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Trade tensions main global growth risk, says Lagarde

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Bloomberg Incoming European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the global economy is likely to dodge an outright contraction, though the trade tensions remain the top threat to the growth outlook. “It is not in the baseline to have a recession,” Lagarde said in a Bloomberg Television interview on Tuesday. “That said, it’s mediocre growth, it’s at risk because of ...

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Saudi to waive ‘expat fees’ for industrial companies

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Bloomberg Saudi Arabia will waive the fees it requires industrial companies to pay for their foreign workers for a period of five years, lightening a burden on the private sector. Since January 2018, businesses have been required to pay fees for foreign workers they employ, part of the government’s strategy to raise non-oil revenue. In February, King Salman approved a ...

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UAE firms to invest up to $7bn in food corridor, says Indian minister

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DUBAI / WAM UAE entities are expected to invest up to $7 billion in India’s food sector in the next three years as part of the UAE-India food corridor project that aims to secure the UAE’s food security, an Indian minister told Emirates News Agency (WAM). These entities, coordinated by Dubai-based Emaar Group, plan to invest up to $5 billion ...

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