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Bloomberg When Siemens AG and Alstom SA unveiled their rail merger in 2017, the former arch-rivals hailed the deal as a historic union, forming the basis of a European champion with the heft to take on an expansionist Chinese competitor. The plan may well go down in history books, but not for the reasons the companies hoped. Rather, the European ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have discussed with His Holiness Pope Francis the friendly relations between the UAE and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has revealed details of their new strategy and brand identity, following the recent financing approval for Stage Two of the UAE’s national rail network. Operating under the directions of HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Rail, the new ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), delivered a strong set of results for 2018 with net profit up 8.7 percent to AED 2,500.8 million and rise of 23.2 percent in Q4 2018 from Q4 2017 to AED748.3 million, driven by a growth in customer financing and an improvement in provisioning. The performance was also supported by higher ...

Bloomberg Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said “we’re getting ready to defend our country” as the US presses him to cede power. While President Donald Trump signaled he’s confident a transition of power to opposition leader Juan Guaido is under way and said the use of US military force in Venezuela remains “an option,” Maduro went on Spanish television to denounce ...

Bloomberg Billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd. had a record plunge in Mumbai after the company said it will file for insolvency following failed attempts to sell assets and repay about $6.3 billion of debt. Shares of RCom, as the company is called, were trading at 7.01 rupees in Mumbai, down 39 percent. The company’s dollar-denominated bonds due November 2020 ...

Bloomberg China’s consumers have cut back on purchases of everything from Apple Inc.’s iPhones to Swiss watches as the trade war with the US hits the economy. Landing just days after hundreds of local companies issued profit warnings and multinationals sounded the alarm about softening demand, the week-long Lunar New Year holiday will provide the next litmus test of the ...

Bloomberg After failing to stop Donald Trump from unleashing tariffs on national security grounds, the US business community is lining up behind efforts to limit his power to impose them. The US Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, and two coalitions with dozens of trade associations are backing legislation to require congressional approval before a president imposes such national-security tariffs. Trump ...

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co. abandoned a plan to make the X-Trail sport-utility vehicle at the UK’s biggest auto factory, saying uncertainty over Brexit isn’t helping on future investment. “We appreciate this will be disappointing for our UK team and partners,” Nissan Europe Chairman Gianluca de Ficchy said in a statement. “While we have taken this decision for business reasons, the ...

Bloomberg Minnesota leaders are starting work on a $2 billion light rail project, the state’s largest infrastructure project — and the kind of spending that may help keep recession risk at bay. Spending by cities and states is a bright spot that could help to extend the expansion, now in its 10th year and within months of becoming the longest ...