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  Bloomberg PetroVietnam Power Corp., Vietnam’s second-largest power producer, said the sale of a 49 percent stake to strategic investors and through an initial public offering could fetch about $600 million. PV Power, as it is better known, is open to selling as much as 60 percent of the company, contingent on government approval, according to a document posted on ...

  Bloomberg The UK is eyeing a deal with the US to give London-based banks free access to Wall Street, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said as he predicted Britain’s economy would thrive even without a Brexit deal. In an interview with Bloomberg, Fox said he wanted to open up commerce with the US “in every sector” including financial services, ...

  Bloomberg London’s housing market is in its worst slump since the depths of the financial crisis eight years ago, part of a broader slowdown that may continue. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its price balance for the city fell to the lowest since February 2009 last month. It declined to minus 49, indicating that a greater percentage ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, launched on Wednesday the UAE National Space Program and approved the program’s strategy. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Arab economies are projected to grow by 2.3 percent in 2017 as a result of the decline in growth rate of the Arab oil-exporting countries to 1.8 percent. This is due to the decline of oil production reflecting the commitment of these countries to the OPEC agreement to adjust production quantities to balance the world oil ...

  Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin began talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin after pushing back against demands that Russia abandon Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad over a chemical-weapons attack. Putin is meeting with Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Kremlin after the two top diplomats held talks on Wednesday in Moscow, presidential spokesman ...

  Dubai / WAM National Bonds Corporation, the unique sharia-compliant investments company in the UAE licensed by the UAE Central Bank and owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, Dubai Government’s principal investment arm, on Wednesday announced that its consistent message of encouraging a savings discipline has resulted in a staggering 75% increase in its regular savers in the UAE in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Hotels developed in and around the region’s shopping malls can expect to post an Average Daily Rate (ADR) 25% higher than hotels that are not co-located with a major retail development. The findings are published in a report by Colliers International, released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2017, which takes place April, 24-27 at Dubai ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad’s team at Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 157 talented Emirati nationals from across the UAE after they graduated from the Etihad UAE National Development Foundation Programme (NDFP). Women make up 107 of the graduates and 50 are men. Within the group, 96 were trainees with Etihad Airport Services (EAS) and 61 trained ...

  Bloomberg Anil Agarwal has sealed the merger of his mining and energy businesses in India, creating a BHP Billiton Ltd.-like resources conglomerate, even as a recent investment in Anglo American Plc raises questions about how far the billionaire’s ambitions stretch. Vedanta Ltd. combined with unit Cairn India Ltd and fixed April 27 as the record date for determining the ...