ABU DHABI / WAM The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the health group rose 3.1 percent to 103 points during the first quarter as compared to the corresponding period last year, according to figures issued by Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD). The figures showed an increase in prices of medical equipment, devices and diagnostic products of 4.7 percent during ...

Bloomberg Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki faced off against European Union lawmakers over a domestic judicial overhaul that has put a political and legal EU pinch on Poland, which also risks suffering a financial hit as a result of the dispute. In an appearance at the European Parliament, Morawiecki gave an unabashed defense of Polish legislation that forced two-fifths of Supreme ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron discussed ways to intensify the battle against terrorism in West Africa during talks with Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria’s fight against the nine-year-old Boko Haram insurgency in the far northeast has left more than 20,000 people dead and forced millions to flee their homes. In the semi-arid Sahel region south of the Sahara desert, France ...