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      Shweta Jain

      Shweta Jain

      Assistant Business Editor
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      Shweta has over 25 years of experience working across print and digital platforms in the UAE and India, covering regional and global business, finance and economic policy. Previously the deputy business editor at Gulf News, she has interviewed business leaders across multiple sectors, including Donald Trump Junior, Virgin Airlines’ founder Sir Richard Branson and Emirates Airlines’ chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, among others. At The National, she helps lead the newsroom’s business coverage, with a focus on engaging reporting and insightful analysis for readers across the Middle East and beyond.
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      Ahmed Al Naqbi, chief executive of Emirates Development Bank. Photo: EDB
      EDB links up with Future Factory to offer consultancy services to SMEs

      Companies looking to set up smart manufacturing bases will benefit from the free service

      Start-UpsJuly 27, 2022
      Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, will become chairman of the emirate's higher committee for future technology and digital economy. Photo: Dubai Media Office
      Dubai forms higher committee for future technology and digital economy

      Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed will be body's chairman

      EconomyJuly 26, 2022
      Mubadala Petroleum reached a milestone of 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day in June 2022. Photo: Mubadala
      Mubadala Petroleum says Indonesia gas column could 'help meet energy demand'

      A 390-foot gas column has been discovered following the drilling of the Timpan-1 exploration well offshore North Sumatra

      EnergyJuly 13, 2022
      Emirates and Air Canada plan to establish a codeshare alliance later this year. Photo: Emirates
      Emirates and Air Canada form strategic partnership and plan codeshare alliance

      The codeshare deal, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to be signed later this year

      AviationJuly 12, 2022
      The Dubai International Financial Centre Gate building. DIFC ranked as the best performing free zone globally in attracting FDI in the financial services sector last year. Photo: DIFC Authority
      Dubai tops 2021 global FDI ranking for financial services sector

      The DIFC led the emirate’s growth in attracting 58 new projects, surpassing London, Singapore, New York and Paris

      EconomyJuly 12, 2022
      SoftBank's Rajeev Misra will retain his role overseeing the first $100 billion Vision Fund, and remain a senior adviser. Reuters
      SoftBank's Rajeev Misra to step down from top position to launch own fund

      The executive will move from chief executive of SoftBank Global Advisers to vice chairman

      BusinessJuly 07, 2022
      Binance withdrawals, which faced a temporary halt starting at 4pm UAE time, resumed around 7.30pm UAE time on Monday. Reuters
      Binance pauses Bitcoin withdrawals due to a stuck transaction

      Users could still withdraw the cryptocurrency on other networks such as BEP-20, chief executive Changpeng Zhao says

      CryptocurrenciesJune 13, 2022
      Khazna has 13 data centres under construction with three more in the pipeline. Photo: G42
      UAE telecom operator e& and G42 merge data centres under Khazna

      With 12 centres, Khazna is now largest provider in Mena region

      TechnologyJune 06, 2022
      The contract signing was witnessed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Essam Waly, chairman of NAT, German Ambassador Frank Hartmann and Siemens Mobility chief executive Michael Peter. Photo: Siemens
      Orascom Construction deal keeps Egypt’s high-speed rail on track

      Move will bring the total network size to almost 2,000km, creating the world’s sixth-largest high-speed rail system

      BusinessMay 29, 2022
      Graffiti art workshop held at World Conference on Creative Economy 2021 in Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
      Dubai's creative economy attracts most FDI regionally and second globally

      The emirate had 233 new projects in the sector in 2020, surpassing New York, Singapore and Berlin

      EconomyMay 29, 2022
      Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami was the first regional technology company to list shares on Nasdaq in New York, earlier this year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Abu Dhabi-based Anghami records 23% jump in Q1 revenue

      The music streaming company’s full-year revenue reached $35.5m, with premium subscribers rising to 1.4 million

      BusinessMay 18, 2022
      People checking in for flights at Abu Dhbai International Airport, which recorded a 218 per cent jump in passenger numbers in the first quarter of this year. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Abu Dhabi airport passenger numbers triple in first quarter of 2022

      The airport received 2.56 million passengers in the three-month period

      AviationMay 11, 2022
      UAE's Masdar, Tribe JV secures AU$48.2 million grant from Australian government for Maryvale Energy from Waste facility. Photo: Masdar Tribe Australia
      Masdar, Tribe JV secures $33.6m for Maryvale EfW project

      The money will be used to construct the Energy from Waste facility in the Latrobe Valley, located in the Gippsland region of Victoria

      EnergyMay 10, 2022
      Mubadala's Badr Al Olama, right, and Engie Energy Solution's Ian Harfield during the signing ceremony. Photo: Mubadala
      Mubadala and Engie to develop EV charging platform in UAE

      The two companies will also explore areas related to sustainable mobility in the Middle East

      TechnologyMay 10, 2022
      Armin Moradi, co-founder and chief executive of Qashio. Photo: Qashio
      Generation Start-up: how Qashio is helping companies save man-hours and money

      Dubai-based FinTech's solution allows organisations to avoid late expense claims and reduce the amount of work put into reimbursements

      Start-UpsMay 09, 2022
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