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Brasília / Bloomberg Zika is a rarity in Brazil: a crisis that isn’t widely blamed on Dilma Rousseff’s government. And a mobilization against mosquitoes may even help the president climb out of a political hole. In the northeastern town of Limoeiro, corruption scandals and a deepening recession have eroded support for Rousseff’s Workers’ Party. But the town in Pernambuco state ...

London / Bloomberg Thomas Cook Group Plc, the British originator of the package holiday, said public concern about terrorist attacks is prompting an upturn in demand for organized tours as people fear being stuck abroad on their own. While attacks on tourists in Tunisia, Egypt and Istanbul, as well as the Paris killings, have led some people to hold back ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi’s Bawabat Al Sharq Mall is hosting the world famous Great Vegas Circus from February 8 to March 11. Audiences will be thrilled by the family-friendly show, which includes cutting-edge visuals, puppetry, stagecraft and performances from some of the best circus acts in the world at the Mall’s impressive 1,500-seat arena. The mind-blowing extravaganza ...

Ritika SHarma / EMIRATES BUSINESS It won’t be an exaggeration calling her ‘master of many trades’. After successfully trying her luck in various fields, Dubai-based businesswoman Jelena, 36, is not ready to settle on one. Juggling between the demanding careers of a model and a fashion designer, Jelena has taken the Emirati fashion corridors with a storm and her bespoke ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Austria-based Wagner Health & Care, one of the world’s leading rehabilitation services provider, has joined hands with Dubai-based Canadian Specialist Hospital (CSH) to set up UAE’s first private rehabilitation centre in the Emirates. Emirates Business indulged in a free-wheeling talk with Ulrich Schwarzbauer, General Manager of Wagner Health & Care, on the close heels of ...

Musavir Wani / EMIRATES BUSINESS Gaurav Aidasani is a second generation entrepreneur. He has extensive experience working across various new-age technologies. Known for successful execution, his name is well-respected in the corridors of Internet, digital marketing, web-technologies, digital media buying, ecommerce and advertising. Aidasani started his entrepreneurial journey in 2006 and was awarded with the young entrepreneur award. He is ...

Woodrow Wilson, who enjoyed moralizing about the mundane, called paying taxes a “glorious privilege.” In 1865, when there was a Civil War income tax, one taxpayer shared this sensibility, sort of. Mark Twain said that his tax bill of $36.82 (including a $3.12 fine for filing late) made him feel “important” because the government was paying attention to him. Today, ...

“Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” As China appears set to acquire the Greek port of Piraeus, this timeless adage seems to be making its way from the Balkan peninsula to the gates of Beijing. Barely a week has passed since Athens accepted COSCO’s €370 million offer to acquire 67 percent of the Piraeus Port Authority that a new dispute that ...

US real gross domestic product grew at a 0.7 percent annualised pace in the fourth quarter of 2015, the government announced. Now, forget that number. It is the “advance estimate,” and the Bureau of Economic Analysis will revise it again and again over the coming months and years. These revisions tend to be especially big at points where the economy ...

As the market volatility and economic uncertainty persists, the UAE Cabinet held a retreat on post-oil phase. The meeting discussed ways to diversify the country’s economy while ensuring sustainability. Sustainable economic diversification is vital for economic prosperity. Any development that is not sustainable will not bring about long-term growth. Resources and expertise will have to be used in an innovative ...