ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) appointed Paul Hartwell as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank’s operations in the United Kingdom, subject to regulatory approvals. Paul Hartwell joins FAB with over 30 years of experience in corporate banking, operations and risk. Most recently, he was the CEO of British Arab Commercial Bank. Abdulhamid Saeed, Group CEO ...

Bloomberg All commitments made so far in talks with the US over trade will be withdrawn if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs, China said. While both sides reported some progress in discussions this weekend about how to reduce China’s $375 billion goods-trade surplus with the US, Trump’s revival last week of a plan to slap ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced the introduction of a new scheduled service linking Abu Dhabi, and Barcelona, effective from November 21. The route will initially be operated five times a week by a two-class Airbus A330-200 before becoming a daily operation from March 31, 2019. Barcelona will become the second city in Spain served by Etihad Airways, ...