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  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The festive season of Ramadan brings changes in your lifestyle. Experts say, if not taken proper care of, these can harm your health. To make the transition for your body easier, it is very significant to maintain a healthy diet and avoid imbalance of nutrients during the month of fasting. Khaled Diab, Regional General …

  Bloomberg As well as a surging yen, non-existent inflation and a weak economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has something else to think about when deciding monetary policy this week— unhappy banks. Japan’s biggest lender, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, has led the way in voicing concerns about the negative interest-rate regime introduced by Kuroda earlier this year. …

  Bloomberg Poland’s largest lender PKO Bank Polski SA is planning to bid for Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s unit in the country, as the state-run company seeks to reinforce government efforts to boost domestic ownership of the financial industry, according to a person familiar with the process. Raiffeisen’s Polish assets, including its corporate banking unit, wouldn’t overlap much with PKO’s …

GULF TIME Vapiano is set to introduce breakfast for the first time in its history across its UAE outlets, marking an exciting new chapter for the international dining brand. The new Vapiano Breakfast Menu has been created to bring a fresh, social, and relaxed international lifestyle experience to the morning dining scene, offering guests a new way to begin their …

NEW WEST ZONE SUPERMARKET LLC, the registered and exclusive owner of the trademark “WEST ZONE” in the United Arab Emirates, hereby declares that  the company has no procurement or marketing branch operating in any of the Emirates in the UAE except “ Dubai”. The public, customers, and suppliers are hereby cautioned not to deal with any entity claiming to represent or belong …

ABU DHABI/WAM The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is calling on investors to collect their dividends through First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the paying agent appointed to handle the process. This comes as a part of its ongoing efforts to protect the rights of shareholders in companies listed on the UAE stock exchanges and ensure they claim any outstanding entitlements …

DUBAI/WAM Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group, has announced it is now offering its customers access to the principal UAE stock markets – becoming one of the first major trading platforms to do so. In a move that reflects the growing interest in the region’s economy, Capital.com is providing full coverage of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the second-largest exchange in the Middle East, on Tuesday welcomed the successful listing of Alpha Data, a leading digital transformation provider and systems integrator in the UAE. This marks the UAE’s first IPO and the exchange’s second offering in 2025, reinforcing the exchange’s commitment to broadening the market and offering …