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Dubai / WAM As part of its keenness to communicate with its global partners, and establish cooperation relations with them to promote and develop Dubai’s real estate sector, the Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its Registration and Real Estate Services sector, toured London, during which it held seven benchmark meetings with its most prominent partners across several fields. Majid Al ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports is on-pace to close 2019 with impressive year-to-date results and recording-breaking milestones, underlining the company’s continued contribution to the UAE’s non-oil GDP. Two of these milestones were achieved in the eleven months spanning from January to November 2019. During the period, the company handled more than 20 million tonnes of general cargo ...

Bloomberg It’s been a good year for Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. The Indian tycoon added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of December 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth grew $11.3 billion, while Jeff Bezos lost ...

Bloomberg India’s slowing economy is sparking a wave of consolidation, creating opportunities for Asian lenders. It’s worked like this: Banks desperate for higher yields have turned to lending for leveraged buyouts in India. The loans have supported private equity funds executing the deals. Foreign-currency syndicated LBO loan volumes involving India have jumped to $891 million across four deals in 2019, ...

Bloomberg Japan’s government is considering holding off on its plan to sell about $10 billion worth of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co through this fiscal year following scandals involving its insurance unit, according to people familiar with the situation. Concern over corporate governance and the tumbling stock price have made it difficult to sell the third and final tranche ...

Bloomberg The Chinese government is trying to set the economy up for a stronger start to 2020, with a multi-pronged policy push ranging from easier monetary settings to freer trade. The latest pledge came when Premier Li Keqiang signalled that further cuts in the amount of cash that banks have to park as reserves will be forthcoming. In theory, that ...

Bloomberg Thailand will narrow its inflation target from next year as consumer-price growth remains subdued in the Southeast Asian nation. The central bank’s new goal is to keep annual headline inflation within a 1%-3% range, compared with 1%-4% previously, Narumon Pinyosinwat, a government spokeswoman, said on Tuesday in Bangkok following a cabinet meeting that approved the change. Speaking to reporters ...

Bloomberg BMW AG is being scrutinised by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its sales reporting practices, months after the regulator extracted a penalty from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV over similar issues. The German automaker has been contacted by the SEC and will cooperate fully with its investigation, Phil DiIanni, a spokesman, said by phone. The agency doesn’t ...

Bloomberg Media mogul Shari Redstone and other Viacom Inc directors were accused by a pension fund of selling out the entertainment company’s shareholders by ramming through an $11.7 billion merger with CBS Corp. Redstone, who also is CBS’s controlling shareholder, and her colleagues on Viacom’s board “expropriated potentially billions of dollars from Viacom’s minority stockholders” by agreeing to a deal ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Choosing UAE-grown produce can help support sustainability and contribute towards solving food and water security, Madar Farms’ Head of Operations, Kyle Wagner, said during an event in Abu Dhabi. During a panel discussion at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), with Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, he urged the public to take ...