DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) announced the launch of its youth council in the UAE as part of the International Youth Day Celebration across the country. The ‘du Youth Council’ is specifically created to empower the UAE youth and enhance their contribution towards the nation’s development in the ICT sector. It is a platform that will …

Bloomberg As Cuban refugees, the Fanjuls have a familiar story to tell. They fled the revolution. Fidel Castro’s forces seized everything they owned on the island, business interests, homes, a fortune in fine art. But they didn’t arrive in Florida in 1960 empty handed. Patriarch Alfonso Fanjul Sr., one of the world’s most prosperous sugar barons before Castro came onto …

Bloomberg Vantiv Inc., the largest US merchant acquirer, agreed to buy e-commerce payments company Worldpay Group Plc for about $10.4 billion. The deal values each Worldpay share at 397 pence and the combined payment processing firm will seek a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange, according to a statement on Wednesday. Following the deal, the company will be called …