Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s bustling US$1.5 billion dollar trade for hardware and tools in 2015 has been reinforced by the strong industry turnout at the 17th edition of Hardware+Tools Middle East, which concluded recently in Dubai. A total of 2,907 regional trade buyers and construction industry professionals attended Hardware+Tools Middle East 2016, as they sourced the latest solutions …

  Dubai / Emirates Business A successful restructure of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) would represent a great opportunity for Saudi Arabia to have a positive impact not only the region, but also the world, says a London Business School strategy expert. The transformation of the PIF is a key aspect of Saudi Vision 2030. Ioannis Ioannou, Associate …

  Tokyo / Bloomberg Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to propose a fiscal stimulus package of as much as 10 trillion yen ($90.7 billion) after warning Group of Seven leaders that the global economy faces significant risk of another crisis, according to the Nikkei newspaper. Abe will seek a second supplementary budget worth 5 trillion yen to 10 trillion …