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UK tops Europe for venture investment despite ‘Brexit’

  Bloomberg The UK drew more venture-capital investment last year than the next four European countries combined, mitigating concerns that Brexit is hurting British startups’ fundraising. Venture-capital firms plowed 6.8 billion pounds ($8.5 billion) into Britain last year, according to an annual study released on Wednesday from Tech City UK, a London-based organization that promotes the country’s digital economy. That’s ...

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Telecom policy tilts in favour of industry under Trump’s FCC

  NEW YORK / AP Trumpism is slowly taking hold on your phone and computer, as newly installed federal regulators begin chipping away at hard-fought protections on privacy and competition. These protections, put in place during the Obama administration, had upset the phone and cable industries. The new regime at the Federal Communications Commission says consumers win if businesses face ...

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Omran Properties unveils AED2.47 billion projects

  Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of a massive investment drive, Sharjah-based Omran Properties is to launch three real-estate projects in the emirate worth AED 2.47 billion. The unprecedented developments, the first Omran have made in Sharjah, bring new residential, retail, commercial and hospitality opportunities to Sharjah’s existing and potential investors. The company, established in 2016 through a strategic ...

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Mohammed launches new beachfront resort

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Tuesday launched a new beachfront entertainment destination located at Jumeirah beach near Burj Al Arab in Dubai, that features MGM and Bellagio hotels. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin ...

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Dubai realty show to attract Chinese investments

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai developers are all geared to showcase the best of Dubai real estate opportunities to the Chinese investors at the upcoming Dubai Property Show that will be held in Shanghai, China from March 24-26 at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. This will be the 6th global edition of the popular exhibition which has ...

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Endowment is a development tool for developing communities: VP

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, emphasised that endowment is a developmental tool for communities and an effective means for promoting response to various community needs. His Highness said, “What we are doing through endowment will be reflected on all developmental aspects. We want ...

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Modi-backed ETF may fuel India sales after $1.4bn haul

  Bloomberg The success of an exchange-traded fund backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may help boost the acceptance of such products in the world’s second-fastest growing ETF market. Investors poured 92 billion rupees ($1.4 billion), or 3.7 times the targeted amount, into a fund of the top 10 state-run companies, according to Reliance Mutual Fund, which manages the ...

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RBA warns over Aussie housing risks as global reflation emerges

  Bloomberg Australia’s central bank highlighted threats in the property market and an acceleration of domestic household debt even as it lent credence to the global reflation story. “Data continued to suggest that there had been a build-up of risks associated with the housing market,” the Reserve Bank of Australia said in minutes released on Tuesday of this month’s meeting ...

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Chinese M&A scrutiny helped void up to $75 billion in deals

  Bloomberg Chinese acquirers are seeing a large number of cross-border deals blocked at home and abroad as a sharp increase in volume makes regulators on both sides of transactions more cautious, Linklaters LLP said in a report. Of the $220 billion deals announced by Chinese acquirers, $40 billion to $75 billion — or as much as a third of ...

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Aussie’s Downer makes $974mn takeover offer for Spotless Group

  Bloomberg Downer EDI Ltd., the Australian engineering and infrastructure management company, offered to buy Spotless Group Holdings Ltd. in a cash deal valuing the company at A$1.26 billion ($974 million) as it continues to diversify from resources following the mining-investment boom. Downer offered A$1.15 per share for the Melbourne-based cleaning and catering services firm, according to a statement on ...

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