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China investments in focus at Ajman Free Zone meet

DUBAI / WAM The Chairman of Ajman Free Zone, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi has met with Tielan Peng, Chairman of Hunan Group and Gulf Chinese Trading Corporation to discuss further strengthening trade opportunities between the two organisations. The Gulf Chinese Trading Corporation is a committed investor in Ajman and is the entity behind the China Mall which was ...

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Azizi expands into retail, unveils sale of 329 outlets across Dubai

Dubai / Emirates Business Adding retail units to its portfolio, Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, launched the sale of 329 retail units across all of its Dubai developments. Through Azizi Retail, Azizi Developments’ division for outlets, the retail spaces are embedded into its master-planned communities and residential towers, adding leisure, shopping and eatery amenities ...

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DFSA, Central Bank of Egypt sign deal

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of Egypt to enhance the relationship and cooperation between both institutions and facilitate the performance of their respective supervisory tasks. Under the new agreement, the two sides will also work to promote the safety and soundness of banks in their respective ...

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SoftBank’s Son to remove a big cloud on his investment empire

Bloomberg Masayoshi Son can’t wait to wash his hands of Sprint Corp. SoftBank Group Corp. will stop consolidating the US carrier in its results starting next earnings report, anticipating a successful merger with T-Mobile USA Inc. despite questions over the deal’s eventual closing. That accounting change will slash SoftBank’s debt load and help it shed its image as a staid ...

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Key gauge of Japan’s economy falls to lowest since early 2010

Bloomberg A key measure of Japan’s economy fell to a level not seen since the wake of the financial crisis, adding to concerns about the economy ahead of an October sales-tax hike. The leading coincident index dropped to 93.3 in June, the lowest since February 2010, the Cabinet Office said. The index is one of Japan’s broadest indicators of current ...

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World economy edges closer to a recession as trade fears spread

Bloomberg The escalating trade war between the US and China is nudging the world economy towards its first recession in a decade with investors demanding politicians and central bankers act fast to change course. In the US alone, the recession risk is “much higher than it needs to be and much higher than it was two months ago,” Lawrence Summers, ...

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US slaps duty on $4.4 billion of China cabinets

Bloomberg Add $4.4 billion in imported cabinets to the long list of Chinese goods slapped with US levies in the escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. The Commerce Department said it will ask the US Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of the wooden cabinets and vanities from China based on subsidy rates of as ...

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German industry suffered worst annual drop in a decade in June

Bloomberg German industrial production registered its biggest annual decline in almost a decade, highlighting the severity of the trade-inflicted manufacturing slump in Europe’s largest economy. Output was down 5.2% in June from the previous year, the most since late 2009, when the country was recovering from the Great Recession that followed the global financial crisis. The numbers are the latest ...

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Kim says North Korean missile test sends warning to US, South

Bloomberg Kim Jong-un said North Korea’s latest missile tests were intended as a warning against ongoing US-South Korea military exercises, while President Donald Trump’s new defense chief defended the training as necessary to maintain readiness. North Korean state media said that Kim personally oversaw what allied military officials said was a pair of short-range ballistic missile launches a day earlier ...

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‘Year of Tolerance’ gains local, international significance

ABU DHABI / WAM The Year of Tolerance in the UAE has gained both local and international significance, due to the launch of initiatives that aim to support the country’s long-term efforts to promote tolerance around the world, in coordination with relevant international bodies. In this report, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) highlights the UAE’s key local and global achievements ...

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