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Bloomberg US companies forecast a bright outlook for 2019, with gains across profit, employment and production, even as an escalation of the trade wars loom. Almost two-thirds of manufacturers and about 57 percent of service providers expect their revenue in 2019 to surpass 2018’s, though the gain may be smaller than this year’s increase, according to a semiannual survey by ...

Bloomberg In a whirlwind 24-hour span, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seen his main opponents seize back momentum ahead of the 2019 national election. First came the abrupt resignation on Monday night of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, which sent stock, bond and currency markets tumbling when they reopened on Tuesday. Then Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party faced ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President Mahamadou Issoufou of the Republic of Niger, discussed on Monday, means to develop bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed President Issoufou and his accompanying delegation, adding ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA), on Monday inaugurated the 9th Sial Middle East Exhibition and the 4th Abu Dhabi International Dates Exhibition. The exhibitions are being held under his patronage and ...

Sharjah / WAM The fourth edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum started on Monday, with optimistic comments by the UAE Minister of Economy and the Shurooq Executive Chairman about the nation’s readiness to promote foreign direct investments (FDIs), as an enabler of sustainable development, despite the slump experienced globally – especially in developed economies – in 2017. The two-day event ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Following its successful launch in the Kingdom of Bahrain on December 5, the Zayed Sustainability Prize’s ‘Guiding Light’ campaign has arrived in Bolivia, and will ultimately result in the donation of 2,000 solar lanterns to off-grid communities, in the Municipality of San Juan. The 20×20 metre light installation, revealing the Zayed Sustainability Prize logo, was lit ...

Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn and Nissan Motor Co. were indicted in Japan for understating the high-flying car executive’s income by $43 million, as Tokyo prosecutors pushed ahead with the criminal investigation that has shaken the global auto industry. Former Nissan representative director Greg Kelly was also indicted, three weeks after he and Ghosn were arrested in Japan and accused of financial ...

Bloomberg China accused Canada of violating a bilateral agreement by failing to speedily inform its consulate of the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, as tensions between the nations continue to escalate. “According to the China-Canada consular agreement, if a Chinese citizen is arrested by the Canadian government, the Canadian government should immediately notify the Chinese ...

Bloomberg Interserve Plc, which builds and maintains structures for the British government, is in discussions with its bankers about ways to cut its debt after revenue declined in the UK construction unit. It is working on a deleveraging plan that aims to cut its net debt to about 1.5 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, the company said. ...

Bloomberg The UK economy lost momentum in the three months through October, a further sign of the toll being taken by Brexit uncertainty. Growth slowed to 0.4 percent from 0.6 percent in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday. In October alone, growth was just 0.1 percent, with the economy being spared a third month of ...