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Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May could get a taste of what’s in store for Britain when the European Union’s top court spells out how the EU should ratify a free trade pact with Singapore, the tiger economy some want post-Brexit Britain to emulate. Judges at the EU Court of Justice will say on May 16 whether the Singapore deal ...

Bloomberg Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. faces a European Union antitrust probe for ramping up the price of cancer drugs as the EU joins a global crackdown on the soaring cost of life-saving generic medicines. “When the price of a drug suddenly goes up by several hundred percent, this is something the commission may look at,” EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, underlined the importance of raising government efficiency in delivering services to the public. HH Sheikh Mohammed’s remarks came during a visit to the Government Accelerators headquarters on Sunday. A solutions-based collaboration between government, private sector and academic ...

BEIJING / WAM The UAE joined on Sunday more than 110 country delegations to participate in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, hosted by the Chinese Government in Beijing. The move is part of efforts to accelerate progress on the Belt and Road initiative, which aims to enhance cooperation and develop the economies along the Old Silk Road. ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday visited Dubai Holding, the global investment holding company, where he announced the launch of ‘Marsa Al Arab’. Marsa Al Arab is a comprehensive tourist destination that aims to elevate family tourism in Dubai, as well as provide ...

Dubai / WAM The Board of Directors of the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) held its first meeting on Sunday in Dubai, where members discussed internal regulations, future strategic directions, plans, and work programmes for the coming period, which will contribute to further regional and international outreach. Its objectives are to expand the trade of halal products through multilateral recognition ...

Bloomberg Companies led by SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan and Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. are bringing India some of the cheapest solar power in the world, helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi reach his ambitious clean-energy goals. In two auctions this week for renewable-energy power-purchase contracts, bids from companies to supply clean electricity slid to as little as 3.8 cents ...

Bloomberg Noble Group Ltd.’s shares plunged the most on record to the lowest level in more than 14 years after it warned of a first-quarter loss and as S&P Global Ratings said the commodity trader’s debt-load is unsustainable given its current earnings path. Shares of the Hong Kong-based company, which counts China Investment Corp. as one of its largest shareholders, ...

Bloomberg China’s metals bulls are taking a pause rather than sounding the retreat. A gauge of six metals on the London Metal Exchange slumped to its lowest in four months amid a collapse in copper and aluminum prices. As industry participants gathered in Hong Kong for the LME’s annual Asia event this week, the hope for some is that a ...

Bloomberg Indian exports are defying a firm rupee, riding a rise in global growth with a surge in shipments of the kind of high-tech goods every nation covets. Exports rose to a six year high in March and, for now, that upward trend is tipped to continue as the world economy chugs along and foreign direct investment boosts productivity and ...