Marvin Ott / Mick Zloof SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS The Indonesian military (TNI) and the strategic perspectives of the Indonesian political leadership have been shaped by a tumultuous history of domestic security challenges. Indonesia is a sprawling archipelago of thousands of islands and hundreds of more or less distinct ethnic communities. That geography and ethnography virtually guarantee that national …

  BLOOMBERG Stocks rallied, with European equities rising from a one-month low as they shook off a drag from Chinese trade data that weighed on industrial metals. Of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, 17 advanced, while mining companies had the biggest losses. Energy producers also declined as crude oil erased gains. Copper fell to its …

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.32% to close at 4497.71 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained AED 4.58 billion attaining AED 731.81 billion. A total of 442.19 Million Shares were traded with a total value of AED 0.52 billion during the trading session of 09-05-2016 through 5948 transactions. The number of companies …