inc to collaborate in the field of zero waste management. The MoU was signed by Dr Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi, General Manager of Tadweer and Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO of Green Business Certification Inc. Aligned with Tadweer’s objective ...

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China’s ICBC sees profit surge 5.8% amid slowing economy

Bloomberg Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Ltd, the world’s largest lender by assets, posted a 5.8% increase in third-quarter profit amid a deepening economic slowdown. Net income for the three months through September rose to 83.8 billion yuan ($11.8 billion) from 79.2 billion yuan a year earlier, the Beijing-based lender said in a filing. ICBC led the nation’s ...

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Nigeria’s Access Bank to buy Kenyan lender

Bloomberg The Competition Authority of Kenya gave Nigeria’s biggest lender the go-ahead to acquire 93.57% of Transnational Bank Ltd, as consolidation in the East African nation’s banking industry gathers pace. Access Bank Plc’s purchase follows the merger of NIC Group Plc and Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd, and KCB Group Ltd’s acquisition of National Bank of Kenya Ltd earlier this ...

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UBS ‘job cuts’ reach Europe as two dozen gone

Bloomberg UBS Group AG has cut about two dozen jobs in Europe over the last two weeks as Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti restructures the investment bank after a poor performance this year. At least 10 of the cuts came at the equities trading division, people familiar with the matter said. Five positions were eliminated in Zurich, including three managing ...

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India’s SBI profit beats estimates on bad loans

Bloomberg State Bank of India (SBI) Ltd posted a bigger-than-expected profit in the fiscal second quarter as asset quality improved. Shares jumped. Net income more than tripled to 30.1 billion rupees ($424 million) for the three months ended on September 30 from 9.4 billion rupees a year earlier, India’s largest lender said. Analysts had expected a profit of 22.9 billion ...

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