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Britain avoids recession but stays hobbled ahead of polls

Bloomberg Britain dodged a recession ahead of the now-postponed October 31 Brexit deadline, but investment is in a slump and the economy has lost almost all momentum. The economy grew 0.3% between July and September, avoiding a second straight quarter of contraction, the Office for National Statistics said. Still, the figures were weaker than expected and showed the economy had ...

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Greece, China sign 16 deals in sectors including energy

Bloomberg Greece and China in Athens signed 16 agreements in sectors including energy, agriculture, tourism and ports. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an official visit to Greece for follow-up meetings with Greek officials, after Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited China last week. At that time, the leaders said they wanted to expand relations between two of the world’s oldest civilisations. ...

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ArcelorMittal to mothball S Africa plant to curb loss

Bloomberg ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd will mothball its Saldanha Works plant to curb losses, as raw-material costs and regulated prices mean the operation can no longer effectively compete in steel export markets. Saldanha, on South Africa’s west coast, will be placed on care and maintenance in the first quarter of 2020 and its domestic customers will be served from another ...

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Hong Kong violence escalates with bullets, tear gas, man on fire

Bloomberg Hong Kong saw one of its most violent days since protests began in June, with clashes involving police and protesters leaving downtown paralysed, transportation networks hobbled and two men clinging to life. The chaos started on Monday when demonstrators, still angry after the first protest-related death last week, moved to disrupt the morning commute. A scuffle ensued outside a ...

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Sheikh Mohamed attends 4th Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday attended the 4th Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable, where 30 of the world’s leading oil and gas companies gathered to discuss key industry challenges and opportunities in today’s fast evolving global economy. The ...

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President of Belarus visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

ABU DHABI / WAM President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, along with his accompanying delegation, as part of his official visit to the UAE. The Belarusian President, commenced his tour by visiting the ossuary of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and recalled the Founding Father’s wise approach that enriched ...

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Details of World Tolerance Summit Dubai announced

Dubai / WAM The second edition of the World Tolerance Summit (WTS), one of the initiatives of the International Institute for Tolerance (IIT), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Initiatives, will be chaired by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Tolerance (IIT), top officials ...

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Largest-ever Adipec to set agenda for future of global energy sector

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The world’s most influential oil and gas exhibition and conference, the largest-ever Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), opens on Monday. As a global platform for industry best-practice and innovation, Adipec will set the agenda for the future of the energy, oil and gas sector. Over four days, the event will welcome more than ...

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Alibaba seeks to raise up to $15b in Hong Kong share sale

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is moving ahead with plans to raise as much as $15 billion in a Hong Kong share sale, people with knowledge of the matter said, a major win for a city rocked by months of civil unrest. Asia’s largest company by market value is now preparing for a listing hearing as mandated by companies that ...

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Electricity demand in India falls for third straight month

Bloomberg India’s electricity demand declined for the third straight month, another indication of an economic slowdown that seems to be deepening. Electricity demand from distribution utilities declined 13.2% in October from a year earlier, data from the Central Electricity Authority showed. The slump began in August when the power requirement dropped for the first time in more than two years. ...

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