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UK businesses’ Brexit frustration mounting with costs

Bloomberg In September, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unveiled a new development facility near Coventry in central England, equipped with technologies like 3-D printing and dedicated to a futuristic vision dubbed “Destination Zero”: No emissions, accidents or congestion. Early next month, Britain’s biggest auto manufacturer plans to add another goose egg: Zero production. The maker of luxurious Jaguar sedans and rugged ...

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iPhone display supplier sees OLED smartphone deluge

Bloomberg Japan Display Inc (JDI), the struggling supplier of mobile screens to Apple Inc, says it has about a year before it needs to decide on whether to take a plunge on next-generation organic light-emitting diode displays. While OLED panels are slimmer, more energy-efficient and offer higher contrast, JDI’s liquid crystal displays (LCD) will retain a price advantage that keeps ...

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Collapse in coal prices spurring distress for Indonesian miners

Bloomberg The global collapse in coal prices this year has dealt a particularly heavy blow to miners in Indonesia, the top exporter and one of the largest producers of the fuel. Bonds from the country’s financially weak miners have suffered more than peers elsewhere in Asia due to a lack of diversification and state backing that many competitors enjoy. Prices ...

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6th World Green Economy summit kicks off in Dubai

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) inaugurated on Sunday the 6th World Green Economy Summit (WGES ...

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FNC concludes its participation in IPU meetings in Serbia

BELGRADE / WAM A Federal National Council (FNC), delegation, led by Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC, concluded its participation in the meetings of the 141st General Assembly and the 205th Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, with the participation of over 1,700 parliamentarians from 140 countries. During the meetings, ...

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Work on Abu Dhabi’s $1.2bn mall reaches its highest point

ABU DHABI / WAM Reem Mall, the world’s first fully digitally enabled smart shopping mall, was officially topped out this week after construction reached the highest point for the new mall structure. The topping out at the AED4.4 billion Reem Mall ($1.2bn) was marked by key project representatives from Al Farwaniya Property Developments including Faisal Sultan, Chairman, David Boesley, Executive ...

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Abu Dhabi named top tourist destination in Middle East

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi won first place in the Best Destination – Middle East category for the second consecutive time at the Travel Weekly Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. The award coincided with the emirate’s participation in the 12th edition of the ITB Asia travel trade show in Singapore, where the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu ...

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China’s Liu confirms phase one of US trade deal is in progress

Bloomberg China’s top trade negotiator offered positive signals that talks with the US are making progress and both sides are working towards a partial trade deal. “China and the US have made substantial progress in many aspects, and laid an important foundation for a phase one agreement,” Vice Premier Liu He said at a technology conference in Nanchang, Jiangxi. He ...

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Japan toughens rules on foreigners owning stocks

Bloomberg Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved draft legislation to impose tougher rules on overseas investments in the nation’s stock market, targeting foreign state-owned firms. The planned rules will require overseas investors to report in advance when they plan to buy more than 1% of shares in companies related to Japan’s national security, compared with the current 10% threshold, according ...

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Trump reverses plan to host G-7 summit at his golf resort

Bloomberg President Donald Trump pulled his Trump National Doral golf resort in Miami as the venue for the 2020 Group of Seven meeting after facing widespread criticism that he was using a major government event for personal gain. The search will start for a new location, including the possibility of using Camp David, he said in a tweet. In earlier ...

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