DUBAI / WAM Emaar Properties PJSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Xiaomi, a global technology leader with the world’s largest Internet of Things (IoT), consumer platform, to launch ‘Emaar Smart Home’ – a new, next-generation product for customers to experience the latest smart home technology powered by Artificial Intelligence. Emaar’s new product will launch in 2020 as an exclusive …

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted the world economy will strengthen in 2020, albeit at a slightly slower pace than previously anticipated amid threats related to trade and tensions in the Middle East. Global growth will accelerate to 3.3% from 2.9% in 2019, marking the first pickup in three years, the fund said. Both figures are down compared with …

Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a brighter view of the economy and left its main policy settings unchanged on Tuesday, offering a further indication that it is unlikely to add to its stimulus. As had been widely expected, the BOJ raised its growth projections for the first time in a year, thanks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s $120 …