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ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates continues to send aid convoys carrying all essential items, including medical supplies, to the Yemeni governorate of Dhale through the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). An ERC volunteer team oversaw the distribution of the relief convoys in the presence of Major General Ali Muqbel, Governor of Dhale, who appreciated the UAE’s continuous support …

Bloomberg Almost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in Shanghai this week amid tempered expectations for breakthroughs in their yearlong trade war. Two days of talks are scheduled to restart on Tuesday after an uneasy truce reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group …

Bloomberg Saudi Basic Industries Corp. has no interest in taking over Clariant AG after the chemicals makers last week halted talks on their high-performance plastics venture, the company’s chief executive officer said. “Our investment in Clariant is a strategic investment, we’re going to continue to look at this investment as a growth opportunity,” Yousef Abdullah Al Benyan told reporters in …

Bloomberg Chevron Corp. and four oil services companies won a last-minute US government reprieve to continue producing oil in Venezuela, albeit only for a 90-day period. The US Treasury Department supported Chevron’s request to extend its sanctions waiver by six months, but the majority of other government agencies involved opposed any extension at all, a senior administration official told reporters …

Bloomberg Petroleos Mexicanos imported less gasoline and diesel in the second quarter as its refineries produced more fuel and the government cracked down on fuel theft. Gasoline and diesel imports totalled 734,000 barrels a day, down 8.5 percent from the same period in 2018, according to a company presentation. Crude output dropped 10 percent compared with the same period a …

Bloomberg Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for bankruptcy protection and reached a financing agreement with debt holders as the fuel-making company grapples with the aftermath of a June explosion and fire at its oil refinery that forced it to shut operations. The company submitted Chapter 11 petitions at the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. It also entered into …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump has rejected, for now, the idea of aggressive currency intervention that could give the US an edge with its trading partners by weakening the dollar, according to two people familiar with the matter. The decision came at a White House meeting focussed on trade. Part of the agenda included a discussion of Trump’s concerns about the …

Bloomberg The premium Indian equities command versus their emerging-nation peers has narrowed to the smallest since last April and may not rebound soon. That’s the view from Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the country’s equity benchmark head for its worst monthly drop since October, weighed down by disappointments related to a proposed super-rich tax, tepid earnings, and the lingering …

Bloomberg Japanese banks have spent more than three years trying to flee negative interest rates at home by ramping up lending abroad. Now their escape routes are closing. Declining global rates are buffeting the country’s three largest lenders as they prepare to post fiscal first-quarter results next week. And with central banks around the world now in monetary easing mode, …

Bloomberg Nigeria is facing the risk of never recovering about 5.5 trillion naira ($15 billion) of bad loans taken over during a banking crisis more than a decade ago. The money is almost 80 percent of the West African nation’s revenue target for 2019 and 62 percent of planned spending by president Muhammadu Buhari, amounting to 8.9 trillion naira. That …