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UAE cements position as regional hub for digital entrepreneurship

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, said that a persistent focus on innovation and government initiatives to create a variety of new investment opportunities are reinforcing the UAE’s position as the region’s entrepreneurial hub. Sheikh Hamdan added that the UAE has embraced ...

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Automechanika Dubai hosts 1,812 exhibitors

Dubai / Emirates Business The 16th edition of the Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) largest automotive aftermarket trade and networking event opened on Tuesday in Dubai, featuring 1,812 exhibitors from 61 countries. Running for three days and spanning 63,350sqm at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Automechanika Dubai 2018 was flagged off by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, the ...

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Trump floats Kim summit in demilitarised zone, Singapore

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said Monday his administration is considering holding a potential meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone marking the North’s border with South Korea, or in other countries, including Singapore. Trump, speaking at a joint White House press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, also expressed optimism that the summit would take place and ...

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UK government eyes Southeast Asia for post-Brexit trade bursts

Bloomberg The lone non-Asian trade minister at last week’s Southeast Asian leaders’ summit in Singapore, UK Trade Minister Greg Hands had plenty of room to make the case that Brexit won’t interfere with his country’s ambitious plans in the region. As it scrambles to roll over some 40 European Union trade deals into individual agreements with the UK, London has ...

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Sony hits 2-year low on cooling smartphone demand

Bloomberg Sony Corp. shares fell the most in almost two years after the electronics maker missed profit estimates and forecast weaker sales and operating profits across most of its business units. The stock fell 6.1 percent to 5,073 yen on Tuesday in Tokyo, the biggest one-day drop since June 2016 and the first trading session after last week’s earnings. The ...

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Deals bonanza in UK set to hit record amid Brexit fears

Bloomberg Brexit is helping to drive big year for UK mergers. Dealmaking by UK companies such as J Sainsbury Plc, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Sky Plc is poised to hit a record this year amid a surge in foreign takeover interest and domestic consolidation as local businesses brace for Brexit. Acquisitions involving British firms have soared to more than $275 billion ...

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China tariffs could hit US economy, jobs

Bloomberg President Donald Trump says his trade actions may cause “a little pain” in the short term, and a new study shows US agricultural workers could be hurt the most. The tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports that Trump has proposed, plus promised retaliatory duties by China, would reduce US gross domestic product by $2.9 billion and cost almost ...

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AT&T’s Time Warner takeover at crossroads as judge weighs ruling

Bloomberg In the end, the fate of AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner Inc. will come down to he said versus he said. Lawyers for AT&T and the Justice Department clashed one last time at the close of a six-week trial over the proposed combination, a deal the government aims to stop. The judge overseeing the antitrust case ...

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UAE, Austria ties based on cooperation, understanding and shared interests

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, has discussed developing bilateral ties between the UAE and Austria with the Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz. During official talks held at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the two sides reviewed cooperation ...

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VP attends launch of DP World Cargospeed

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Sunday attended the launch of DP World Cargospeed, a new global company created through a partnership between global trade enabler DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One, to provide hyperloop-enabled cargo systems to support the fast, sustainable ...

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