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Bloomberg Hong Kong announced HK$24 billion ($3.1 billion) in virus relief stimulus and will lift some social distancing restrictions as the city’s economy suffers from a recession prompted by protests and Covid-19. The government will spend HK$4.5 billion to help affected industries, HK$13 billion on virus prevention measures and HK$6 billion on rent concessions, Chief Executive Carrie Lam and senior ...

Bloomberg Former Nissan Motor Co director Greg Kelly pleaded not guilty to charges of helping former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide millions in compensation, vowing to prove his innocence in a trial that’s starting almost two years after their arrests in Japan and in the absence of the main suspect. “I deny the allegations,” said Kelly, when asked by the judges ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp won’t expand further in India due to the country’s high tax regime, a blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s trying to lure global companies to offset the deep economic malaise brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The government keeps taxes on cars and motorbikes so high that companies find it hard to build scale, said ...

Bloomberg Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told his officials to work carefully to manage relations with the US and China — and avoid the UK becoming trapped in a new “Cold War” between the two countries. The minister held an internal meeting of British diplomats and officials on September 2 during which he set out his vision for “global Britain” ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has shared the new developments being witnessed across its portfolio of latest large-scale real estate, tourism, commercial and hospitality projects, in line with the gradual reopening of businesses across the UAE. “Preventative measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be implemented effectively across all its sites to ensure ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates maintained its Arab and regional leadership in a number of ICT related indicators, according to the Global Innovation Index Report 2020, which included results related to Global Competitiveness indicators for ICT sector. According to the report, the UAE ranked first on Arab and regional level in Information amd Communi- -cation Technologies (ICTs) ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to the Egyptian capital Cairo with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting on September 24. “The daily service offers greater connectivity and value-for-money options making it easier and more convenient for customers to travel between the two capital cities,” ...

Bloomberg Kremlin-backed candidates swept most major contests in Russian regional elections over the weekend but supporters of opposition leader Alexey Navalny claimed wins in two Siberian cities, including the one where he was poisoned last month. “The authorities have shown they control the situation in the country,” said Alexei Makarkin, deputy director of the Center for Political Technologies in Moscow. ...

DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza, has ramped up efforts to support the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector, the free zone operator said on Sunday. The free zone hosted a webinar titled “Empowering Growth During Business Uncertainty” that attracted top industry experts and Jafza associates, which included Abdullah Alajaji, Founder, Driven Properties, Paul Bryson, Director of Domestic ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) announced that it has vaccinated 12,144,323 Pakistani children under five years old against polio from August 17-26 in a nationwide campaign to vaccinate to 12,788,000 children as part of the Initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Global Polio Eradication. UAE PAP said the second exceptional ...