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Bloomberg Euro-area inflation hit the fastest pace in more than year, some good news for European Central Bank officials debating the future policy path just as turmoil in Italy revives memories of the debt crisis. The 1.9 percent rate, effectively in line with the ECB’s goal, was up from just 1.2 percent in April and above the 1.6 percent reading ...

Bloomberg Europe’s biggest debt collector, Intrum AB, says it doesn’t see the political turmoil in Italy hurting its business. “The way things look today, and” given “what we have on our books, we think that is very good debt,” said Louise Bergstrom, head of investor relations at the Stockholm-based company. Intrum, which operates in 24 countries, offers credit management services ...

MONTREAL / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has affirmed UAE’s keenness to enhance joint cooperation with international companies like CAE in order to exchange experiences and achieve mutual benefits that lead to the development of the aviation sector in both countries. He made his remarks during his visit to ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, expands its partnership with EGYPTAIR in Dubai. Starting Wednesday, dnata will provide the airline with premium cargo handling services from its best-in-class facility at Dubai World Central (DWC). EGYPTAIR will initially operate one cargo flight a week between Dubai and Cairo using an Airbus A300F aircraft. dnata ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), asserted that the new Cabinet Decision issued to regulate Value Added Tax (VAT), incurred by gold and diamond dealers registered with the FTA seeks to establish the adequate legislative environment and infrastructure for the gold and diamonds sector to thrive. The decision also improves cash flow among registered suppliers of gold ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Organising Committee of the 24th World Energy Congress announced that Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi’s leading strategic investment company, will be a Host Sponsor for the 2019 Congress, taking place in Abu Dhabi from September 9-12. Held every three years in select international cities, the World Energy Congress is the world’s largest, longest-running ...

Bloomberg India’s government is looking for a company to analyse social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralise any “media blitzkrieg by India’s adversaries.” In a lengthy tender posted online, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said it wants a company to provide analytical software and a team of at least 20 professionals to “power a real time New ...

Bloomberg Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub is running into real-world problems of labour supply and demand. Technology startups in many countries are fighting to attract skilled workers like software engineers. Yet in the tiny city-state of Singapore, with a population of 5.6 million, the dearth of talent is particularly acute. The nation’s universities and polytechnic schools churn ...

Bloomberg Bayer AG won US antitrust approval for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle to forming the world’s biggest seed and agricultural-chemicals provider after a nearly two-year global review. The companies reached a settlement with the Justice Department that resolves the gover- nment’s concerns that the merger as initially structured would harm consumers ...

Bloomberg European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom gave her clearest signal yet that the EU will come up short in its bid for a permanent, unconditional waiver from US metal tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on national-security grounds. Speaking just days before a temporary waiver for the EU from the duties expires, Malmstrom said the bloc would likely face ...