Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies were mixed a day after posting sharp losses triggered by hardening expectations of restrictive US monetary policy. Bitcoin fell about 1.5%to $19,937 in New York after a near-10% plunge this week. Ether, the native token of Ethereum, decline for a third day, dropping about 1% to $1,597. Stocks, bonds and digital tokens plunged after rising US inflation ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), in partnership with Planet Tax Free,on Wednesday launched a 100 percent digital VAT-refund scheme for tourists. The announcement was made at a joint press conference in presence of Khalid Ali Al Bustani, FTA Director-General, and Eyad Al Kourdi, General Manager of Planet Tax Free, the operator of the tax refund system ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group completed the acquisition of a 70 percent equity stake in Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International S.A.E. (TCI). The total purchase consideration (Enterprise Value) for 70% shareholding amounts to AED514 million (US$140 million). It is the first international acquisition realised by AD Ports Group. The value-accretive acquisitions of the two ...