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  Bloomberg Italian industrial output rose more than economists estimated in July, led by pharmaceuticals and vehicle production, prompting hopes for a renewed recovery after growth stalled in the second quarter. Production increased 0.4 percent compared with June when it decreased a revised 0.3 percent, statistics agency Istat said Tuesday in Rome. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of ...

  Bloomberg German investor confidence was unchanged in September after recent data signaled economic momentum cooled. The ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim said its index of investor and analyst expectations, which aims to predict economic developments six months ahead, held at 0.5. Economists in a Bloomberg survey predicted an increase to 2.5. While Germany is benefiting from ...

  Bloomberg Brazilian President Michel Temer is turning to an unlikely source to help solve his country’s fiscal crisis — deadbeat taxpayers. Temer, 75, who was sworn in after President Dilma Rousseff’s Aug. 31 impeachment, wants to turn a chunk of uncollected taxes into securities and sell them to investors, an idea that only a few governments have ever tried. ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS British representation at Cityscape Global this week almost doubled year on year, as developers compete for Middle Eastern investment amid the post-Brexit vote and a period of uncertainty. With the three-day real estate exhibition drawing to close on Thursday, UK developers reported good levels of interest across the board from GCC investors. Underlining the increased ...

  DUBAI / WAM Caracal International, an Abu Dhabi-based arms manufacturing company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Dong In Optical (DI Optical) of South Korea to establish close technical cooperation between two manufacturers. Hamad Salem Al Ameri, CEO of Caracal, and Jung In, CEO of DI Optical, signed the agreement during their participation at the DX Korea ...

  DUBAI / WAM Foreign investors purchased AED862.8 million worth of shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and sold AED880 million over the week, DFM said on Thursday. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED17.2 million as aggregate sale. Value of shares bought by foreigner investors comprised 42 percent of the total value of stocks traded during the ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Dubai Future Accelerators Programme has attracted international experts John Bradford and Paul Smith. Both amassed extensive experience and boast an impeccable track record in managing the biggest business accelerators around the world. Saif Al Aleeli, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation said, “Selecting them to be a part of the team is a testament to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Oil and gas giants are calling for greater industry collaboration and an increased focus on operational efficiency, as global energy leaders prepare to gather in the UAE capital for the upcoming Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2016) in November. Established as the world’s most influential exhibition and conference for the oil and ...

  CASABLANCA / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating in the 2nd International Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference, Photovoltaica, which is organised under the patronage of H M King Mohammed VI of Morocco from September 7-9. In his speech at the conference, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, “Today, UAE-Moroccan relations are growing ...

  Cairo / WAM President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, received on Thursday at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the UAE and Egypt, issues of mutual concern, and the latest regional and international developments. ...