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Abu Dhabi / WAM Access World Logistics LLC, a joint-venture between the UAE-based Rais Hassan Saadi, RHS, Group and Switzerland-headquartered Access World Group, held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of their upcoming third-party logistics facility at Jebel Ali Free Zone. During the welcome address, Peter M Waszkis, CEO of Access World, said, “Our vision is to deliver value to ...

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. has as much as $65 billion in financing lined up as Chairman Masayoshi Son weighs whether to make a formal takeover offer for Charter Communications Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The financing arrangement is among the new details that are emerging on Son’s plan to merge Charter with SoftBank’s struggling US wireless company ...

Bloomberg Mukesh Ambani has elbowed past Li Ka-shing to become Asia’s second-richest man as investors rallied behind his efforts to arm India’s poor with cheap data-loaded phones. Some analysts are beginning to focus on the costs of his ambition. The chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. has added $12.5 billion to his wealth this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, ...

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg Facebook Inc. is working on a video chat device for the home — the first major hardware product from its experimental Building 8 lab. Featuring a laptop-sized touchscreen, the device represents a new product category and could be announced as soon as next spring’s F8 developer conference, according to people familiar with the matter. They say the large screen ...

Bloomberg Consumer spending lost momentum in June and a drop in dividend payments caused incomes to stagnate, signaling the US economy may get less help from households this quarter, Commerce Department figures showed on Tuesday. June marked a third straight month of slowing nominal spending. A weaker handoff into this quarter signals household outlays, which accounts for about 70 percent ...

Bloomberg Ferrari NV is considering adding a roomy four-seat “utility vehicle” as part of a major expansion push beyond its traditional supercar niche in a bid to double profit by 2022, people familiar with the matter said. The final five-year plan under CEO Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne, who’s set to retire in 2021, will target boosting annual deliveries beyond ...

Bloomberg Vice President Mike Pence said the US “strongly” supports Georgia’s ambition of joining NATO, even as Russia remains hostile to the military alliance expanding its influence in Moscow’s former Soviet backyard. “We see Georgia as a key strategic partner and stand by your territorial integrity and your aspirations to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,” Pence ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the landmark Federal Law No. 7 of 2017 for Tax Procedures, which sets the foundations for the planned UAE tax system, regulating the administration and collection of taxes and clearly defining the role of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). “The Tax Procedures Law is a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has unveiled a compelling replica of the ‘Dubai Creek Tower’ — the icon that will frame a fascinating new skyline in the emirate. The new centerpiece of the Grand Atrium in The Dubai Mall, was revealed ...

DUBAI / WAM Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, announced continued financial growth throughout its business during the first six months of the year, with overall group revenue expanding by 4 percent to AED15.7 billion and EBITDA increasing by 4 percent to AED2.0 billion. At constant FX ...