April, 2017

• 19 April

  Hydra Properties announces progress of its projects

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Hydra Properties announced the progress of two of its developments, Hydra Avenue and Hydra Village, at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi property exhibition. According to the announcement, Hydra Village Zone 8 in Shahama, is now 70% complete with an expected handover date of Q4 2017. While Hydra Avenue phase 2 in Reem Island is progressing ...

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• 19 April

  Europe’s shift from coal power gathers pace

  

    Bloomberg The long goodbye for coal in Europe is accelerating as the cost of shifting to green energy plunges. Companies including Drax Group Plc, Steag GmbH to Uniper SE are closing or converting coal-burning generators at a record pace from Austria to the UK, made obsolete by competition from cheaper wind and solar power. After more than 500 years ...

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• 19 April

  ‘Norway cannot afford abrupt cut in spending’

  

    Bloomberg Norway can’t afford an abrupt cut in spending if the economy of western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer is to continue growing, according to the man who most polls suggest will be prime minister after elections this year. Jonas Gahr Store, the leader of Norway’s opposition Labor Party, warned against a sudden adjustment after record expenditure by ...

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• 19 April

  Oil slips as US gas stockpiles climb, crude supplies drop

    Bloomberg Oil edged lower after a report showed US gasoline supplies increased for the first time in nine weeks even as crude stockpiles dropped. Gasoline inventories rose 1.54 million barrels last week, surprising analysts surveyed by Bloomberg who projected the Energy Information Administration data would show a 2-million-barrel decline. Crude inventories fell 1.03 million barrels to 532.3 million last ...

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• 19 April

  China $8.5trn shadow bank sector bounces back

  

    Bloomberg China’s shadow banking is back in full swing, an unintended side effect of the government’s campaign against financial leverage, which has curbed traditional lending and squeezed bond financing. Data from the central bank showed that off-balance sheet lending surged 754 billion yuan ($109 billion) in March, taking the first quarter’s total increase to a record 2.05 trillion yuan. ...

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• 19 April

  Snaring tax cheats may help Pak assets attract billions

  

    Bloomberg Pakistan is mulling a tax amnesty to bring back wealth hidden in foreign assets, a move that may boost stocks, bonds and property. The government is considering submissions by Pakistan’s business community seeking relief on undeclared offshore holdings, said Syed Masoud Ali Naqvi, a member of government’s Tax Reformers Implementation and Monitoring Committee. No plan has yet been ...

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• 19 April

  Chinese textile tycoon cashes in on Shanghai IPO

  

    Bloomberg A revival in China’s polyester industry has produced a new billionaire. Zhuang Kuilong, chairman of textile maker and distributor Xinfengming Group Co., saw his wealth surge almost 60 percent after its shares began trading Tuesday in Shanghai. The increase gave Zhuang, who owns 45 percent of the Tongxiang-based business, a net worth of at least $1.7 billion, according ...

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• 19 April

  Homebuilders could be losers in US trade policy

  

    Bloomberg A long-simmering trade dispute between the US and Canada over lumber is heating up, increasing the cost of building houses and causing American businesses to hunt for supplies in other countries. A detente between the normally friendly neighbors expired in October, and a new agreement isn’t on the horizon. That’s contributed to a more than 20 percent surge ...

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• 19 April

  Verizon’s CEO open to deal talks

  

    Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. is considering merger possibilities to reset the course of the company given the fast-changing structure of the industry, and would be open to talks with Comcast Corp., Walt Disney Co. or CBS Corp., said Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam. Verizon, the largest US wireless carrier, is seeking new sources of growth as the mobile-phone business ...

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• 19 April

  Europe car sales surge 11% as Fiat, Renault lure buyers

  

    Bloomberg European car sales in March rose to their highest level for the month as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Renault SA took advantage of a solid economy to lure more buyers. Benefiting from extra working days due to the Easter holiday in April this year, industrywide registrations climbed 11 percent to 1.94 million vehicles last month, the Brussels-based ...

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