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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is marking an emphatic participation at the 2017 edition of Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events (IMEX), the largest European trade show for the international congress, conference and events sector, currently underway at Messe Frankfurt in Germany. The delegation from ADNEC is attending various co-located events including ...

Bloomberg The two top officials at the Justice Department have interviewed eight candidates to replace the fired James Comey amid demands from lawmakers of both parties for Donald Trump to turn over any recordings he may have made of his meetings with the former FBI director. Washington continued to be roiled by Trump’s firing of Comey on May 9, citing ...

Bloomberg Just six months ago, Indian companies and policy makers were grappling with a record-low exchange rate. Now, the rupee’s unexpected rebound is causing fresh problems. While the currency’s 5.9 percent jump against the dollar so far this year will help tamp down inflation, it’s posing a challenge for the earnings of India’s exporters. For information technology and drug companies ...

Bloomberg The world’s second-largest economy dialed back a gear as authorities crack down on the nation’s swelling financial leverage. Industrial output rose 6.5% last month from a year earlier, compared to 7% seen by economists and 7.6% in March. Retail sales rose 10.7% versus 10.8% seen by analysts. Fixed-asset investment excluding rural areas expanded 8.9% for first 4 months, compared ...

Bloomberg Toshiba Corp. is moving to block Western Digital Corp. employees from the flash-memory venture they share, after a threat of legal action loomed over the increasingly bitter dispute over who gets to buy the Japanese company’s chip unit. Western Digital invoked an arbitration clause in their business agreement, which could postpone a sale. Later on Monday, Toshiba will go ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May could get a taste of what’s in store for Britain when the European Union’s top court spells out how the EU should ratify a free trade pact with Singapore, the tiger economy some want post-Brexit Britain to emulate. Judges at the EU Court of Justice will say on May 16 whether the Singapore deal ...

Bloomberg Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. faces a European Union antitrust probe for ramping up the price of cancer drugs as the EU joins a global crackdown on the soaring cost of life-saving generic medicines. “When the price of a drug suddenly goes up by several hundred percent, this is something the commission may look at,” EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, underlined the importance of raising government efficiency in delivering services to the public. HH Sheikh Mohammed’s remarks came during a visit to the Government Accelerators headquarters on Sunday. A solutions-based collaboration between government, private sector and academic ...

BEIJING / WAM The UAE joined on Sunday more than 110 country delegations to participate in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, hosted by the Chinese Government in Beijing. The move is part of efforts to accelerate progress on the Belt and Road initiative, which aims to enhance cooperation and develop the economies along the Old Silk Road. ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday visited Dubai Holding, the global investment holding company, where he announced the launch of ‘Marsa Al Arab’. Marsa Al Arab is a comprehensive tourist destination that aims to elevate family tourism in Dubai, as well as provide ...