Bloomberg Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co’s 70-year-old billionaire founder, said he would prefer to be succeeded by a woman, which would be better for Asia’s largest retailer. “The job is more suitable for a woman,” Yanai, the chief executive officer behind clothing giant Uniqlo, said in an interview. “They are persevering, detailed oriented and have an aesthetic sense.” As Yanai …

ABU DHABI / WAM The manufacturing sector’s contribution to the UAE’s non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.5 percent to AED122 billion ($33.21 billion) in real prices in 2018 from AED119.7 billion in 2017, according to figures revealed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. Being a mainstay to a diversified economy, the sector has maintained its steady growth over …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump sought to prod China into doing a trade deal before US presidential election in November 2020, or face even more difficult negotiations during his potential second term. “Think what happens to China when I win,” Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday. “Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER!” Trump said in his tweet that the US is …