Bloomberg India isn’t an easy place to build an e-commerce company. The vast, multilingual nation suffers from creaky infrastructure, a sometimes myopic bureaucracy and an ingrained distrust of the merchant class. Yet homegrown Flipkart Ltd. has managed the impossible with a blend of Silicon Valley smarts — its founders worked for Amazon.com Inc.; key hires were lured from the ...

  Bloomberg Geothermal wells usually provide a steady supply of clean energy flowing from the natural heat of the Earth. In Turkey, because of a quirk in the geology, some of those wells pollute as much as coal-fired power plants. The nation has a layer of subterranean limestone, which lets loose carbon dioxide when it comes in contact with steam ...

  Dan Scalco / TNS Are you a small-business owner looking to have a website built? To someone new, the entire process can seem daunting and leave you feeling confused. Don’t throw up your hands yet! Use these five simple website design tips to make it easier on yourself. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY When it comes to designing and developing a ...

  Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Nshama is a private developer of integrated lifestyle communities differentiated by its focus on offering distinct value propositions for aspiring home-owners. Bringing the expertise of project development professionals from around the world, backed by strong domain knowledge, Nshama aims to create elegantly master-planned neighbourhoods that are smart, interconnected, networked, tech-driven and sustainable. Nshama projects are ...

  Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS For travellers seeking the ultimate way to travel, it’s time to upgrade to the new Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless. The new headphones by the audio specialist are designed for the discerning business traveller. A smart travel companion, the PXC 550 Wireless delivers Sennheiser’s renowned high-quality sound and upto 30 hours of battery performance in a ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE announced that the Money Supply aggregate, M1, decreased by 1.6%, from AED 488.9 billion at the end of May 2016 to AED 481 billion at the end of June. The Money Supply aggregate M2 decreased by 0.5%, from AED 1186.4 billion at the end of May 2016 to AED ...

  Doha / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, have examined ways of promoting fraternal relations between the two countries and their brotherly peoples, as well as overall regional and international issues ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on Wednesday published its 2015 ADIA Review, providing a thorough overview of its activities over the past year and the outlook for the year ahead. It includes a detailed analysis of market conditions across the many asset classes in which the authority invests and explains developments within each of its ...

  Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai saw a substantial increase in the number of transactions related to business licenses as well as the number of licenses issued during the second quarter (Q2) of 2016. A total of 119,630 transactions were done during the period, which was 34.9 percent higher than 88,688 transactions carried out during ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Post Group has added South Africa and Uzbekistan to its Express EMS network, enabling UAE customers to send documents and other shipments to these two countries. EPG’s Express EMS service now covers 111 countries globally, providing customers with a cost-effective and speedy channel to send shipments internationally. Chief Commercial Officer of EPG, Ibrahim Bin Karam, ...