DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, on Wednesday unveiled a strategic development plan that will see the company increase its total investment in the UAE by AED 30 billion by 2026, taking its total investment in the country to AED 48 billion. The investments, which …

  Tokyo / AFP Japan’s prime minister said on Wednesday that he will delay a consumption tax hike that threatened the fragile economy, but analysts said the move highlighted his failure to spark growth. Shinzo Abe announced his decision to members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in televised remarks ahead of a press briefing expected around 6:00 pm …

  London / AFP India’s Tata Steel on Wednesday completed the part-sale of its European assets, safeguarding 4,800 jobs, but thousands more are threatened with no buyer found for the rest of the business. Tata Steel UK announced completion of the sale of its European piping business to Greybull Capital, a British-based family investment firm for an undisclosed sum. The …