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  MOSCOW / AP President Vladimir Putin on Thursday emphatically denied allegations of Russian meddling in the US presidential election and said Moscow would maintain hopes of improving relations while waiting for political infighting in Washington to stop. Putin also said he is ready to meet with President Donald Trump in Finland if that country hosts an Arctic leaders’ summit, ...

  Bloomberg With Indonesia’s tax amnesty coming to an end, authorities are now setting their sights on those who didn’t participate and continue to evade taxes. Officials plan to scrutinize credit-card data from banks and compare those with tax reports after the amnesty program uncovered more than $355 billion in previously undeclared assets. While the participants in the amnesty would ...

  Bloomberg The UK economy’s sweet spot is about to be challenged. Prime Minister Theresa May kickstarted the formal withdrawal from the European Union on Wednesday, leaving businesses and investors facing the realities of Brexit and changes to everything from regulation to the movement of workers and goods. There’s also a lack of clarity over whether a good deal — ...

  Bloomberg Native Americans and conservation groups moved to challenge the Trump administration’s decision to restart coal leasing on federal lands, arguing in a legal filing that the activity violates federal environmental laws. The groups filed their lawsuit in a Montana-based federal court, hours after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order to resume selling rights to mine federally owned ...

  Bloomberg Steve Victor pulled out of buying his first home the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union. Just a month later, the IT contractor dived back into the market to become the owner of a penthouse apartment in London. “I bailed on the initial shock, but after it sank in I came to the conclusion I ...

  Bloomberg Many of America’s biggest corporations including Apple Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are sticking by their pledges to fight climate change even as President Donald Trump guts his predecessor’s environmental policies. Companies say their pledges, coordinated by the Obama administration, reflect their push to cut energy costs, head off activist pressure and address a risk to their bottom ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, attended on Wednesday the closing of the ‘Zayed 2’ joint military exercise in the UAE’s territories, between the UAE Armed Forces and the Egyptian Armed Forces. The event was also attended by Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s advanced composite aerostructures manufacturing facility Strata Manufacturing, on Wednesday unveiled plans for its second facility at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. The Strata 2.0 facility will more than double Strata’s existing capacity and sets the company on a firm path towards Abu Dhabi’s long-term goal of achieving economic diversification and driving global competitiveness for ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE bank credit to the industrial sector grew by 190 percent to AED70 billion over the past decade, accounting for 4.8 percent of the total loans channelled to business sectors in the UAE by the end of 2016, according to the UAE’s Central Bank recent data. Bank industrial credit for foreigners in the country ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The second edition of the Mother of the Nation Festival has captured the imaginations of more than 40,000 visitors through a breath-taking range of entertainment offerings, exhilarating activities and interactive installations over the course of three days following its grand opening on 26th March. Organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu ...