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Bloomberg Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s vision for the US role in South Asia, arguing for greater US economic influence and military ties as he praised an “emerging Delhi-Washington strategic partnership” as an anchor for stability. Tillerson’s speech on Wednesday, a rare policy address for America’s top diplomat since he took office more than eight ...

Bloomberg UK unemployment held at a 42-year low in the three months through August and the number of people in work approached a record high, according the figures published. The latest snapshot of the labour market from the Office for National Statistics may help to explain why the Bank of England appears to be edging towards its first interest-rate increase ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc., EBay Inc. and other online marketplaces are failing to take seriously online tax fraud by vendors using their platforms, a panel of UK lawmakers said, calling on the companies to work with the government’s tax authority to tackle the problem. The tax agency, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, has been too timid in using its powers and ...

Bloomberg While competitors race to catch up with Netflix Inc., the largest online TV service in the world is adhering to a simple strategy to maintain its lead: you have to spend money to make money. The streaming pioneer will deploy as much as $8 billion on programming next year, as much as a third more than in 2017. The ...

Bloomberg President Xi Jinping warned of “severe” challenges while laying out a road map to turn China into a leading global power by 2050, as he kicked off a twice-a-decade party gathering expected to cement his influence into the next decade. In a speech that ran for more than three hours on Wednesday, Xi declared victory over “many difficult, long ...

Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday received the President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, and his accompanying delegation. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and HH Sheikh ...

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, met with a delegation from the National Happiness and Positivity Programme to discuss the programme’s initiatives, achievements, and future objectives. Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, was also in attendance. Speaking during ...

BELGRADR / WAM Financing for one of the largest wind power projects in mainland Europe has been agreed by the project’s shareholders and lenders at a ceremony in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Due for completion in the first half of 2019, the 158 megawatt (MW) capacity Cibuk 1 wind farm will be the largest utility-scale commercial wind project in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Leading companies from the largest oil producing region outside OPEC, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will be increasing their presence at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) targeting the event as a hub for global deal-makers. Two of Russia’s biggest oil and gas companies, Lukoil and Gazprom, have each confirmed substantial ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s market for initial public offerings is heading for its worst year since 2012 as a combined $20 billion of megadeals are being pushed to next year. State-owned China Tower Corp. was slated to be one of this year’s biggest deals, with a fundraising goal of as much as $10 billion, according to people with knowledge of the ...