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What About LoveJanuary 17, 2021 at 10:52 PM Tags: Travel, French la Vie 83 people like this. Like Kaleidoscopic Tokyo queasiness?January 17, 2021 at 6:30 PM Urban art imitating urban life, or possibly quite the opposite?Tags: Travel, Photography, Tokyo 15 people like this. Like The AMAZING Biscoff Speculoos Cake!January 17, 2021 at 6:02 PM Hands up who loves Biscoff or Speculoos? These spiced cookies and their accompanying spread have a cult following and for good reason. The mix of spices is juuuuust right and the spread is highly addictive. This multi layer cake is an ode to speculoos and Biscoff and for spice lovers everywhere. I called her Meera and she is a pushy recipe!Tags: Travel, Biscoff 25 people like this. Like Snow in Paris!January 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM  Tags: Travel, Photos, Snow, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Snowmen 51 people like this. Like #Saudi crown prince says kingdom offers $6 trillion investment opportunities over next decade - state news agency | ReutersJanuary 17, 2021 at 2:03 PM Saudi crown prince says kingdom offers $6 trillion investment opportunities over next decade - state news agency | Reuters Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom offers investment opportunities worth $6 trillion over the next decade, with new projects representing half of this value, the state news agency reported, citing his speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.The opportunities are part of the young prince’s Vision 2030, aimed at ending the kingdom’s dependence on o...Tags: Travel, West, Gulf, Reuters, World Economic Forum, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Press Agency, Rupert Neil Bumfrey 40 people like this. Like Twitter blocked my backup account, then I’ve somehow managed to get back my main account. This is really bad.January 17, 2021 at 3:54 PM After Twitter blocked my account and their tech support wouldn’t respond for days, I started using my backup account. But that lasted only a few days. That too got blocked. Finally, after using my wife’s phone number I managed to recover my main account but first I had to DELETE my tweet. So essentially, these […]Tags: Travel, Uncategorized 25 people like this. Like #SaudiArabia Provides Stimulus for Listed Companies in IPO Push - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 2:08 PM Saudi Arabia Provides Stimulus for Listed Companies in IPO Push - Bloomberg Saudi Arabia plans to provide long-term loans to listed companies as part of efforts to encourage private sector firms to float their shares on the kingdom’s stock exchange.The government’s Projects Support Fund Initiative signed an agreement with the Saudi Stock Exchange on the stimulus plan, according to a statement on the finance ministry’s website.“The agreement comes with the objective of expanding the lending scope...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, Saudi stock exchange, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, IPO Push Bloomberg, IPO Push Bloomberg Saudi Arabia 5 people like this. Like #Oman's new parliament law shrouds budget talks in secrecy | ReutersJanuary 17, 2021 at 2:01 PM Oman's new parliament law shrouds budget talks in secrecy | Reuters Oman has introduced a new law for parliament stipulating that state budget talks and the questioning of ministers should be carried out in secret, reducing transparency as the indebted state tries to tackle its creaking finances and shore up the economy.Since assuming power a year ago, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said has overhauled government and state entities and begun pushing through sensitive fiscal reforms such as reductio...Tags: Travel, Oman, Reuters, Reuters Oman, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Haitham bin Tariq al Said, Council of Oman 39 people like this. Like Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to #UAE, to Palestinian chagrin | ReutersJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:58 PM Land of wine and honey? Israeli settlers export to UAE, to Palestinian chagrin | Reuters Wine produced in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and labelled “from the land of Israel” will soon be available for sale in the United Arab Emirates, settler business leaders said.Palestinians have condemned the export deal, saying settlements are illegal under international law, a view shared by many countries but disputed by Israel.After forging official relations with the UAE last year unde...Tags: Travel, Israel, West Bank, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Uae, Reuters, Arab Gulf, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Reuters Wine, Vered Ben Sa'adon, Ben Sa'adon 31 people like this. Like Book Review | Sex and Vanity by Kevin KwanJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM  Tags: Travel, Facebook, Books, Instagram, New York City, Book Reviews, Book Review, New York Times, Italy, Helena Bonham Carter, Capri, Charlotte, Don, George, Holly, Forster 147 people like this. Like Most Mideast Equity Gauges Fall as Earnings Roll In: Inside EM - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:41 PM Most Mideast Equity Gauges Fall as Earnings Roll In: Inside EM - Bloomberg Qatar stocks led losses in the Middle East as companies started reporting results across the region.Profitability for lenders in the Gulf Arab region remains under pressure, with disruptions to trade and travel continuing to rattle the energy-rich region. Qatar National Bank QPSC, the Middle East’s biggest lender, reported last week a 16% drop in net income for 2020. Some banks in Oman also published results that showed a...Tags: Travel, Bloomberg, Egypt, Middle East, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Doha, Riyadh, Bloomberg Intelligence, Gulf Arab, National Bank, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Oza 26 people like this. Like Airbnb CEO says travel never going back to the way it was before pandemicJanuary 17, 2021 at 10:10 AM  Tags: Travel, Brian Chesky 96 people like this. Like Mideast Stocks: Most Mideast stocks in red ahead of earnings season | ZAWYA MENA EditionJanuary 17, 2021 at 11:43 AM Mideast Stocks: Most Mideast stocks in red ahead of earnings season | ZAWYA MENA Edition Most major stock markets in the Middle East ended lower on Sunday, ahead of the usual flurry of quarterly and full-year corporate results over the next few weeks, with the Qatari index leading the losses.Saudi Arabia's benchmark index lost 0.3%, with petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries 2010.SE shedding 1.3% and Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Services 4013.SE closing 1.7% lower.The kingdom's inflation...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Middle East, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Gulf, Mideast, Emaar Properties, Etisalat, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Saudi Basic Industries, Aldar Properties, Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services, Emaar Malls The Abu Dhabi, Untied Arab Emirates 19 people like this. Like The maker of this $220,000 camper van says interest tripled during the pandemic and its waiting list now stretches into 2022January 17, 2021 at 8:39 AM Tags: Travel, Transportation, New York, Colorado, US, Trends, Alaska, Boulder, Mercedes Benz, Lucy, Tiny Home On Wheels, Boulder Colorado, Crider, Camper Van, Mercedes-benz Sprinter, Brittany Chang 137 people like this. Like #Israel’s Biggest Banks to Cooperate With Bahrain Lender - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 8:01 AM Israel’s Biggest Banks to Cooperate With Bahrain Lender - Bloomberg Israel’s two largest lenders have each signed memorandums of understanding with National Bank of Bahrain to facilitate business dealings between the countries.Bank Leumi Le-Israel and Bank Hapoalim Ltd. said on Sunday they reached cooperation agreements with the Bahraini bank. The accords will provide a banking platform for trade ties, currency and securities trading, as well as investment between the two countries.Bahrain in Se...Tags: Travel, Israel, Bahrain, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, National Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Lender Bloomberg Israel, Bank Leumi Le Israel and Bank Hapoalim Ltd 1 people like this. Like European, Middle Eastern & African Stocks - Bloomberg #UAE #Kuwait #Israel #SaudiArabia #Qatar closeJanuary 17, 2021 at 8:05 AM  Tags: Travel, Qatar, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Bloomberg UAE Kuwait Israel 114 people like this. Like Blessing the Animals in Assisi on the Feast Day of Sant’Antonio AbateJanuary 17, 2021 at 6:06 AM  Tags: Travel, Photography, Religion, Saints, Umbria, Festivals & Events, Assisi, Sant, Churches And Basilicas, Festivals And Events, Piatto, Antonio Abate, Sant Antonio Abate 90 people like this. Like #AbuDhabi Starts $1.6 Billion Supply-Chain Financing for SMEs - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 7:59 AM Abu Dhabi Starts $1.6 Billion Supply-Chain Financing for SMEs - Bloomberg Abu Dhabi started a 6-billion dirham ($1.6 billion) supply-chain financing for small and medium-sized enterprises to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus.The first phase of the initiative targets the healthcare sector and will partner the National Health Insurance Co., also known as Daman, and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, according to Abu Dhabi’s Department of Finance.It aims to facilitate quick payment of SMEs’ r...Tags: Travel, Daman, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, SMEs Bloomberg, Abu Dhabi Starts, SMEs Bloomberg Abu Dhabi, National Health Insurance Co, Abu Dhabi 's Department of Finance 33 people like this. Like The sky's on fireJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:54 AM  Tags: Travel, Weather, WCS, Our Neighborhood 104 people like this. Like NBK Capital Partners aims to boost assets to $2bn by 2025 | The NationalJanuary 17, 2021 at 5:46 AM NBK Capital Partners aims to boost assets to $2bn by 2025 | The National NBK Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s biggest lender, aims to boost its assets under management to $2 billion by 2025 as it looks to launch a new technology-focused investment platform, its senior managing director said.More investment deals and boosting investments in its existing portfolio of healthcare, pharmaceutical and e-commerce companies, will help nearly double AUMs over the next five years from the curren...Tags: Travel, Kuwait, The National, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, MOUSTAFA, NBK Capital Partners, Yaser Moustafa, National NBK Capital Partners 20 people like this. Like Coronavirus News: #Israel to Begin Reopening Economy in February, Minister Say - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 5:16 AM Coronavirus News: Israel to Begin Reopening Economy in February, Minister Say - Bloomberg Israel will begin gradually reopening its economy from February, and much of it will be active by March, Finance Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.The country has been under lockdown since the end of December, its third since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as infections continue to climb.“We will have to be very exact with our decisions, in order to stop the spread of infection on the one hand...Tags: Travel, Israel, Bloomberg, Kan, Katz, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Israel Katz, Bloomberg Israel 15 people like this. Like Oil-Rich #AbuDhabi Targets Hydrogen as Fuel for Future Export - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:59 AM Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Targets Hydrogen as Fuel for Future Export - Bloomberg Three of Abu Dhabi’s biggest government-backed companies agreed to work together to turn the oil-rich emirate into an exporter of blue and green hydrogen.Mubadala Investment Co., Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and ADQ have formed an alliance to produce hydrogen using natural gas and renewable energy and market it overseas as well as in the United Arab Emirates, ADQ said in a statement.Some Middle Eastern states that built thei...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Uae, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi, ADQ, Mubadala Investment Co Abu Dhabi National Oil Co 44 people like this. Like #SaudiArabia’s Top Bank Follows #UAE Rivals to Dollar Bond Market - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:57 AM Saudi Arabia’s Top Bank Follows UAE Rivals to Dollar Bond Market - Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank hired advisers to tap the dollar bond market, joining rivals in the neighboring United Arab Emirates to take advantage of investors’ appetite for yield.The bank mandated Citigroup Inc., Emirates NBD PJSC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, NCB Capital and Standard Chartered Plc as lead managers and bookrunners for the potential Islamic ...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Emirates NBD, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, National Commercial Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Bloomberg Saudi Arabia, Top Bank Follows UAE 1 people like this. Like Weekly Top Posts: 2021-01-17January 17, 2021 at 4:53 AM Memories of Scones Before I Ever Went to Ireland
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The First Time I Met Yann's UncleTags: Travel, Ireland, Yann, FeedSplice by FeedBlitz 24 people like this. Like #Saudi inflation to remain high until first half of 2021 - Capital Economics | ZAWYA MENA EditionJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:28 AM Saudi inflation to remain high until first half of 2021 - Capital Economics | ZAWYA MENA Edition Inflation in Saudi Arabia dropped back to 5.3 percent y-o-y in December 2020. But the effect of tripling VAT in July last year will continue to keep the headline rate elevated until the middle of this year, London-based Capital Economics said in a research note.Saudi Arabia’s headline inflation rate eased from 5.8 percent year-on-year (y/y) in November to 5.3 percent y/y in December, its weakest read...Tags: Travel, London, Saudi Arabia, Capital Economics, Rupert Neil Bumfrey 12 people like this. Like Major Gulf bourses dip ahead of earnings season | ReutersJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:22 AM Major Gulf bourses dip ahead of earnings season | Reuters Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade ahead of the usual flurry of quarterly and full-year corporate results over the next few weeks, with the Dubai index leading the losses.Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index fell 0.2%, driven down by a 0.4% decline for Al Rajhi Bank and a 1.2% retreat in shares of Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Services.The kingdom’s inflation rate rose to 3.4% in 2020, government data showed, lifted by t...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Gulf, Reuters, Reuters Major, Etisalat, Qatar National Bank, Emaar, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Al Rajhi Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Major Gulf, Emirates NBD Bank 46 people like this. Like #Dubai Stocks Fall Most in Mideast as Earnings Roll In: Inside EM - BloombergJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:20 AM Dubai Stocks Fall Most in Mideast as Earnings Roll In: Inside EM - Bloomberg Dubai stocks led losses in the Middle East as companies started reporting results across the region and the number of coronavirus cases surged.Profitability for lenders in the Gulf Arab region remains under pressure, with disruptions to trade and travel continuing to rattle the energy-rich region. Qatar National Bank QPSC, the Middle East’s biggest lender, reported last week a 16% drop in net income for 2020. Some banks...Tags: Travel, Qatar, Bloomberg, Middle East, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Mideast, Gulf Arab, Rupert Neil Bumfrey, Oza, Aldar Properties PJSC, Emirates NBD PJSC, Qatar National Bank QPSC 1 people like this. Like From dolphins to rewilding: 11 environment-aware holidays for 2021January 17, 2021 at 2:00 AM From rewilding to marine conservation, these breaks for later in the year have a restorative effect on nature – and holidaymakers, tooThe idea of rewilding – moving away from current forestry and agricultural techniques and allowing nature to thrive – is gaining ground. Continue reading...Tags: Travel, Environment, Wildlife, Conservation, Day trips, Biodiversity, Weekend Breaks, Short breaks, Wildlife Holidays, Green travel 45 people like this. Like Assamese Irredentism – a comment by Nari Rustomji, 1983January 17, 2021 at 12:08 AM From the book, Imperilled Frontiers. I was surprised recently that some young Assamese folk are not aware of this perspective about why Assam got divided into so many pieces. ==CHAPTER EXTRACT== Assamese Irredentism It is an irony that it has been the plainsman’s well-meant efforts to woo and ‘uplift’ the hill tribal people that have […]Tags: Travel, India, Assam, Public Policy, Nari Rustomji 44 people like this. Like |
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