Bloomberg Argentina’s central bank may eliminate the floor on its benchmark interest rate in early December if it sees a second consecutive decline in inflation expectations, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plan. The decision to eliminate the 60 percent floor may come as early as December 3, said the two people. Policy makers want to see ...

Bloomberg A plunging oil price gives African central banks more to think about as they move towards a cycle of raising interest rates. With a month to go before the US Federal Reserve delivers what would be its fourth interest-rate increase of the year, African policy makers may still move to tighten to avoid a further sell-off of assets and ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global security company, on Saturday announced the successful launch of the MYSAT-1 CubeSat to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The launch took place at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) met Bektas Beknazarov, Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, and his accompanying delegation on the sidelines of the World Tolerance Summit, in Dubai. During the meeting attended by FNC Secretary-General Ahmed Shabib Al Dha- heri, the two sides discussed many topics, including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Amelia Lacravi, Head of the UAE-France Parliamentary Friendship Group at the French National Assembly, reviewed cooperation betw-een two countries, and discussed joint efforts to adva- nce them in multiple sectors. Al Mansouri and Lacravi exchanged views on current economic and trade developments in international arena, particularly in ...

Bloomberg Hedge funds are betting Opec will struggle to reverse oil’s precipitous plunge. Their combined wagers against West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude soared for a seventh straight week, the longest global short-selling streak in data going back to 2011. The bearish bets jumped 14 percent in the week ended on November 13 and have tripled since the end of ...

Dubai/ Emirates Business Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department (DLD), inaugurated the Dubai Property Show – London. The opening ceremony of the third edition was attended by HE Rawdha Al Otaiba, Deputy Head of Mission, UAE Embassy in London; HE Majida Ali Rashid, CEO of the Real Estate Promotion and Investment Management Sector at DLD; Ali ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Styro, a leading Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) manufacturer in the Middle East has opened a 40,000 square meter production facility in Abu Dhabi with an initial investment of AED 70 million to meet a growing demand for its products and services – especially within the construction, interiors, fit-out and packaging sector. Styro is working on several iconic ...

SHARJAH / WAM For four days from November 21-24, Xposure International Photography Festival 2018 at the Expo Centre Sharjah will be hosting a number of accomplished international photographers, who will be discussing their work, their passions, and the risks they took to uncover the truth, on important social, economic and environmental issues of today. These conversations will come alive in ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotion agency dedicated to the continued transformation and economic diversification of Sharjah, has successfully eyed increased business opportunities with 80 industry experts and businesses from 20 European countries, during their participation in the “Going Global” business event which concluded in London. The annual event, which took place ...