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Abu Dhabi to host Global Space Congress

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Space Agency will exhibit a range of cutting edge innovations and state of the art technology at the Global Space Congress – the region’s premier space event, which runs at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi on January 31 and February 1. The stand will include a 3D printing station which ...

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Germany’s pride shifting to frustration as inflation rises

  Bloomberg Germany is cursed by its own economic strength. For eight years, the nation of 83 million people has been the euro area’s growth driver. Now it’s at the forefront of the currency bloc’s reflation, with price increases potentially exceeding 2 percent, and dissatisfaction with the European Central Bank has morphed into outrage. Critics and media are slamming the ...

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Election season keeps Europe’s zombie tax on trading alive

  Bloomberg A European proposal for a tax on financial transactions is trapped in limbo: financial realities won’t let it come to life while political opportunism is preventing a quick death. The tax initiative is being kept alive largely for domestic political reasons as German Chancellor Angela Merkel bids for a fourth term and France prepares for presidential elections this ...

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