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Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), the research and education institution specializing in public policy in the Arab world, has launched its academic book UAE Public Policy Perspectives at a gala dinner at the International Business Academy Conference, held between July 1-5, with the participation of 1,040 researchers and academics representing 76 countries. UAE ...

Bloomberg After Snapdeal’s board rejected a takeover offer from Flipkart Online Services Pvt., the two sides find themselves about $100 million apart as negotiations continue, people familiar with the matter said. Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce operator, is unlikely to raise its offer above $900 million while Snapdeal is seeking a price of $1 billion, the people said, asking not to ...

Bloomberg Baidu Inc. has enlisted more than 50 partners for its Apollo driverless project, signing up major players in areas from mapping and ride-sharing to automaking to aid the Chinese search giant’s foray into AI-powered vehicles. The program aims to open up part of Baidu’s autonomous car software in the same way that Google released its Android operating system for ...

Bloomberg BT Group Plc was accused of dragging its feet for years as competitors using its network demanded the former UK phone monopoly run more fiber-optic lines to homes and businesses. Now BT’s wholesale division has seen the benefits of installing the faster connections, and is trying to coax its rivals into helping out. Under a regulatory compromise reached in ...

Bloomberg Worldpay Group Plc, UK payment-processing firm that listed in London 2 years ago, said it has received preliminary takeover approaches from Vantiv Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Worldpay shares surged as much as 26 percent and were up 21.6 percent at 12:10 p.m. in London to 389.4 pence, giving the former payment-processing division of Royal Bank of Scotland ...

Bloomberg The United Nations Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting later Wednesday after the US confirmed North Korea’s rocket launch on July 4 was its first intercontinental ballistic missile. As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un bragged about sending more “gifts” to US President Donald Trump, South Korea and the US announced on Wednesday they had conducted a ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s encounter with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is raising concerns among veteran American diplomats and analysts about a mismatch between a US president new to global affairs and a wily former Soviet spymaster experienced in the long game of strategy and statecraft. Their highly anticipated meeting this week at the Group of 20 summit promises to set the ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that Dubai’s major real estate projects aim to enhance the emirate’s development across sectors, and enhance its readiness for the future as part of the comprehensive growth strategy of the UAE under the leadership of UAE ...

Dubai / WAM The National Media Council, the government entity responsible for building and operating the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, announced that Arabtec Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arabtec Holding, has been awarded the main contract to build the national pavilion. Arabtec Construction squared off against three local and international companies in the final round with nine ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Forging ahead with its ambitious plans to be the region’s premier destination for adventure tourism, the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is set to open a new observation deck close to the summit of Jebel Jais, providing adventure seekers and nature lovers unrivalled and breathtaking views and experience of the UAE’s highest peak at 1,934 ...