Bloomberg US President Donald Trump said substantial additional US tariffs would be placed on goods from China if there’s no progress on a trade deal after his planned meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G-20 Summit in Japan. “My Plan B with China is to take in billions and billions of dollars a month and we’ll do less ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The number of new media licences and freelancer permits issued under the Rakez Media Zone has jumped 177 percent to 360 companies and freelancers in May, up from 130 in May 2018. Of the new licences registered, 150 belong to companies and the rest to freelancers. Rakez issues media licences to companies in the fields ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 17th meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), Council concluded on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Chaired by Luxembourg, the event marked the first official Council meeting hosted by Francesco La Camera, newly appointed Director-General of Irena. Over the course of two days, around 360 government representatives from 116 countries discussed the challenges facing the ...