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Trade war may cost China 700,000 jobs: JP Morgan

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Bloomberg The tariff battle with the US will probably cost China 700,000 jobs, or more in the event of further escalation. The job losses would come if the US imposes 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese exports and China retaliates by devaluing its currency by 5 percent and adding to levies on US goods, according to economists led ...

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Abu Dhabi exchange to launch futures trading

Abu dhabi stock exchange aims to start futures trading next year

Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange is joining a race to introduce derivatives as Gulf bourses including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia put strategies in place to lure more investors. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) plans to enable trading of futures contracts on single stocks in 2019, and they may eventually be available for the benchmark ADX General Index, Chief Executive ...

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DP World to defend its rights in Djibouti port

DUBAI / WAM DP World said on Tuesday that it will continue to pursue all legal means to defend its rights as a shareholder and concessionaire in Doraleh Container Terminal SA in face of Djibouti’s blatant disregard for the rule of law and respect for commercial contracts. On September 9 the President of Djibouti enacted a decree which purportedly transferred ...

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