Abu Dhabi / WAM Global leaders convened at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to affirm their commitment to eradicate polio and pledge $2.6 billion as part of the first phase of the funding needed to implement the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Polio Endgame Strategy 2019-2023. This pledging event comes on the heels of a …

Bloomberg The trade war’s drag on the world’s largest two economies will gradually fade in 2020 as tariffs on imports from China have likely peaked, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The recent progress towards a partial trade deal and expectations of an extended truce implies that this drag will disappear, which will also benefit the global economy, Goldman Sachs …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. secured orders for 50 737 Max narrow-body planes, padding its tally at the Dubai Airshow while building momentum for the grounded aircraft ahead of its potential return to the skies in coming weeks. Kazakhstan’s Air Astana signed a letter of intent for 30 jets, Boeing announced on Tuesday, while an undisclosed customer bought 20, according to a …