SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and a delegation from Belarus examined areas of economic cooperation between Sharjah and Belarus, in addition to reviewing ways to enhance economic relations and mutual investment opportunities between the various economic sectors of both sides. Mohamed Ahmed Amin, Acting Director-General of the SCCI, and Igor Bondarev, Head of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In yet another indicator of the growth in economic sentiments in the country, the number of automatic teller machines (ATM), operated by banks in the UAE hit a total of 5261 by end of June, an increase of 42 facilities from 5219 in the same month in 2017, according to CBUAE statistics. The continued rise in ...

Bloomberg Societe Generale SA said a former trader who insists he was made a scapegoat for the bank’s role in a rate-rigging scandal should face up to criminal charges in the UK before a Paris court rules on his bid for more than $9 million in compensation. The French lender disputed Stephane Esper’s lawsuit at a hearing, saying that employment ...