Bloomberg The slump in Hong Kong’s home prices will deepen next year due to the combination of rising borrowing costs, a recession and an exodus of residents, according to Natixis SA. Residential prices are expected to fall 12% in 2023 and 2% the following year, taking the drop from the peak in late 2021 to 25%, Natixis analysts led ...
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Bloomberg China’s wind turbines will get even cheaper next year, supporting exports as products from western competitors become more expensive, according to one of the country’s leading manufacturers. Export prices will drop by 15% to 20% per kilowatt of capacity in 2023, according to Zhejiang Windey Co, one of China’s top four turbine makers, as newer units become more ...
Read More »Bloomberg Japan’s availability of jobs increased for the 10th month in October, pointing to further tightness in the labour market that will likely keep upward pressure on wages. The job-to-applicants ratio climbed to 1.35 last month, meaning there were 135 jobs offered for every 100 applicants, the labour ministry reported. It was a slight rise from 134 positions a ...
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Bloomberg Godrej Industries Ltd, part of a 125-year-old Indian conglomerate, is looking to boost the number of oil palm plantations as the government aims to raise local output and cut the nation’s heavy imports. The group’s agriculture and chemicals arm Godrej Agrovet Ltd — India’s largest oil palm processor backed by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings Pte — will ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that November 30 is a day that strengthens people’s loyalty to the UAE while remembering the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. In a statement to mark Commemoration Day, observed on November 30 each year, His Highness spoke of the UAE’s ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 1,530 prisoners, ahead of UAE’s 51st National Day. The pardoned prisoners had been sentenced to jail terms for a variety of offenses. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed also pledged to settle the financial obligations of the released prisoners. The President’s pardon gives the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has led an Emirati delegation of business, investment, and development leaders, including Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, to Cameroon to explore opportunities and strengthen UAE-Cameroon ties. During the visit, Al Zeyoudi held numerous talks on ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM An imminent paradigm shift in the digital world with declining dominance of big players is likely to occur, as it happened in the evolution of global climate discourse, according to a top media expert. It will be like how climatologists and climate activists influenced global climate discourse that compelled the bigger nations to comply with ...
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Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, announced 25% construction completion of the immersive, multi-sensory attraction teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, located in the Saadiyat Cultural District. A partnership with teamLab, the globally acclaimed, interdisciplinary Tokyo-based art collective, teamLab ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai real estate market recorded 277 sales transactions worth AED686.28 million, in addition 90 mortgage deals of AED274.88 million, and six gift deals amounting to AED28.06 million on Tuesday, data released by the Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 252 villas and apartments worth AED513.6 million, and 25 land plots worth AED172.68 million, while mortgages ...
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