ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Lee Yang, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Vice-President of the China Society for Finance and Banking (CSFB), has said that his country seeks to strengthen its relations with the UAE in all fields as it holds a strategic position in the region and is a central player in the implementation ...

London / Bloomberg Fancy another recession? Economists say voting to leave the European Union would dramatically increase the UK’s chances of heading down that road. As Britons contemplate their place in the 28-nation bloc before June’s referendum, respondents to a Bloomberg survey said the probability of a slump spikes to 40 percent in the event of an “out” vote. That ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has commended the UAE authorities for having built large fiscal and external buffers, advancing economic diversification and taking steps to address the consequences of the sharp drop of oil prices, notably the reform of fuel subsidies. She added that the IMF enjoys a strong relationship with ...