ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has handed over two internal roads and infrastructure projects at Al Rahba City in Abu Dhabi at a total cost of AED453 million over approximately three million square metres. According to Musanada, execution of these projects, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi City Municipality, formed part of its efforts to realise ...
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North Korea warns US drills risk talks Trump restarted
Bloomberg North Korea warned that upcoming US-South Korea military drills could jeopardise new talks, saying that President Donald Trump pledged to suspend such exercises during his last meeting with Kim Jong-un. A spokesman for North Korea’s foreign ministry told state media on Tuesday that regime was monitoring the so-called Alliance 19-2 exercises planned for next month in South Korea. The ...
Read More »US antitrust boss is playing kingmaker in T-Mobile deal
Bloomberg Makan Delrahim, the US Justice Department’s antitrust chief, is trying to shape a deal combining T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp that he can pitch as a win for consumers. Here’s how he may do it. If the $26.5 billion deal is approved, it’s likely to include conditions that give satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp enough airwaves, prepaid ...
Read More »Amazon faces probe as EU antitrust chief plans summer finale
Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is to be investigated by the European Union as the bloc’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants. The Dane, who heads the EU’s competition division, is poised to open a formal investigation into Amazon within days, according to two people familiar with the case, who asked ...
Read More »Nissan bets on new Skyline model to heal brand image
Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co unveiled a new version of its Skyline sports sedan, adding the carmaker’s most advanced autonomous driving technology, as well as design elements shared with models like the GT-R sports coupe. The automobile, Nissan’s first major product debut in Japan since the arrest and ouster of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, will let drivers take their hands off ...
Read More »Indian lenders warn of ‘severe plunge’ in recoveries after ruling
Bloomberg A group of lenders led by State Bank of India has filed a case in the nation’s Supreme Court seeking to annul a ruling that gives almost equal rights over the country’s largest distressed steel mill’s obligations to lenders and its 1,936 vendors. Earlier this month an Indian bankruptcy court, that allowed ArcelorMittal’s $6 billion purchase of Essar Steel ...
Read More »Muji battles Chinese copycats over products
Bloomberg The retailer Muji became one of Japan’s most recognisable brands by selling simple, practical items that it hopes will last for decades. It turns out, though, that “less is more†has its limits as a business strategy. After a decade of expansion that brought its minimalist emporia of modular shelving, sturdy kitchen gear and earth-tone fashions to cities from ...
Read More »Yemen is of strategic importance for Arab security, says Mohamed
Bloomberg His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, underscored that preserving Yemen’s security and stability and supporting its people were part of the established pillars of the UAE policy since the time of the late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His Highness ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi fund in hiring mode as it scales up active investment
Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s top sovereign wealth fund is hiring as it boosts active management of its estimated $697 billion portfolio. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) plans to “add a number of new positions, mostly within investment and research-focussed roles†in its fixed income and treasury department this year, according to its annual report. The fund almost matched the performance of ...
Read More »ADFD disburses AED92b in development aid, investments
ABU DHABI / WAM In a report marking its 48th anniversary, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the national entity for international development aid, has announced that it has allocated about AED92 billion in development funding and investments to 90 beneficiary countries. Since its inception on July 15, 1971, the fund has disbursed AED43 billion in concessionary loans, AED46 billion ...
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