Bloomberg Ikea Group named Jesper Brodin, currently responsible for the development of the Swedish furniture retailer’s product range and supply chain, as chief executive officer after Peter Agnefjall decided to step down. Brodin, a 48-year old former assistant to Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad who has worked at the maker of the Billy bookcase and Klippan sofa for 22 years, will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Insurance companies listed on ADX and DFM held decent profits of AED445 million for the Q1 2017, an increase of 44.5 percent over the same period last year. The profits are an all-time-high for several years, reflecting the considerable growth recorded since the beginning of the year, according to a survey conducted by Emirates News Agency ...

Bloomberg PM Theresa May vowed to combat the “ideology” behind Britain’s worst terrorist attack in 12 years after a suicide bombing killed 22 people at a pop concert. IS claimed responsibility. Campaigning for next month’s general election was suspended indefinitely after the attack in northern city of Manchester. Standing outside her official residence at No. 10 Downing Street in London, ...