Airlines clash over CO2 as industry vilified in climate talk

Bloomberg An uneasy alliance between airlines as they face down criticism over carbon emissions has collapsed into a high-profile dispute involving Europe’s biggest network carrier and largest discounter. Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer CarstenSpohr lashed out at low-cost carriers including Ryanair Holdings in a Swiss newspaper, saying their loss-leading fares are stoking demand for needless flights that raise pollution and ...

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Deals galore as Mohamed visits China

BEIJING / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries, spanning a series of sectors including defence, trade ...

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UAE, China non-oil trade reached $43 billion in 2018

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, stated that China is the UAE’s leading trade partner in terms of non-oil commodities, accounting for 9.7 percent of its total non-oil trade in 2018, valued at over $43 billion. The UAE’s non-oil foreign trade with China in 2018 represented 16 percent of its total non-oil foreign trade ...

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Emaar executes $11b project in Beijing

BEIJING / WAM Dubai-based global developer Emaar will jointly implement with Beijing Daxing International Airport an AED40.5 billion ($11 billion) project including the five square kilometre land area of the 50 sq km airport. The move is in line with the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander ...

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UAE Central Bank: June M1 rises to AED507.9 billion

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank has announced that the money supply aggregate M1 ascended by 0.1 percent, from AED507.2 billion at the end of May 2019 to AED507.9 billion at the end of June 2019. The money supply aggregate M2 rose by 2.2 percent, from AED1321.3 billion at the end of May 2019 to AED1351 billion at the ...

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Masdar closes financing for Saudi wind farm

ABU DHABI / WAM The consortium consisting of EDF Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) completed the financing of the Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia, with the backing of Saudi and international banks. The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPD) of Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources awarded $500 million Dumat Al ...

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DLD launches Manzili initiative

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched Manzili initiative with-in framework of a strategic partnership between public and pri- vate sectors to develop Dubai’s real estate market. Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director-General of DLD said the initiative will have a positive effect on the real estate sector.

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Oil lessens advance as UK seeks to ease Iran tensions

Bloomberg Oil eased gains as traders digested conciliatory remarks by British authorities after Iran’s seizure of its oil tanker, amid heightened tensions in the region. Futures in New York added 2.2 percent before trading close to little changed. The UK demanded the immediate release of the Stena Impero, which was taken by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of ...

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Mohamed meets Xi Jinping in China

BEIJING / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, held formal talks on strengthening bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership as well as a nu-mber of regional and internati- onal issues of mutual interest. At the ...

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UAE-China ties achieved progress over 35 years

BEIJING / WAM Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, has said that the relations between the UAE and China have registered major accomplishments over 35 years in the areas of trade and investment. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), he stressed that the visit of His Highness Sheikh ...

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