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Bloomberg The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies considered how to respond to a plunge in oil prices, with Russia signaling for the first time it was open to Saudi Arabia’s push for an emergency meeting. Potential dates being discussed are February 8-9 and February 14-15, though for now the next regular meeting on March 5-6 remains …

Bloomberg A $22 billion injection into Chinese markets won’t be enough to prevent the country’s stocks and currency falling on Monday, but it may ease a global sell-off sparked by the spread of the coronavirus. That’s according to analysts after the People’s Bank of China and other regulators announced a slew of measures to shore up their financial markets when …

Bloomberg The Arab League should adopt a united stance towards US President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan, which is unlikely to achieve peace and stability for Palestine and Israel, its Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said. “Today’s meeting is a message that the Palestinians are not alone,” Gheit said on Saturday at the start of an emergency meeting of Arab foreign …

Bloomberg Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to sell an unprecedented amount of bonds for a second straight year as a slowing economy forces it to sacrifice fiscal discipline. The administration plans to borrow 7.8 trillion rupees ($109 billion) in the year starting from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Saturday. That’s in …

Bloomberg Chinese regulators unveiled a slew of measures to ensure stability of its $45 trillion financial system as the nation stepped up the fight against the spreading virus. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will “suitably extend grace period” for firms that have difficulty meeting end-2020 deadline to comply with new asset management rules, CBIRC vice chairman Cao Yu …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. closed the financial books on a tragic and tumultuous 2019 by revealing that total costs for its grounded 737 Max will surpass $18 billion when the tab for restarting production later this year is included. The planemaker is taking a $2.6 billion pretax writedown to compensate airlines for ballooning losses from a global flying ban that’s expected …

Bloomberg Oil traded near the lowest close since mid-October as the market was dominated by alarm that the deadly coronavirus will hurt economic activity in China and beyond. Futures held near $53 a barrel in New York after losing 9% during five straight days of declines on concern reduced travel will hit jet fuel demand in the world’s biggest oil …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Arab world and 21st globally on the Global Labour Resilience Index 2020, which was issued in Davos, Switzerland during a special session held on the sidelines of the 50th summit meeting of the World Economic Forum in the presence of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and officials …

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to UAE, to discuss ways of promoting bilateral ties between UAE and India. The two sides explored ways of enhancing cooperation relations across various fields. They also reviewed issues of mutual interest and exchanged views on regional, international developments. …

Bloomberg Oil tumbled to the lowest in more than three months on fears China’s deadly coronavirus will hit demand in a market that already has plentiful supply. Futures plunged more than 3% as China reported an increase in fatalities and infections. While the country extended the Lunar New Year holiday to control the outbreak, more cases have been reported in …