Bloomberg Canada, already the nation’s top-performing industrial stock this year, surged again after raising its profit outlook as the airline’s international expansion bolsters demand. The addition of 16 overseas and US routes is drawing more passengers using Canada as a stopover on their way to other destinations, the company said in a statement. Air Canada said it flew close to ...
Read More »Rolls-Royce recovers its production despite hurdles
Bloomberg Warren East’s reboot of struggling industrial giant Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc gathered pace as the aircraft-engine maker’s first-half profit more than doubled, aided by the chief executive’s restructuring plan. At the same time, East left his 12-month outlook for “modest†performance improvements unchanged in guidance on Tuesday, warning that the London-based company faces production hurdles in the second half that ...
Read More »Gulf airlines’ US allies want ‘skies open’
Bloomberg The major US airlines that allege unfair competition by Persian Gulf rivals can’t show that new flight routes are costing US jobs, allies of the Middle Eastern carriers told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Opening discussions with the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar over trade claims could hurt travel and tourism and encourage other countries to ...
Read More »Flybe pursues 20 more code-shares ‘through’ Heathrow
Bloomberg Flybe Group Plc, Britain’s biggest regional airline, said it’s pursuing 10 to 20 more partnership agreements with major airlines following its introduction of flights to London’s Heathrow airport in March. The stock rose as much as 6 percent. The services from Edinburgh and Aberdeen offer bigger carriers the chance to tap Scottish markets by striking code-share deals that let ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi plastics sector garners $55bn funding
Dubai / WAM More than AED204 billion of investments are generated by 201 plastics plants operating in Abu Dhabi, according to the Industry Development Bureau of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED). The revelation came during a workshop organised by the bureau as part of the ADDED’s ‘Industry Dialogue’ initiative, aimed at bolstering an investment-conducive environment at the ...
Read More »Dana Gas, partners awarded $14mn interest in KRG row
DUBAI / Reuters Dana Gas and its consortium partners have been awarded $14 million plus interest in a dispute with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the UAE company said on Tuesday. The case was filed with the London Court of International Arbitration in 2013 over payments for gas liquids production. The court ordered the KRG to pay $14 million along ...
Read More »Khalid Ali Al Bustani appointed as FTA Director-General
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree No. 84 of 2017 to transfer and appoint Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Assistant Undersecretary for International Financial Relations to the position of Director-General of the Federal Tax Authority and the rank of an Undersecretary at Ministry. The Director General of the FTA ...
Read More »UAE, India work towards bolstering investment ties
NEW DELHI / WAM Relations between the UAE and India, which received a fillip when His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited New Delhi as chief guest for Indian Republic Day in January, are set to scale greater heights. Intense preparations are under way ...
Read More »ADGM, Kenya sign cooperation pact on FinTech
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya signed a FinTech cooperation agreement which provides a fra-mework to support financial innovation in each jurisdiction. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, and Paul Muthaura, Chief Executive, CMA Kenya signed the agreement, which expands both parties’ FinTech cooperation network ...
Read More »Nawah reveals key operational readiness milestones
ABU DHABI / WAM Nawah Energy Company has announced the achievement of a number of milestones in the area of operational readiness. The company has begun making arrangements to welcome the Pre-Operational Safety Review Team, Pre-OSART, from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their planned mission for Unit 1 at Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Al Dhafra Region ...
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