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Xerox CEO stays in U-turn, setting up Icahn proxy war

Bloomberg A plan to replace the chief executive officer of Xerox Corp. and several directors fell apart over a technicality, setting the stage for a proxy fight in which activist shareholders will seek to improve the terms of a deal to cede control of the iconic US printer company to Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp., or scrap it entirely. In a ...

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UAE president orders $200mn humanitarian aid for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD / WAM The UAE and Pakistan have signed a $200 million cooperation agreement to execute Phase III of the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP). The signing comes in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, under the support of Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

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Foundation stone laid to build $1.2bn Reem Mall in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In presence of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, as well as a number of senior Abu Dhabi government officials and industry leaders from the private sector, Al Farwaniya Property Developments celebrated laying the foundation stone on Sunday for Reem Mall, the (AED4.41 billion) $1.2 billion project located on Reem ...

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UAE’s maritime sector in focus at roundtable discussion

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of the Federal Transport Authority for Land and Maritime (FTA) and with the presence of HRH Princess Sarah Al Saud, Tactics Maritime Media and Marasi News have successfully arranged “The UAE Maritime Leaders Roundtable Discussion” under the theme of “Leading the UAE towards being a preferable destination for maritime investment”. The event brought ...

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ADNEC to host high-profile regional and global events in May

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), will host a series of strategic events during the month of May, in keeping with the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The most high-profile of these will be the Capital Majlis, being held for the third year in a row, which will welcome over 700 guests throughout ...

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Lebanon elections under way with billions in funds at stake

Bloomberg Lebanon is holding its first parliamentary elections in nine years, a pivotal moment for the country as it tries to ease a crippling debt burden and avoid being dragged deeper into some of the Middle East’s escalating crises. Polls opened on Sunday morning under a new law based on proportional representation that’s meant to more accurately represent Lebanon’s complex ...

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Suitor for India’s Fortis revises bid

Bloomberg Fortis Healthcare Ltd. received a revised takeover offer from its first suitor, an Indian company backed by private equity firm TPG, ahead of a board meeting to decide a winner in the bidding war for the country’s second-largest hospital chain. Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. has proposed merging with Fortis in a deal that will value the latter at 83.58 ...

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Alibaba tops estimates as spending drives growth

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. predicted a surprise acceleration of sales as the Chinese e-commerce giant unleashes spending to sustain growth in cloud computing, logistics and supermarkets. The company expects revenue to surge 60 percent in the year ending March, boosted by its purchase of food delivery startup Ele.me and transport business Cainiao. Even without those acquisitions, Alibaba sees sales ...

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Factories in US show signs of buckling from demand surge

Bloomberg US factories are having too much of a good thing, with surging demand leading to system-wide bottlenecks that are weighing on business and potentially the broader economy. The latest evidence came in the Institute for Supply Management’s April manufacturing survey, which showed that despite robust orders, production cooled as suppliers’ delivery times lengthened, backlogs mounted, materials prices picked up ...

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Ex-VW CEO faces growing backlash in Germany

Bloomberg Once revered in Germany for building Volkswagen AG into the world’s biggest automaker, former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn is now facing a growing backlash in his home country, with calls for him to be held accountable for the diesel cheating scandal following his US indictment. Politicians from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition, as well as opposition lawmakers, weighed ...

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