Bloomberg It may come down to another pharmaceutical breakthrough to set the tone for emerging markets headed towards 2021. Developing-nation stocks, currencies and bonds rose for a third week in the five days through Friday, and Asian markets opened strongly on Monday, as the prospect of a coronavirus vaccine roll-out in the months ahead outweighed concern that rising infections would …

MANAMA / WAM Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset manager which counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, has announced its investment in Xpressbees, a leading end-to-end e-commerce logistics platform in India. The investment was made as part of a Series E funding with participation from a consortium of local and global investors. Founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneurs Amitava Saha …

ABU DHABI / WAM Via teleconference, the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Indonesia signed an Action Plan for a mutual recognition arrangement on the Authorised Economic Operator Program (AEO), in a step to facilitate inter-countries trade, effective and swift implementation of program mutual recognition agreement under the umbrella of the agreement on cooperation and assistance in customs affairs …