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Dubai / Emirates Business A total of 6,377 new companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the first four months of 2019, bringing membership growth to 20% compared to the 5,316 members accounted for in the same period last year. The number of renewed members reached 39,338 between January and April 2019, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) attracted huge interest from leading international companies in unmanned systems and simulation and training during its participation in the recently concluded Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSi2019) and the International Forum for the Military and Civil Simulation, Training and Education Community (ITEC). Adnec’s participation in both events aimed ...

Bloomberg US companies counting on China for a major part of their growth have targets on their backs as Beijing and Washington ratchet up trade-war tensions. President Donald Trump’s decision to blacklist Huawei Technologies Co, the Chinese maker of smartphones, while also threatening bans on other Chinese technology companies, could open the door to retaliation against US brands from hotels ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc is getting close to revealing new prices for the Model 3 in China as it nears local manufacturing of the car. The Palo Alto, California-based carmaker plans to make an announcement about its China-made Model 3 cars on May 31, Tesla said in a social media posting, inviting people to guess the price of the domestic Model ...

Bloomberg The European Union vowed to reject any US push to curb imports of EU cars and auto parts, highlighting the risk of greater transatlantic trade tensions. EU trade chiefs dismissed an idea floated by President Donald Trump earlier this month of fixing quotas on European automotive exports to the US. He claimed such shipments pose a threat to national ...

Bloomberg The growing trade war is adding to domestic troubles for the largest Nordic economy. Gross domestic product data is expected to show Sweden’s economy grew a meager 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year, according to a survey. The annual expansion likely slowed to 1.7 percent. The export-dependent nation is feeling the weakness that’s already hit ...

Bloomberg The European Commission is considering proposing a disciplinary procedure for Italy next week over its failure to rein in debt, which could pave the way for a 3.5 billion-euro ($4 billion) penalty, according to an official familiar with the matter. The step could come as part of the European Union’s regular budget monitoring process, most likely on June 5, ...

Bloomberg British Conservatives may have suffered their worst election results ever, but their members of parliament are still feeling loved. Barely a day goes by without an invitation to coffee from one senior minister or another, hoping to win their support in the coming race to succeed Theresa May. Perhaps they would like to come to the Foreign Office, to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM On June 30 and July 1, the United Nations (UN), and the UAE, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, will host the “Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting”, to strengthen the initiatives, commitments, and achievements set to be launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, as well as to discuss political barriers ...

Jeddah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, met in Jeddah, with Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and Prince Mohammed bin Salman exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished more progress and peace as well as ...