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  Bloomberg Japan’s tightest labor market in decades shows signs of reversing a long shift toward the hiring of temporary workers. The number of full-time, permanent workers is rising for the first time since the global financial crisis, outpacing growth in temporary jobs over the past two years. “The labor shortage has become so bad that companies can’t fill openings ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong will cut the size of returns its power utilities are allowed to make to 8 percent under a 15-year plan it hopes will help wean the city off coal while keeping electricity bills down. CLP Holdings Ltd. and HK Electric Investment Ltd. signed a new so-called Scheme of Control with the government after more than a ...

  Bloomberg At a garbage dump about 80 miles west of London, Adrian Griffiths is testing an invention he’s confident will save the world’s oceans from choking in plastic waste. And earn him millions. His machine, about the size of a tennis court, churns all sorts of petroleum-based products — cling wrap, polyester clothing, carpets, electronics — back into oil. ...

  Bloomberg Telia AB sold about $500 million worth of stock in Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, making progress on a vow to focus on its home region as it reduces its holding in an investment tied up in a decade-long ownership feud. Stockholm-based Telia agreed to sell 155 million shares in Turkcell to institutional investors in an accelerated offering, the ...

  Bloomberg Competitors to BlackRock Inc. are trying to loosen the investing giant’s stranglehold on Europe’s $153 billion bond exchange-traded fund market. They’re struggling to make much headway. The company’s market share has increased in recent years to 67 percent, data from Morningstar Inc. show, even as competitors add new funds and offer low fees. Rivals are being stymied because ...

  Bloomberg It’s a Canadian stock market, but the TSX Venture Exchange wants Americans to help fuel its growth. Traditionally known as a place where Canadians can buy shares of local junior miners, the exchange is branching out to other industries including technology. That’s an obvious fit for the head of the business, Brady Fletcher, who ran a tech startup ...

  ABU DHABI / Agencies Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) the international financial Centre, has announced the creation of a new Talent Hub in Abu Dhabi specifically for financial services, to position Abu Dhabi as a regional centre of excellence for financial services talent development. The initiative aims to increase access to and development of human capital in finance sector. ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE has celebrated the 41st Anniversary of the Army Unification Day, recalling the memories of the founding fathers notably the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who managed through their diligence and will to build the Union and unify the Armed Forces under one command, one banner, and had worked collectively to consolidate the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi has maintained its position as the number one destination in the UAE for guest satisfaction in a report by travel and hotel data specialist organisation, Olery. The report’s findings highlight Abu Dhabi’s leading position among cities in the Arabian Gulf, with the overall Guest Experience Index registering an 82.8 score, up from 82.2 ...

  Dubai / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, awarded AED375 million contract for the construction of tunnels and roads leading to the Jewel of the Creek Project. The awarding of the contract was coordinated with the Dubai ...