Bloomberg The world economy is entering the second half of 2020 still deeply weighed down by the coronavirus pandemic with a full recovery now ruled-out for this year and even a 2021 comeback dependent on a lot going right. It’s a scenario few if any predicted at the start of the year when most economists were banking on another year ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Sunday that international credit rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings upgraded its final issuer ratings by three notches to Aa3 from A3 and by two notches to AA- from A, respectively. The ratings represent fourth highest investment grade rating on each of agencies’ rating scales and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has recorded high levels of digital adoption across its retail and corporate banking services in the first half of 2020. Nearly 60% of ADIB’s retail customers have used digital channels, registering more than 2 million transactions every month as customers conduct a wide range of banking ...