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Bloomberg China is slowly starting to get back to work, as it battles the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,900 people and sickened tens of thousands. Government controls and the fear of going outside have curtailed spending, and many factories are still not working at full capacity due to a lack of staff, with workers still in their ...

Bloomberg Singapore enhanced its pledge to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases it emits, saying it now aims to halve emissions from an expected peak in 2030 within the following two decades. The Southeast Asian city-state expects the emissions ceiling to be 65 million tons of carbon dioxide around 2030, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament. That will ...

Bloomberg The economic bounce from Boris Johnson’s Brexit breakthrough could be cut short as the coronavirus casts a pall on the nascent recovery. While there have been signs of a rebound in investment, retail sales and even house prices, Britain is an open economy that’s particularly susceptible to global events. The virus is already having an impact on the UK, ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s government is likely to cut its 2.4% growth forecast for the economy in 2020 to take into account the impact of the coronavirus in slowing global activity, a person familiar with the matter said. A lower-than-expected gross domestic product expansion would lead to reduced inflationary pressure, which may open some space for the central bank to cut the ...

Bloomberg Google cancelled a major internal gathering over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the latest in a wave of events and conferences being called off around the world. The internet giant’s sales and marketing event was set to take place in Las Vegas in March, a Google spokesman said. “In light of the evolving coronavirus situation we made the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the 4th edition of UMEX and SimTEX concluded at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, facilitating a huge number of trade deals valued at approximately AED749,081,718 during the three-day event. ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that data is a key pillar in the strategy to realise the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform ...

DUBAI / WAM The Charity Sector at the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) has announced that the charitable donations by the Department worth AED72,641,580.05 in 2019. The donations reached over 177,000 beneficiaries over the past year included education, health, housing, food and others. The annual report issued by the Charity Sector at IACAD indicated that the ...

Fujairah / WAM Inventories of oil products at the bunker trading hub of Fujairah in the UAE climbed to a record this week after gains in light, middle and heavy distillates, according to data provided exclusively to S&P Global Platts. Inventories rose 13 per cent week on week to 25.98 million barrels as of Monday, beating the previous all-time high ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a HK$120 billion ($15.4 billion) relief package with tax cuts and a cash handout, in an effort to shore up economic confidence in a city battered by political unrest and the coronavirus. The main feature of Chan’s annual budget announced on Wednesday is a payment of HK$10,000 to each permanent resident of ...