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  Dubai / Gulf Time Emirates announced that it will increase frequencies and start daily services to Mexico City (MEX) via Barcelona (BCN) from June 23. Boosting its frequency from six times weekly to daily flights, Emirates will now increase its average capacity and offer around 2000 seats per week to and from the Mexican capital. The service will provide ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The ”Make it in the Emirates Forum” began on Tuesday, drawing a large number of local and international industrial companies, government entities, financing institutions, and investors. The forum, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), under the theme of “Invest, Partner, ...

  Bloomberg Corporate distress in Europe’s biggest markets is near a two-year high as inflation and higher interest rates squeeze indebted firms. Companies in Germany, the UK, France, Spain and Italy are the most distressed since August 2020, according to the Weil European Distress Index. The study aggregates the data from more than 3,750 listed European firms. “If this upward ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden reiterated that a US recession isn’t “inevitable” following a conversation with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who sees a significant chance the country will find itself battling stagflation. “I was talking to Larry Summers this morning, and there’s nothing inevitable about a recession,” Biden told reporters at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “I think we’re going to ...

  Bloomberg Swiss watch exports to China plunged for the second month in a row as the Covid-19 lockdowns battered demand. Shipments to China slumped 65% in May, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said on Tuesday. Still, strong appetite for timepieces in the US and Europe offset that decline and helped total exports rise 14% to 2 billion ...

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc is cutting its salaried workforce by about 10% over the next three months, resulting in an overall reduction of some 3.5% in total headcount as hourly staff numbers are still expected to grow, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said. “We grew very fast on the salaried side,” Musk said in an interview with Bloomberg News editor-in-chief ...

  Bloomberg UK train services were brought to a near standstill on Tuesday after workers started the country’s biggest rail strike in more than three decades, with union leaders and government at odds over issues such as pay. A proposal from 13 train operating companies was turned down on Monday, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers General Secretary ...

Bloomberg Oil held onto Friday’s sharp losses as traders weighed whether aggressive US monetary policy tightening will lead to a recession that would stymie consumption. Brent traded near $114 a barrel after shedding more than 5% as escalating concerns about the pace at which the Federal Reserve is raising rates rattle financial markets. Trading was thin on Monday due to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced the fact that the UAE has joined the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), a new achievement added to the UAE’s long track record as a pioneer in the field of energy. The agreement was signed remotely by Sharif Al Olama, Under-Secretary of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Seer Marine PJSC (ASM), a global player across multiple marine sectors and subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), acquired two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) for its growing fleet. With a total value of AED404 million, the crude oil tankers, MV Twin Castor and MV Twin Pollux, each have a carrying capacity in the ...