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Dubai / WAM KC Sullivan, President and Managing Director of CNBC International, rang the market-opening bell at Nasdaq Dubai on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of the network’s new studio at the exchange. CNBC broadcasts key interviews from the studio as well as insights on the Middle East financial markets and economy to a global audience. The studio is located ...

MURANO / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Nama Women Advancement Establishment, Royal Patron of Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, and wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, was in Murano, Italy, to attend the launch of the ‘Crafts Dialogue’. The Crafts Dialogue is a unique project bringing together the Nama affiliate, Irthi, and Barcelona-based Creative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme has been recognised for its unique achievements and coordinated development during the 23rd Nuclear Inter Jura Congress. Held for the first time in the Middle East and hosted in Abu Dhabi by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), the congress was organised by the International Nuclear Law Association (Inla), in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), has announced that it has finalised preparations to host the 21st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference (Adipec 2018). Held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, from November 12-15, Adipec is one of the world’s largest, most important and influential meeting ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Twenty-seven of the world’s leading oil industry chief executives will gather, in Abu Dhabi, on November 11, to discuss the impact of digitalisation, technology and the Fourth Industrial Age on the future of the global oil and gas industry. The senior executives, representing many of the world’s major oil, gas and petrochemical companies, have been invited ...

Sharjah / WAM In the third quarter of this year, Sharjah Airport received 3.32 million passengers, an increase of 6.55 percent over the same period last year when 3.118 million passengers used the airport. The airport handled 22,210 regular and irregular flights, an increase of 5.64 percent over the same period last year when there were 21,026 flights, and the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), on Wednesday announced at a press conference that it will host the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Diplomacy Conference that is set to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform to discuss the latest innovations, trends and challenges in the field of diplomatic practice. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Abdullah ...

Bloomberg Crude’s poised for the longest losing streak since 2014 as concerns of a supply crunch eased on a forecast for rising US production and waivers for eight countries allowing temporary import of Iranian oil. Futures in New York fell as much as 0.9 percent and headed for an 8.5 percent drop in eight straight sessions. The US government forecast ...

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA are the only companies among the 10 biggest oil and gas producers in the world which disclose how their carbon emissions will decline over time, according to the first analysis of its kind by managers overseeing more than $9 trillion of funds. The Anglo-Dutch and French majors are the only companies among ...

Bloomberg China’s proposal to increase its solar energy target to as much as 270 gigawatts by 2020 won’t be enough to erase the worldwide panel glut that’s crippling prices, according to analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. “We forecast that the country needs a 300-350GW by 2020 target to fully absorb new manufacturing capacity planned in the near term,” analysts ...