The Hague / AFP The Dutch economy has grown by 2.1 percent this year the government’s economic think tank said, thereby recovering to pre-financial crisis levels. “With one quarter to go, 2016 has been a special year for economic recovery,” the Hague-based Central Planning Office said in a statement. “Production per capita is back to 2008 levels following double …

  Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding a partnership with WageWorks Inc. that allows users of the ride-sharing giant’s UberPool service to pay for commutes to and from work with pretax funds, bringing the benefit to several cities across the US The program will extend to areas including San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston and Denver, according to a statement Tuesday from …

  DUBAI / Reuters Stock markets in the Gulf pulled back on Tuesday as investors turned their attention to an expected US interest rate hike on Wednesday and the upcoming Saudi Arabian state budget for 2017. In Riyadh, the index declined for a second straight session, falling 0.8 percent. Trading volume shrank by roughly half from Monday’s very large amount. …