Bloomberg Deadly dust storms sweeping over the densely-populated north Indian plains are part of a “new normal” of disruptive weather events worsening the country’s already-lethal air pollution and causing disruption in the $2.3 trillion economy. In recent months, dust clouds and storms have killed hundreds of people, destroyed thousands of homes and farmers’ crops and led to flight cancellations. The ...

Bloomberg Mercari Inc. soared on its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, underscoring investor optimism in its prospects. Shares of the Japanese online marketplace traded at around 5,300 yen in Tokyo on Tuesday, rallying from the 3,000 yen price at the initial public offering on June 11. Mercari raised $1.2 billion, Japan’s biggest for a technology company ...

Lausanne / Emirates Business The second edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018 saw a slight improvement in the global ranking of the UAE, allowing it to reach 17th place, and lead its Arab neighbours in the report. The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018 studies 63 economies. This year the majority (29) of countries in the study ...