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Bloomberg DSV A/S agreed to acquire Swiss rival Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG in a deal worth $4.6 billion that will create one of the world’s largest companies in logistics and freight forwarding. The board of directors of Panalpina recommended shareholders accept the mostly stock offer worth 196 Swiss francs a share, the companies said in a statement on Monday, confirming ...

Bloomberg Sweden’s government said risks stemming from the UK’s efforts to leave the European Union and global trade tensions are clouding its economic outlook, as it lowered growth and surplus forecasts for the years ahead. The center-left coalition ruling Scandinavia’s biggest economy said economic indicators show that growth will slow during 2019, making it more difficult to set ambitious budget ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc made a very public bid over the weekend to shape the global conversation about internet regulation, though so far some politicians remain skeptical of its efforts. The company’s top lobbyist urged regulators around the world to agree on standards governing online content — and to prevent a patchwork of different regulations that make it difficult for international ...

Bloomberg Inflation in the euro area unexpectedly slowed in March and a core measure of prices fell to the lowest in almost a year, underscoring the case for more European Central Bank stimulus. The report, showing a headline rate of 1.4 percent and a gauge stripping out volatile components at 0.8 percent, puts the ECB further away from reaching its ...

Bloomberg Italy must more than double its capacity to store electricity if it wants to slash pollution from burning fossil fuels, the head of the nation’s power transmission network said. Terna SpA Chief Executive Officer Luigi Ferraris said Italy may need as many as 6 gigawatts of storage by 2030 to balance a boom in renewables. Storage is one of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE cabinet has adopted a decision to amend provisions of the resolution on sponsoring of foreign workers to their families in the country. According to a statement by the General Secretariat of the Cabinet, the amended provisions now indicate “income” as a requirement for sponsoring family members, as opposed to the previously listed “professions” which ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As the company commemorates four decades as a leader in the UAE’s manufacturing sector, Ducab announced that its 2018 consolidated group sales rose to AED 4.8 billion, an increase of approximately 7% year on year. Ducab now operates six manufacturing facilities across four sites in the UAE, employing a workforce of over 1,600. Ducab Group now ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE gross bank assets, including bankers’ acceptances, stood at AED2.909 trillion, in February down from AED2.913 trillion in the preceding month, figures by the UAE Central Bank have showed. Gross credit in the banking system, rallied 6 percent from AED1.662 trillion in January 2019 to AED1.671 trillion in February, with total bank deposits following suit ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, a branch of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC, has stated that the emirate has saved 181 megawatts (MWs) of electricity during Earth Hour 2019. Launched ten years ago, Earth Hour is a global initiative that aims to engage individuals to support efforts in tackling climate change. Saeed Mohammed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Agthia Group shareholders approved a cash dividend of 15 percent for an amount of AED90 million during its recent 14th Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi. Agthia Group PJSC, a UAE food and beverage company, had previously reported that net profit had increased to AED211 million in 2018, 11 percent higher when non-repeating items were excluded ...