Bloomberg Mexico’s best performing stock this year, Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB, is set to go even higher as the bank prepares to spin off its private equity business and could even make a bid for Citigroup Inc’s local assets, according to a Barclays analyst. Gilberto Garcia raised his price target for Inbursa, which belongs to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, ...
Read More »Slow out of the driveway, fast on the road
Bloomberg It took people 15 minutes to get out of the driveway with the 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider. And that was after the ear-splitting chaos of setting off the car alarm opening one of its winged doors because we had left the key inside the garage. The driveway meets the road with a subtle divot that belies its precarious nature. ...
Read More »Google lands first subsea cable in Africa to spur digital access
Bloomberg Google landed a submarine cable in Togo, the first nation in West Africa to introduce commercial fifth-generation mobile services. The Equiano subsea internet cable, part of Google’s $1 billion program to build digital capacity on the continent, was connected to the nation of 8 million people. The conduit will land in Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa later this ...
Read More »Apple’s latest iPhone sidelines carriers from buying process
Bloomberg The debut of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone brings a change to the way its US customers can purchase the device, a move toward cutting wireless carriers out of the process and giving the tech giant more control. Traditionally, when a user buys an iPhone at an Apple retail store or the company’s online store, the customer provides their ...
Read More »Europe car sales hit record low in February
Bloomberg Car sales in the European Union skidded to the lowest on record for February, as manufacturers brace for more disruption to output from supply-chain issues exacerbated by war in Ukraine. New-vehicle registrations in the EU fall 6.7% to less than 720,000 for the month, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said. When including the UK and free-trade association countries, ...
Read More »Oil pares gain near $104 to end another volatile week
Bloomberg Oil pared gains after the biggest daily surge in 16 months pushed prices back above $100 a barrel. Futures in New York were trading near $104 a barrel after jumping 8.4%. Crude has whipsawed this week on conflicting news about progress in peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that prices ...
Read More »Sheikh Mohamed, Greek PM discuss bilateral ties
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, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, discussed on Friday by phone the friendship and strategic partnership relations that bind the two countries and means to further develop them in various fields. During ...
Read More »Dubai’s week-long realty deals reach AED9.3bn
DUBAI / WAM The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 9.3 billion in total during the week ending March 18, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The weekly DLD report said the sum of transactions was 2,400. 355 plots were sold for AED1.33 billion, 1,547 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.96billion. The top three ...
Read More »Julphar’s 2021 net profit reaches AED63.9 million
RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has reported its year end 2021 financial results, with revenues of AED1,143 million, a 100 percent increase as compared to full year 2020 revenue of AED573 million. The increase is primarily attributable to increased market share in key operating regions including the UAE and Saudi Arabia and the contribution from ...
Read More »UAE, Zimbabwe bilateral trade surges to $1.6 billion in 2021
Dubai / WAM A 300 percent jump in Zimbabwe-UAE bilateral trade during the past three years and corresponding growth in overall ties reflect the historical partnership between Africa and the Arab world, President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “The relations between Zimbabwe and the UAE are growing so fast in all sectors. Three years ...
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