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  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of a series of concerted efforts to promote the Arabic language and instil a love of reading in all segments of society, Kalimat Group, a regional frontrunner in the field of Arabic literature publishing and distribution, has participated in the 60th edition of the Beirut International Arab Book Fair (BIABF), which runs until ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Literary fans in the southern reaches of North America have been able to find out more about Arabic culture following Sharjah Book Authority (SBA)’s participation at Mexico Book Fair. The 30th edition of the annual event saw SBA’s stand receive a great deal of interest from Latin American publishers and visitors keen to learn more ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) revealed the #BeMyGuest film starring Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan. After 6 days from the release of the popular campaign teasers which kept Bollywood fans from all over the world in anticipation, the film today firmly establishes why Dubai is the Bollywood superstar’s home away from home. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Jumeirah Golf Estates (JGE) announced the launch of an in-house leasing brokerage and resale services, enabling buyers and leasers to deal directly with the developer as it enhances its personalized service offering. Expanding its remit from developer and community manager to encompass this new function, Jumeirah Golf Estates will now offer leasing brokerage and resale ...

  Bloomberg Cleaning up the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the world’s worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, will cost almost twice as much as originally expected as decommissioning expenses increase, according to Japan government estimates. Total costs will rise to 21.5 trillion yen ($188 billion), up from a previous estimate of 11 trillion yen, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and ...

  Bloomberg Vietnam forecasts disbursed foreign direct investment to rise to a record this year with companies such as South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. shifting factories to the Southeast Asian nation. Disbursed foreign investment may reach $15 billion in 2016, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told donors, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, ...

  Bloomberg China’s factory-gate inflation rose to the highest since late 2011, helping to sustain prices around the world. Consumer prices picked up on rising food costs. The producer-price index jumped 3.3 percent in November from a year earlier, exceeding all 47 estimates in a Bloomberg survey and the 1.2 percent gain in October The consumer-price index rose 2.3 percent, ...

  Bloomberg Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. agreed to buy banana importer Fyffes Plc for 751 million euros ($798 million) in cash, expanding its reach in the global fruit market and sending the Irish company’s shares soaring. Sumitomo offered 2.23 euros a share for Dublin-based Fyffes, 49 percent more than Thursday’s closing price, in a deal it said furthers its position as ...

  Bloomberg Steel Authority of India Ltd., the country’s top producer, booked a loss for the sixth straight quarter, almost in line with analyst estimates, as costs increased. The company lost 7.3 billion rupees ($108 million) in the three months through September compared with a shortfall of 11.1 billion rupees a year ago, the company said in a statement. That ...

  Bloomberg Canadian oil sands producers are finally ready to grow again as Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. announce they are pushing ahead with expansion projects two years into the worst crude slump in decades. Cenovus said that the company will proceed with its 50,000 barrel a day phase G expansion at its Christina Lake oil sands ...