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Dubai / WAM Dubai International Communication Committee (DICC), on Saturday showcased Dubai’s futuristic projects and major recent economic achievements at a meeting with senior leaders of UK’s Government Communication Service. Mansoor Abulhoul, the UAE’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, attended the event held in London. At the meeting, DICC members highlighted how Dubai is transforming itself through innovation and is ...

Dubai / WAM To make Dubai one of the leading and most distinguished investment destinations, the Dubai Land Department (DLD), entered into a strategic partnership with the current edition of Cityscape Global 2019 that will take place from September 25-27 at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the theme “Adapting to Change: Charting a Course in an Era of Transformation.” The ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates – in partnership with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) – is honoured to celebrate the leadership and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 89th National Day of the Kingdom. To mark the occasion, the airline will launch a series of ...

Bloomberg India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended her handling of the economy, following criticism on Twitter by a corporate leader on the lack of fiscal measures to support growth. “As Finance Minister — you might’ve observed — I’ve been working on and regularly speaking about measures we’ve been taking on matters of the economy,” Sitharaman said via Twitter, responding to ...

Bloomberg Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co, a Chinese handset maker largely unknown outside of Africa, has priced its initial public offering at double the valuation of Apple Inc. Transsion, whose mobile handsets outsell iPhone and Galaxy smartphones in Africa, is going public on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Board, setting its IPO at 35.15 yuan a share, implying a trailing earnings multiple of ...

Bloomberg Blackstone-backed real estate investment trust’s successful India trading debut has left global funds including Japan’s NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia wanting a piece of the action. Eastspring Investments, North Carolina Fund, and Sentry Global are among names looking to invest in the instrument that bets on India’s rent-yielding real estate, said Shobhit Agarwal, managing director of Anarock Property Consultants Ltd. Blackstone Group ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co is making a Hail Mary bid to undo a US law that prohibits federal agencies and contractors from buying or using the Chinese telecom giant’s equipment because of the alleged risk of “cyber exploitation” by China. Lawyers for Huawei were due in federal court to convince a judge that the law is an unconstitutional attempt by ...

Bloomberg Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to invest in augmented-reality (AR) startup Perfect Corp in its biggest bet so far in Taiwan, people with knowledge of the matter said. Alibaba is leading a new round of funding for Perfect Corp, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Chinese ...

Bloomberg The trade war is taking its toll on Apple Inc, a new survey of Chinese consumer attitudes shows. The company tumbled to No. 24 in an annual report on China’s top brands, falling from No. 11 a year ago. In 2017, before the trade war started, Apple was fifth in this ranking. Meanwhile, Apple’s biggest local rival, Huawei Technologies ...

Bloomberg Ginkgo Bioworks Inc raised $290 million in new funding, giving a boost to a startup that designs organisms to do everything from re-create the scent of an extinct Hawaiian hibiscus to treat liver disorders in humans. The latest investment brings the Boston-based biotech’s total valuation to $4 billion, according to a person familiar with the company’s finances who wasn’t ...