October, 2017

• 14 October

  Boeing a ‘subsidy junkie’, UK’s Labour says in Bombardier spat

  

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. is the “king of corporate welfare,” the UK’s main opposition Labour Party said, accusing the US aerospace giant of “egregious hypocrisy” in pursuing an illegal-subsidies claim against Bombardier Inc. that threatens thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland. The US slapped 300 percent of duties on Bombardier’s C Series aircraft after upholding Boeing’s contention that the Canadian company ...

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• 14 October

  Wal-Mart sells $6bn of debt as battle with Amazon heats up

  

  Bloomberg Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sold bonds to refinance debt as it girds for an online battle against Amazon.com Inc. The world’s largest retailer issued $6 billion of unsecured bonds in six parts, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, after cutting a three-year floating rate note from the offering. The longest portion, a 30-year security, yields 75 basis ...

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• 14 October

  Delta not to pay US import duties on Bombardier jet

  

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. said it wouldn’t pay import duties on Bombardier Inc.’s marquee jetliner, which was socked in the last two weeks with 300 percent tariffs by the US Commerce Department. It’s possible Delta will delay deliveries of the C Series planes, which are scheduled to begin next year, Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said. The airline is ...

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• 14 October

  Kroger surges as grocer eyes sale of convenience-store unit

  

  Bloomberg Kroger Co., battered for months by intense grocery competition as Amazon.com Inc. muscles into the industry, has finally given investors cause for optimism. The supermarket giant kicked off its biggest rally in more than two years after saying it might sell its convenience-store business, an attempt to capitalise on a merger wave in that field. The operation, which spans ...

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• 11 October

  Stock markets gain AED5.4 billion

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE stock markets secured decent gains of AED5.4 billion at the close of Wednesday session, driven by high sentiments and a selective buying spree at the realty, banking and telecommunications sectors, with ADX General Index up 0.96 percent to 4514 points and DFM General Index increasing 0.80 percent to close at 3637, as compared to Tuesday’s ...

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• 11 October

  Abu Dhabi GDP to reach AED850 billion in 2017

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Standard & Poor’s has forecast Abu Dhabi GDP to rise to AED850 billion and AED890 billion at current prices in 2017 and 2018 respectively, attributing the growth to the momentum witnessed by the oil and non-oil sectors since the beginning of this year. The credit ratings agency expected the emirate’s per capital GDP to amount to ...

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• 11 October

  VAT to create 5,000 jobs in GCC nations

  DUBAI / WAM Paul Drum, Head of Policy at CPA Australia and an expert in tax law, said that it is anticipated that around 5,000 finance and accounting jobs will be created within the GCC region with the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT). In a workshop at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), on the new tax law, ...

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• 11 October

  DIB records 26 percent rise in third quarter profit

  

  Dubai / Reuters Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the United Arab Emirates’ largest sharia-compliant lender, posted a 26 percent increase in third-quarter net profit on Wednesday as higher income from Islamic financing and investing offset a rise in impairment charges. The bank made AED1.11 billion ($302.2 million) in the three months to September 30, it said in a statement. This compares ...

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• 11 October

  ADGM, Yes Bank sign agreement to advance FinTech opportunities

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and YES BANK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to further foster cross-border exchange between the FinTech (Financial technology) ecosystems of the UAE and India. The collaboration will enable fintech innovators from the Middle East region and India to apply into YES FinTech ...

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• 11 October

  Airbnb revenues up 421% in Dubai

  Dubai / Emirates Business Revenues for properties listed on the online marketplace and hospitality platform, Airbnb, in Dubai during August 2015 and August 2017 increased by 421 percent to top $3.3million in August 2017, with listings nearly tripling to 3,249. The relaxation of rules, effectively making it possible for home owners and tenants to cut out the middleman and list ...

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