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Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has invited Chinese companies to take a role in the country’s wireless communications industry to add a third carrier to compete with PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom Inc. Duterte offered China the right to operate in the Philippines during his bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Duterte spokesman Harry Roque told reporters in Manila ...

Bloomberg Singapore’s beleaguered rail system can’t catch a break. Days after a software glitch caused a train collision that injured more than 30 people, lightning struck a train on the same line. Literally. A mass rapid transit train on the East-West Line was struck by lightning on Monday afternoon, causing delays in journey times, The Straits Times reported. The lightning ...

Bloomberg Britain’s productivity malaise may find a solution from the unlikeliest of places—Brexit. Poor productivity has long been the bane of the UK, with output per worker far below the Group-of-Seven average and successive predictions for a recovery since the financial crisis failing to materialise. Still, according to UBS Wealth Management economist Dean Turner, Britain’s exit from the European Union ...

Bloomberg Qualcomm Inc. investors want at least $10 more than the $70-a-share Broadcom Ltd. is offering. If history is any guide, they might get partway there. “We would be very interested in evaluating an offer that begins with an 8,” said Daniel O’Keefe, a fund manager of the $3.1 billion Artisan Global Value Fund, which owns Qualcomm stock. The board ...

Bloomberg Marvell Technology Group, a chipmaker looking to build itself a future outside of a declining area of the market, has agreed to buy Cavium Inc. for about $6 billion. The buyer will pay $40 in cash plus 2.1757 Marvell common shares for each Cavium share, according to a statement Monday. Marvell plans to use $1.75 billion in debt financing ...

Bloomberg London’s iconic red double-decker buses will soon run on a biofuel partially made from old coffee grounds. The fuel will be supplied by a demonstration project set up by Bio-bean Ltd., a London-based company that joined with Royal Dutch Shell Plc on the initiative. It will produce 6,000 litres a year of the fuel. “It’s got a high oil ...

Ajman / Emirates Business With the UAE’s Internet of Things (IoT) market tripling over the next two years, 2018 will be the vital year for organisations to undergo digital transformation, industry experts said on the sidelines of the Smart Life exhibition, sponsored by Ajman Bank. The UAE’s IoT market is set to more than triple to $35 billion by 2019, ...

ABU DHABI / Reuters The distribution unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) could command a valuation of between $11 billion and $14 billion, according to fund managers who have seen research reports on the firm before an initial public offer of its shares. The research notes were prepared by analysts at banks which are advising ADNOC on the ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries announced on Sunday revenues of as much as AED992 million for the first three quarters of the year 2017. The company posted an AED86 million net profit for the period. “Overall, the MENA markets remained challenging for the pharmaceutical industry. Julphar’s management has undertaken cost-saving initiatives and new projects to optimise ...

DUBAI / WAM Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates NBD, on Sunday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a $750 million conventional bond on Nasdaq Dubai. The issuance underlines Emirates NBD’s commitment to growth and expansion, building on recent developments that include increasing its international branch presence, enhancing its digital strategy and ...