Bloomberg US President Donald Trump opened another chapter in the trade war with China, ordering his top trade negotiator to pressure the World Trade Organization (WTO) to crack down on countries the US doesn’t think should be allowed to declare themselves developing nations. Trump singled out China in a memo to US Trade Representative Robert Ligh- thizer, saying that “the …

Bloomberg Oil finished higher for the week after a volatile trading session that pitted gnawing doubts about global demand against supply threats from the Middle East and beyond. Futures gained 0.3 percent in New York and ended the week up 1 percent, reversing from last week’s steep loss. Oil turned higher after Mexico’s state-run oil company said crude output fell …

ABU DHABI / WAM As of December 2018, a total of 1,088 licences have been issued for the nuclear sector in the UAE, according to Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation’s 2018 Annual Report. Official statistics showed that as of December 2018, FANR issued 483 new licences, 459 licence renewals, and 146 licence amendments to conduct activities using radiation sources in …