Boeing suspends 777X flight tests after part failure, its latest quality control issue
New York, United States - Boeing has suspended flight testing of its new 777X wide-body jet after identifying the failure of...
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Oman, China bilateral trade grows by 8% to $15bn till May
 The volume of bilateral trade between the Sultanate of Oman and the People’s Republic of China has increased 8% in...
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BAT takes shock $32bn hit
The impairment charge sent BAT shares sinking 7.6 percent.
- Companies like BAT face plunging demand for cigarettes in Western markets, where high taxes, smoking bans and health fears persuade many consumers to give up smoking
- The London-listed company added that its overall revenue growth for the current year was set to be at the "low end" of its previous guidance of between 3 and 5 percent
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Airlines expected to carry 4.7 billion passengers in 2024: IATA
"Some 4.7 billion people are expected to travel in 2024, an historic high that exceeds the pre-pandemic level of 4.5...
- Some 4.7 billion people are expected to travel in 2024, an historic high that exceeds the pre-pandemic level of 4.5 billion recorded in 2019," IATA said
- IATA also raised its profit outlook, expecting airlines to post $23.3 billion in net earnings in 2023, more than double the $9.8 billion it forecast in June
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People-positive approach needed in clean power transition: WEF paper
Dubai, UAE --Â Building massive infrastructure for clean power projects in pursuit of climate goals will need nearly $4.5 trillion in...
- The white paper calls for a dialogue between the industry and community groups and NGOs to define common standards for a people-positive energy transition.
- It also urges governments to not only focus on the lowest price but also the wider societal value creation in their transition plans.
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KSA offers 30-year tax holiday for global corporations as regional HQ program fuels investment boom
The approaching 1 Jan deadline has seen investments on headquarters hit $242m in the first nine months of 2023 alone,...
- In 2023, 46.7 percent of newly established headquarters operate in the Software & IT services sector.
- The Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Program is an initiative jointly developed by the Ministry of Investment (MISA) and the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.
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First Movers Coalition emerges as top advocate of climate-friendly technologies
Dubai, UAE-- Since its launch two years ago, the First Movers Coalition (FMC) has become the world's largest private sector...
- FMC member companies have signed 94 offtake agreements to purchase emerging climate technologies.
- The coalition engages 13 governments who together account for over 50% of global gross domestic product
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UAE banks align with global sustainability standards
“The pledge made by our UBF Chairman, Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, to mobilize over AED 1 trillion in sustainable finance, represents...
- UBF pledges over AED 1 trillion ($272 billion) for sustainable finance by 2030.
- The pledge reflects collective efforts of national banks towards a sustainable future.
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Saudi Electricity Company targets net zero emissions by 2050
Dubai, UAE - The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), the largest producer, transmitter, and distributor of electrical energy in the Middle...
- The announcement was made during a special event SEC organized on the sidelines of the United Nations COP28 climate-change summit in Dubai
- The SEC said it has signed seven agreements with leading local and international companies, including LUCI, Al-Fanar, Sal Italy, CHINT Saudi Arabia, Siemens, etc
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Meta, IBM tie up to develop AI
They will defend a collaborative method for AI's future.
- Meta is one of the biggest believers in the open-source model and argues against keeping AI's future holed up in the secretive labs of a few tech giants
- Unlike OpenAI's GPT-4, the model behind ChatGPT, Meta has made its LLaMA models easily available for researchers and startups to tinker with and perfect
EU seeks agreement on world’s first AI law
European Commission, the EU's executive arm, first proposed an AI law in 2021 that would regulate systems based on the...
- Negotiators from EU Parliament and EU member states will meet on Wednesday from 1400 GMT, with talks expected to last into the evening
- Although there is no real deadline, senior European Union figures have repeatedly said the bloc must finalize the law before the end of 2023
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Arab Coordination Group allots US$10bn to support energy transition
Dubai, UAE--The Arab Coordination Group (ACG), a strategic alliance comprising regional and international development institutions, announced at COP28 an allocation...
- The important aspects of the plan include mobilising financial resources by increasing the use of green bonds and risk mitigation tools
- The ongoing COP28 in Dubai lays emphasis on substantially ramping up climate financing and expediting the transition process
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Qatar and Egypt hold talks to ramp up civil aviation cooperation
Cairo, Egypt-- Qatar and Egypt have discussed enhancing ties in the field of civil aviation between the two countries.In this...
- The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to increase air transport rights to Cairo International Airport
- The agreement will facilitate the opening of new avenues of cooperation in the field of air transport between the two countries
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Middle East emerges as a major player in global CEO appointments: report
Dubai, UAE - The Middle East has emerged as a prominent player in global CEO appointments, securing 68 out of a...
- Companies in the region boasting the highest global percentage of CEOs with prior C-suite experience, standing at an impressive 90 percent
- Surprisingly, the Middle East also leads globally in terms of CEO age, boasting the youngest average CEO age at 54.5 years
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89% of Saudi CEOs hopeful of kingdom’s economic growth over next 12 months
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - About 89% of CEOs in Saudi Arabia are optimistic about the country's economic growth over the...
- A remarkable 71% of Saudi CEOs have observed a 5% or more increase in market share over the past three years, surpassing the global average of 49%
- The Vision 2030 initiative, with its focus on reducing oil dependency, has propelled Saudi Arabia to the 17th largest global economy by GDP size in 2022