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Abu Dhabi Airports wins three awards

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business At a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Awards, Abu Dhabi Airports’ Procurement and Logistics Department has won three prestigious awards: Best Supplier Relationship Management; Most Innovative Use of Technology; and Acting Chief Support Officer, Saeed Al Zaabi was named ‘CIPS Procurement and Supply Professional of the Year.’ ...

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A survival guide to abuse of power

On Tuesday night, a few hours after President Trump’s sudden announcement that he was firing FBI Director James Comey, a prominent Republican politician gave me this simple, blunt assessment of the Trump White House: “These guys scare me.” Trump’s impulsive, vengeful decision to dump Comey has scared a lot of people. It suggests a pent-up anger and lack of judgment ...

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Price-to-truth ratio shows India’s banks are turning Chinese

The investment metric on which Indian banks appear most eager to ape their Chinese peers is the price-to-truth ratio. While investors know better than to take the People’s Republic’s published bad loan ratio of 1.74% at face value, they have been reasonably certain that Indian lenders are more honest, following a 2015 review of asset quality by the central bank. ...

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