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  Emirates Business Saudi Arabia’s largest fleet customers recently visited the FUSO factory in Chennai with Al Habtoor Motors. The event was a great opportunity for Saudi fleet operators to meet, interact and share their ideas with other industry colleagues and learn best practice. The customers saw the outstanding build quality of FUSO trucks in this brand new manufacturing facility. ...

  Reuters Edita Food Industries, one of Egypt’s largest food producers, will raise the prices of some of its products and also increase workers’ pay after the massive devaluation of the Egyptian pound, its chairman said. The company’s decisions point to challenges faced by firms around the country in the wake of the devaluation, which is expected to trigger a ...

  Bloomberg Vestas Wind Systems A/S slumped after Chief Executive Officer Anders Runevad said growth may slow next year after third-quarter results were strong enough to boost his outlook for this year. Runevad said 2016 will be an “extraordinary year” for the Danish manufacturer of wind turbines and that sales are likely to slump in the US in 2017, the ...

  Bloomberg As Switzerland’s watch industry goes through the longest slump in decades, there’s one area that’s actually growing: rare vintage timepieces. A stainless steel Patek Philippe chronograph that’s one of four known to exist will go under the hammer at Phillips, which has built a reputation handling the most rarefied timepieces and estimates the model is worth more than ...

  Bloomberg Starbucks Corp. posted earnings that topped analysts’ estimates as new menu items and digital efforts like mobile ordering helped its US business defy a restaurant-industry slowdown. Profit rose to 56 cents a share, excluding some items, in the most recent quarter. That topped analysts’ average prediction of 55 cents. The world’s largest coffee-shop operator has been fueling sales ...

  Bloomberg UK manufacturing surged the most in five months in September, led by repair and maintenance of transport equipment including ships and machinery. The advance of 0.6%, exceeding forecasts for a 0.4% increase, indicates some strength in factories at the end of the third quarter. Still, weakness at the start of the period meant that manufacturing dropped 0.9 percent ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to promote trade, investment, innovation and enhancement of business environment. The deal was signed by Abdullah Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry for Trade Affairs and Industry, and Margaret Fong, Executive Director of HKTDC. The ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A range of new services have been added to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) smartphone application, as developed by the Ministry to meet customer demands. Mohammed bin Saqer Al Nuaimi, Acting Assistant Under-Secretary for Support Services at the Ministry, said, “What’s new is the addition of the services including bank guarantee retrieval, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced on Monday the second exhibition of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection, “The Creative Act: Performance – Process – Presence”, at Manarat Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island. The exhibition, which will run from March 8, 2017, will bring together artists of different nationalities and generations who ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Noura bint Mohammad Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, reiterated the importance of maintaining the relationship between executive and legislative authorities to achieve sustainable development in the UAE. “This collaborative relationship adheres to the directives of the UAE’s wise leaders.This is most evident in the close attention that the Council pays ...