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For US, renascent private sector in Cuba is crucial

  Havana / DPA Tourists from the United States love it in the restaurant with Soviet-style decor in Havana. They even enjoy it when the lights go off, as is frequent in Cuba because of power cuts. The manager of Nazdarovie said that visitors are amused when they have to dine by candlelight in the Russian restaurant with Soviet motifs ...

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Sustainable seafood surging, but not everywhere

  Las Vegas / AFP Last year, 23 million metric tonnes of seafood certified as sustainable was sold worldwide to the tune of US$11.5 billion (10 billion euros), accounting for 14 percent of global production, according to a study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). That marks a dramatic rise from just a decade earlier, when only ...

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More awards add to Etihad winning streak

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Airways’ finance team has continued its winning streak by landing two key awards — for best treasury team and for securing a unique US$700 million bond agreement — from the Middle East chapter of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT ME). Last year’s landmark finance transaction for Etihad Airways Partners’ (EAP), a brand ...

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