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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday, September 9. AFP

India shines as an energy opportunity for Gulf amid China slowdown

India oil imports are the largest after China

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Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, is mired in a bitter stand-off with Brazil’s top judge. Reuters

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UAE sees surge in clean energy use as nuclear and solar projects power up

Energy

The advent of disruptive tech is exposing financial institutions to vulnerabilities they never had to contend with in the past. PA

Cyber security: The new-age risk bankers are struggling to mitigate

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Can Libya function without a central bank?

Economy

UAE plans to establish green aviation centre to reduce carbon emissions

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Japanese actress Anna Sawai won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Shogun. AP

Shogun actress Anna Sawai makes history at Emmy Awards 2024

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Australian label Beilharz instructed a model to wave the Palestinian flag during its spring-summer 2025 collection. Photo Beilharz/Instagram

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An aerial view shows the skyline of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. EPA

S&P upgrades Saudi Arabia’s outlook to positive on reforms

The agency also affirmed the kingdom's ratings at A/A-1

Economy

Oil declines as US Gulf of Mexico output resumes after hurricane

Energy

US stocks rise on prospect of aggressive Fed rate cut

Markets

Money & Me: ‘I grew my wealth by leaving a salaried job’

Money

How data is driving UAE life-saving LLMs and predictive AI

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Boeing US factory workers go on strike for first time in 16 years

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A Chevrolet Bolt at a charging station in Hudson, New York. Sufficient charging infrastructure is vital for the uptake of electric vehicles. Bloomberg.

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Fernando Plaza, group chief digital officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

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Taqa and Jera announce financial closing of Saudi steam and power plant project

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, better known as Taqa, and Japanese utility firm Jera have concluded the financing of a 475-megawatt industrial steam and electricity plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Energy

Abu Dhabi villa and apartment prices rise in the second quarter

Villa prices increased by 7.3 per cent on an annual basis while apartments rose by 1.4 per cent, ValuStrat report says.

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Aramco to become majority shareholder in Saudi Arabia's Petro Rabigh refining company

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India shines as an energy opportunity for Gulf amid China slowdown

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Saif Al Suwaidi, director general of the GCAA, bottom right, signs an interim agreement with Volar Air Mobility to develop the UAE’s first green aviation technology centre. Courtesy: General Civil Aviation Authority

UAE plans to establish green aviation centre to reduce carbon emissions

Boeing factory workers protest in Seattle, Washington, after voting overwhelmingly to go on strike. Bloomberg

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Delegates at the UAE-China Business Forum in Dubai on Thursday. Pawan Singh / The National

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Billionaires: Brazil withdraws $3.3m from Musk companies’ accounts

In our round-up of the world’s ultra-wealthy, Steve Cohen’s hedge fund plans to return billions to investors and Warren Buffett's Berkshire offloads Bank of America shares worth $228.7m in latest sale

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