Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A new initiative to increase inbound tourism numbers from India to Abu Dhabi has been launched in India, with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi spearheading a delegation of partners and stakeholders to a new multi-city promotional event in Mumbai and New Delhi. The ‘Abu Dhabi Week in India’ event, which took ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is considering a more expansionary budget than planned for 2018, Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said. Authorities were already planning an expansionary budget, “and we are considering even a potential further expansion,” Al-Jadaan said in an interview at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh. “We think the economy requires that support and development requires that support.” The drive ...

Bloomberg Total SA posted the highest earnings from pumping oil and gas in more than two years, illustrating the improving fortunes of an indus- try that’s endured the deepest downturn in a generation. Total’s earnings followed surprisingly strong profits from ConocoPhillips and Statoil ASA, driven by a combination of higher crude prices and deep cost cuts. Exxon Mobil Corp. and ...