Abu Dhabi / WAM A new measure has eased issuing parking permits for visitors to sectors classified as ‘residential villa’ in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that it has started implementing new amendments concerning the issuing of parking permits to visitors to residential ...
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China’s got problems, but inflation ain’t one
Forecasts for a second year of strong global growth face two main dangers: the health of China’s economy and the prospect of much higher US interest rates. How the world’s commercial poles navigate these risks will determine whether 2021’s rapid expansion was a blip or whether the recovery will outlive the pandemic. China appears determined to quash — rather ...
Read More »Supply chain snarls may be here to stay
From the way people have worried about it, you might think that the world’s value chains have been in turmoil for much of the past two years. Searches for the term “supply chain†on Google roughly doubled between June and October, when they briefly overtook “interest rates†as a topic of concern. That coincides with a period when the cost ...
Read More »Everyone is back into the European bond market pool
New European bond issuance had a hesitant start to 2022, with the first week constrained by the release of hawkish minutes from the Federal Reserve. But the second week more than made up for it: A new record was set with over 144 billion euros ($165 billion) of Europe-originated syndicated bond deals printed so far this year. This week’s ...
Read More »Can you afford to join the great resignation?
Many of us fantasize about quitting our jobs. In 2021, more people than ever turned that dream into reality. The latest US Bureau of Labour Statistics data show that 4.53 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs last November. This was both a new monthly record and the eighth successive reading above the pre-pandemic high. In the UK, the story ...
Read More »5G rollout disrupts flights into US from across world
Bloomberg Airlines around the world are adjusting their schedules and aircraft deployments for flights to the US over fears that a 5G rollout by AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. near American airports could interfere with key safety systems. Dubai’s Emirates said it will suspend flights to several US cities, including Chicago, Newark and San Francisco, while Japan Airlines ...
Read More »Airbus gears up for growth with plans to add 6,000 staff
Bloomberg Airbus SE plans to hire 6,000 new staff in the first part of the year, going some way toward restoring the European planemaker’s workforce following deep cuts during the Covid-19 pandemic. The manufacturer will add positions worldwide and across its aerospace, helicopter and defense & space units, according to a statement on Wednesday. The firm will reassess further ...
Read More »Burberry sees 35% operating profit surge as sales accelerate
Bloomberg Burberry Group Plc said sales accelerated and operating profit will probably surge about 35% this year as the British maker of trench coats and other luxury fashions sells more products at full prices. The company issued the earnings forecast as it reported better-than-expected revenue for the last three months of the year. Comparable store sales grew 7% in ...
Read More »Garuda Indonesia restructuring faces delays
Bloomberg Struggling airline PT Garuda Indonesia is facing a delay to its restructuring after creditors cited Covid-19 flare ups in seeking an extension to debt proceedings in the Southeast Asian country. Creditors of the flag carrier, which has seen business suffer due to the pandemic, have requested extensions ranging from 45 to 60 days, according to Jandri Siadari, a ...
Read More »Retailers ask US regulators to examine Visa, Mastercard fees
Bloomberg A coalition of trade associations representing some of the world’s largest retailers called on US antitrust regulators to examine the fees charged by credit-card companies after Amazon.com Inc threatened to ban Visa Inc cards in the UK. The group said it was concerned about the “excessively high†fees Visa and rival Mastercard Inc. charge retailers. Amazon this week ...
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