Bloomberg A new startup may have the answer for cashed-up travellers desperate to beat the gridlock in the mega cities of Southeast Asia: helicopter ride-sharing. Ascent Flights Global Pte is starting the service in the Philippines next week and plans to expand to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia by next year. The Singapore-based company lets customers book a seat on a ...

GENEVA / WAM World trade will continue to face strong headwinds in 2019 and 2020 after growing more slowly than expected in 2018 due to rising trade tensions and increased economic uncertainty. World Trade Organisation (WTO) economists expect merchandise trade volume growth to fall to 2.6% in 2019 down from 3.0% in 2018. Trade growth could then rebound to 3.0% ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), announced a 95 percent compliance rate regarding the disclosure of the annual financial statements 2018 of its listed public joint stock companies within the deadline of 90 days from the end of the financial period. According to a statement, 62 out of 65, local and foreign, public listed companies disclosed their ...