Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Properties recorded revenue for first half of 2018 of AED11.474 billion ($3.124 billion), 46 percent higher than H1 2017 revenue of AED7.866 billion ($2.142 billion), led by strong construction progress and growth in malls business. Emaar’s net profit grew by 18 percent to AED3.344 billion ($910 million), prior to considering the effect of IPO of …

Bloomberg India’s trade deficit in July widened to the most in more than five years, worsening the outlook for the rupee that hit a record low after a Turkish lira-led sell-off in emerging-market currencies. The trade deficit — gap between exports and imports — was $18 billion in July, fanned by a higher oil import bill, data released by India’s …

ZANZIBAR / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, headed a UAE delegation to Zanzibar where discussions were held surrounding the enhancing of bilateral relations and cooperation. During the visit, Al Hashemy reaffirmed the UAE’s foreign policy to strengthen bilateral ties and build bridges of cooperation with the African continent based on the principles of …