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  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business E-trolleys, inventive biometrics, smart baggage movement and cloud based e-bookings — the future of airports seems really exciting. With more and more technology-inspired solutions and services being rolled out every day, experts believe the industry is moving towards a huge transformation. Passenger comfort and luxury are set to define the aviation industry as technologies ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business A $1 million unique metal-painted car stole the limelight at the 14 Edition of Automechanika Dubai 2016. The Nissan R35 GT-R sports vehicle named ‘Godzilla’ — showcased by ace tuners — was specially designed for Middle East consumers, with Islamic artwork of vine and leaves engraved on its bodywork. Michael Dehn, Group Exhibitions Director, ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business A new exciting range of series of Nissan Patrol Nismo, with a blend of motorsports and concentrated power in the spirit of SUV, is all set to rule the UAE roads. Arabian Automobiles — the exclusive dealer for Nissan in Dubai and the Northern Emirates — has recently announced that the much-anticipated vehicle would ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The region’s luxury sector is continuing to demonstrate resilience in spite of economic challenges, driven by investor recognition of many opportunities the current market landscape presents, UAE industry experts said. Record-low oil prices have had a ripple effect on global economies, however with growing private wealth in the GCC – reaching a cumulative USD 2.2 ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business There is a dire need of educating and motivating people to make sure they keep their safety as prime concern while driving, UAE experts emphasise. On the same lines, various technology and automobile companies in UAE are trying out innovative ideas like discounts on their rides for encouraging people to abide by the traffic ...

  Bloomberg Natural gas futures have soared since March on speculation that supplies are finally falling after a decade of gains. Production numbers tell a different story. Prices have gained 28 percent from a 17-year low in March, the biggest advance for the period since 2002, as investors including Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn bet the market would put a dent ...

  Bloomberg Mexico’s consumer prices dropped more than forecast in April as electricity and food prices tumbled, keeping the annual inflation rate below the central bank’s target. Prices decreased 0.32 percent from a month earlier, the national statistics institute said on its website. The median forecast of 20 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was for a decline of 0.25 percent. From ...

  Bloomberg For about a half hour, it looked like Brazil’s world-beating rallies were coming undone. A few minutes before noon on a relatively calm trading day in Sao Paulo, the real suddenly plummeted by the most in four years and $16.5 billion was wiped off the value of the benchmark stock index. Within 30 minutes, both markets had mostly ...

  Bloomberg Political turmoil in Brazil shouldn’t stop Petrobras from completing asset sales it has already opened up to bidders, according to one company vying for the state-controlled driller’s Bauna offshore field. An impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff that could force her to temporarily step down as early as this week shouldn’t derail any ongoing negotiations, Petro Rio SA ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that the UAE has adopted innovation as an institutional approach and a culture of the society that aims at developing its human factor as well government institutions, as part of its drive to build a sustainable ...