China has offered to expand its military aid to Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reports, following a visit to the country by a top Chinese general. Outlook Afghanistan put the total value of the proffered military aid at 480 renminibi ($73 million). The offer came during a visit to Afghanistan by General Fang Fenghui, chief of China’s joint staff department, …

BLOOMBERG Dubai stocks advanced the most among Middle Eastern equities as the European Central Bank’s monetary stimulus boosted demand for emerging-market assets, adding fuel to bullish sentiment in the emirate. The DFM General Index climbed 1.4 percent to 3,401.03, extending four weeks of gains, the longest streak since April. Emirates NBD PJSC, the emirate’s biggest lender, added 4.6 percent to …

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has decreased by -0.42% to close at 4491.06 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has lost AED 3.04 billion attaining AED 728.51 billion. A total of 0.83 Billion Shares were traded with a total value of AED 1.13 billion during the trading session of 13-03-2016 through 9679 transactions. The number of companies which …