European coronavirus tracing apps highlight battle for privacy

London: Goodbye lockdown, hello smartphone. As governments race to develop mobile tracing apps to help contain infections, attention is turning to how officials will ensure users’ privacy. The debate is especially urgent in Europe, which has been one of the hardest-hit regions in the world, with nearly 140,000 people killed by COVID-19. The use of […]

Dubai commercial complaints down 57% in Q1, 2020

Dubai: The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy received 144 commercial complaints during the first three months of 2020, posting a 57 per cent decrease compared to the same period in 2019. CCCP also received 159 enquiries, bringing the total transactions it handled to 303. The smart channels of CCCP accounted […]

Oil prices look for boost as production cuts come into effect

Abu Dhabi: Oil markets on Friday closed on their first weekly high in a month, with Brent trading at $26.44 and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) on $19.78, as prices flickered with some good news on Opec+ production cuts of almost 10 million barrels per day (bdp) coming into effect. “Oil markets recovered strongly last week […]