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Bloomberg The Trump administration proposed ending a complex system of drug rebates that influence tens of billions of dollars in US pharmaceutical spending, a mo-ve that could upend the relationship between drugmakers and pharmacy benefits middlemen. The proposal, a long-awaited part of the administration’s plan to target high list prices of drugs, would ban rebates paid by drugmakers to pharmacy ...

Bloomberg KKR & Co., Blackstone Group LP and Apollo Global Management LLC posted strong fundraising results in a volatile quarter. KKR hauled in $11.3 billion in the fourth quarter, while Blackstone and Apollo collected $38.6 billion and $21.6 billion, respectively, showing that the appetite for their longer-term strategies remains robust. Shares of KKR rose as much as 6.3 percent following ...

Bloomberg After a dismal December, dealmakers made a comeback in January, logging $275 billion of mergers and acquisitions globally to mark the best start to a year in almost two decades. “M&A came back even though the markets felt choppy, and that shows how confident CEOs are,” said Susie Scher, co-head of the global financing group at Goldman Sachs Group ...

Bloomberg Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s largest auto-parts maker, is stocking up components in the UK LVMH is building up its inventory there. Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel is expanding its parking lot for trucks in France. European firms that do a lot of business with the UK are preparing for the worst. Their frenzied activity reflects the growing likelihood that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced, on Saturday, the signing of an agreement, awarding an onshore block — known as Onshore Block 3 — to US based international oil and gas exploration and production company Occidental Petroleum. The award has been endorsed by Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC). Onshore Block 3 covers an ...

Bloomberg Venezuela’s oil production will likely fall 18 percent to around 900,000 barrels per day due to pressure from US sanctions and lack of materials for workers, compared to a current output estimate of 1.1 million barrels per day, according to Ann-Louise Hittle, an oil analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

DUBAI / Emirates Business In the disruptive age of Uber, Amazon and Airbnb, today’s consumers are accustomed to easy-access, high-quality services tailored to meet their needs. It is this experience with private sector technologies that is shaping their expectation for government service delivery. In turn, the transforming government and citizen relationship has necessitated a radical rethink of government services. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business We could be about to see the day that big data makes a bid to be displayed at The Louvre. For that is what one of the eye-catching events being held at this year’s WGS for the first time is aiming for: the transformation of data into art. The World Data Visualisation Prize – the result ...

DUBAI / WAM In recent years Estonia has emerged as one of the most advanced e-societies in the world. Headed by Prime Minister Juri Ratas, Estonia will be represented with the largest delegation at the seventh edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2019). Prime Minister Ratas, along with Estonian ministers and advisors will share their experiences on the nation’s ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the region’s leading financial market, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa), which is wholly-owned by the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and the sole entity responsible for providing custody, registration, clearing and settlement services for securities traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The MoU was ...