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Jobs report brings much-needed good news

  The global economy desperately needed some good news. That’s what it got in the latest US jobs report. Ahead of today’s release of the US employment report for July, the mood was decidedly gloomy, with economic activity slowing in most other advanced countries, the UK facing a real and present danger of an economic recession and the risk of ...

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Brexit killed Britain’s new and improved vibe

  The UK’s enormous soft power, painstakingly built in the post-imperial era, looks weakened following Brexit. In fact, negotiating acceptable divorce terms or preventing an economic decline may prove much easier than restoring British influence. Some early indications of how Brexit has damaged the UK’s international perception can be found in a recent Ipsos poll conducted in 16 countries. In ...

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Sharjah hotels revenue reaches AED378mn in H1

  Sharjah/ Emirates Business Hotels across the Emirate of Sharjah recorded a seven per cent increase in revenue — which reached AED378 million — in the January-to-June period of 2016. Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority has strategically identified many new markets and worked with local partners to increase guests from these markets and the first half year figures are ...

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