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  Bloomberg The French economy will grow only 0.2% in the second quarter after stagnating at the start of the year as companies face increasing difficulty getting supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Bank of France said. The share of industrial firms reporting supply issues affecting their output rose to 65% in the central bank’s monthly survey, the highest ...

  Bloomberg Spain will seek to tap European post-pandemic recovery loans, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. Spain is working with the European Commission to tap “funds that are available as loans,” after having already received funds as unconditional grants, Sanchez said in an event in Madrid on Thursday. “We will seek to incorporate part of these loans to our recovery ...

  Bloomberg Denmark is raising its economic growth forecast for 2022 as the Nordic country’s strong labour market will help the economy overcome most global headwinds, according to government documents seen by Bloomberg News. Gross domestic product will likely expand 3.4% this year, up from the government’s main scenario in March of 1.6%, the documents showed. The economy will grow ...

  Bloomberg Swedish inflation surged more than expected in April, increasing expectations country’s central bank will have to speed up rate hikes it flagged last month to restore trust in its policy target. The central bank’s target measure, CPIF, accelerated to 6.4% on an annual basis in April, the highest level since 1991, according to data released by Statistics Sweden ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Food producers around the world face multiple challenges, and soil degradation is one of the most serious ones. According to global statistics, 52% of the world’s agricultural soil is currently degraded to varying degrees. Unsustainable human activities put a strain on the soil and deplete its organic content. This leads to soil degradation, exacerbating food shortages, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Alpha Dhabi Holding has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, reporting a net profit of AED2.84 billion, up significantly year-on-year from AED100 million. Revenues stood at AED8.17 billion for the first three months of 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 700% with strong contributions from investments in the healthcare sector, which ...

  New Delhi / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said the implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between India and the UAE on February 18 came into force on May 1 with the arrival of the first imports exempted from tariffs. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Marri said ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company on Wednesday announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31. Yahsat reported first-quarter revenue of AED362.5 million, reflecting an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. All business segments performed well, with a particularly exceptional performance in both managed solutions and mobility solutions, which increased by 26.0 percent and 45.4 ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The total value of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 amounted to AED61.522 billion, a 15 percent increase compared to the same period of 2021. Exports recorded a growth of 35 percent in the first three months of the year compared to the same period of last year, valued ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, released its 2021 financial results for the group, achieving a total comprehensive income (TCI) attributable to the owner of AED 122 billion for the year, compared to AED 72 billion in 2020. At year end, assets under management across the group stood at AED 1,045 billion compared ...