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Bloomberg Year after year, as Puerto Rico’s government drew ever closer to ruin, it cut hundreds of millions of dollars from roads, schools and other public works. It neglected the electricity system, leaving it dilapidated and prone to prolonged outages. The water utility, which was leaking untreated sewage, put a $1.4 billion construction plan on hold. At least 5,800 police ...

Bloomberg Irish authorities are bracing to lose out in the race to host the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency following the UK’s departure from the EU, a person familiar with the matter said. Dublin is viewed as having little chance of winning either organisation, which are being forced from London after Brexit, in part due to Ireland’s ...

Bloomberg Denmark wants to bring the so-called sharing economy into its legal codex so that companies like Uber and Airbnb can be absorbed into the Scandinavian welfare model. The Danish government sees little point in resisting the changes these companies represent. Instead, it’s putting forward a number of measures designed to fold the business concept into its tax and labour ...

Bloomberg Two European companies in the burgeoning business of fresh food are planning initial public offerings, underlining consumers’ quest for healthier diets as demand for packaged and processed foods wanes. HelloFresh SE, an unprofitable meal-kit startup controlled by Rocket Internet SE, plans to sell as much as $353 million of stock in Frankfurt even after US rival Blue Apron Holdings ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant has ‘mega investment’ plans for the world’s fastest growing oil market, according to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s chief executive officer. The company, popularly known as Saudi Aramco, plans to create a fully integrated business in India and is interested in partnering with Indian companies, including in a planned large refinery project on India’s west ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Islamic announced the successful completion of a $200 million syndicated Murabaha term financing for Ajman Bank PJSC. Al Hilal Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Sharjah Islamic Bank joined the transaction as Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers & Bookrunners alongside Emirates Islamic. Emirates Islamic played a key role in coordinating the financing which carries a two year tenor. ...

AJMAN / WAM Digital Ajman Government signed a joint cooperation agreement with IBM, on the sidelines of its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2017. The agreement will see IBM providing consulting and strategic planning services and determining both the processes and the technology requirements for Ajman’s Digital Government implementations. The agreement also aims to strengthen cooperation and coordination in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Saif Mohammed Al Hajeri, Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (ADDED), and Hiroshige Seko, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, have discussed means to reinforce economic and investment cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Japan. During a meeting, the two sides discussed mutual cooperation in the investment field and the industrial sector by addressing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA), announced that online registration for Value Added Tax (VAT), is now open, through its website, as part of the Authority’s preparations for the 5 percent VAT, set to be introduced from January 1, 2018. This is part of the Authority’s commitment to facilitate the registration procedures for all businesses in ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Bateen Executive Airport, the first dedicated business aviation airport in the region, officially launched on Monday the fifth edition of Abu Dhabi Air Expo in response to huge demand from key industry professionals to participate. Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018 will be held from February 26-28 2018, as part of Abu Dhabi Aviation and ...