ABU DHABI / WAM After another successful year for tourism in Abu Dhabi, which saw a 5% year-over-year increase of American visitors, the country’s capital made a compelling case at this year’s New York Times Travel Show about why American visitors should make 2020 the year they visit Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi’s participation in the travel show was organised by ...

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve Board said that the coronavirus outbreak presented a “new risk” to the economic outlook for the US and warned of disruptions in global markets. “Because of the size of the Chinese economy, significant distress in China could spill over to US and global markets through a retrenchment of risk appetite, US dollar appreciation, and declines in ...

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) top deputy, David Lipton, will depart after nine years, handing President Donald Trump a chance to install an ally at the head of the institution. Lipton and another senior official are leaving in the first significant shakeup of the leadership team by Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who took office in October. Lipton, the IMF’s ...