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UAE President, Emir of Qatar discuss ways to enhance ties

Dubai / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday, discussed with HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, the brotherly relations and ways of enhancing their cooperation to advance the common interests of the two countries. This was part of their official talks that took place at the Emiri Diwan in Doha. The ...

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Emirates NBD, Buna partner to enhance cross-border deals

Dubai / WAM Emirates NBD announced its partnership with the Arab payment system Buna to facilitate payments and transfers within the Arab region. Buna is operated by the Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organisation “Arpcso,” a subsidiary of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). The landmark tie-up with Buna will provide Emirates NBD’s clients with a more rapid, efficient and ...

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UAE’s Federal Tax Authority activates EmaraTax platform

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has launched its new integrated and fully developed digital tax administration platform “EmaraTax” on Monday. The platform has been successfully activated, with all services now made available to taxpayers using the latest technologies implemented in the tax field around the world. In a press statement, the FTA asserted that the ...

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Big plans to build Indonesia’s brand new capital fall apart

  Bloomberg With its gleaming offices, electric buses and economically productive residents, Nusantara is the quintessential modern metropolis—smack in the middle of a vast rainforest. At least, that’s what the government brochures depict. What they don’t show quite so clearly is where Indonesia will find $34 billion to build a new capital city from scratch. With just 18 months left ...

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Philippines cuts 2023 GDP growth view as global outlook dims

  Bloomberg Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s economic team lowered its 2023 growth forecast as the global outlook worsens and domestic inflation hovers near a 14-year high. Gross domestic product will probably expand 6%-7% next year from a previous projection of 6.5%-8%, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), which sets economic assumptions for fiscal purposes, said. It left this year’s ...

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China’s top builder posts 404% bond return on policy shifts

  Bloomberg Dollar bonds of China’s largest developer have returned an eye-watering 404% the past month, highlighting the reversal of fortunes in the country’s property sector as policy shifts have brightened investor sentiment. Country Garden Holdings Co notes started slumping in mid-September, just as another round of worry about real estate firms’ liquidity took hold. A dollar bond maturing in ...

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Tesla set to cut Shanghai output in sign of sluggish demand

Bloomberg Tesla Inc plans to lower production at its Shanghai factory, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign demand in China isn’t living up to expectations. The output cuts will take effect as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. They estimate the move could ...

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Ukraine is Putin’s ‘tool’ to put Europe on its knees, says Albanian premier

Bloomberg A key motivation for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was to sow turmoil more broadly in Europe, and he’s now seeking to make the entire continent suffer, according to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Speaking in an interview at his office in the capital, Tirana, Rama described Ukraine as “the tool to fulfill the ambition of Vladimir ...

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Malaysia expects budget talks soon

  Bloomberg Malaysia’s lawmakers are expected to discuss the budget of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in one or two months, his economy minister said. Under Anwar, the Southeast Asia nation will seek to strengthen industries that will enable it to become a high-income nation over the medium term, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said in Kuala Lumpur. Anwar named himself finance ...

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