Unilever mulls sale of tea unit

Bloomberg As the flat white trounces black tea, Lipton owner Unilever is weighing a sale of one of its best-known brands. The Anglo-Dutch giant initiated a review of its global tea business, which includes the more than century-old label and generates sales of almost $3.3 billion. The move comes after the company’s slowest quarterly growth in a decade. Unilever is ...

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India in talks with nine firms for flag carrier sale

Bloomberg Indian officials met with as many as nine companies during roadshows to gauge interest in a stake sale in the nation’s loss-making flag carrier, people with knowledge of the matter said. Officials from the South Asian nation met executives of companies including British Airways parent IAG SA, IndiGo, India’s biggest airline that’s operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, SpiceJet Ltd ...

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Coronavirus seen pushing some weakest carriers out of business

Bloomberg The fast-spreading coronavirus could spell the end for the weakest airlines as travel demand dries up in and out of China. The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city Wuhan, has claimed 200 lives. Total infections have soared past 11,700 in China, surpassing the country’s official number from the 2003 Sars epidemic. Sars cost the global economy an estimated ...

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H&M family stung by stock hands leadership to new CEO

Bloomberg Hennes & Mauritz AB appointed Helena Helmersson as the first female chief executive officer of the fast-fashion pioneer, taking over from founding family scion Karl-Johan Persson, who struggled to contain competition from cheaper rivals and online platforms that revolutionised shopping. Helmersson was previously head of operations, and Persson moves to the supervisory board after more than a decade, where ...

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Swatch drops to lowest in a decade over virus

Bloomberg Swatch Group fell to the lowest in a decade as Switzerland’s largest watchmaker faces a triple whammy from Hong Kong protests, competition with smartwatches and viral outbreak in China. Operating profit fell for the first time in three years, dropping 11% to $1.1 billion. Analysts expected 1.09 billion francs. The shares fell as much as 4.1% on January 30. ...

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Boeing says total costs for 737 Max to surpass $18bn

Bloomberg Boeing Co. closed the financial books on a tragic and tumultuous 2019 by revealing that total costs for its grounded 737 Max will surpass $18 billion when the tab for restarting production later this year is included. The planemaker is taking a $2.6 billion pretax writedown to compensate airlines for ballooning losses from a global flying ban that’s expected ...

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UAE trade in aluminum hits AED8bn in 3 months

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE trade in aluminum amounted to around AED 8 billion during the first three months of 2019, according to statistics revealed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. The Emirates’ trade in the metal hit a record of AED 6.5 bn during the reference period, a growth of 23 percent over the corresponding period in ...

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Ajman’s non-oil GDP rises 3.6%

AJMAN / WAM The non-oil GDP in Ajman achieved a 3.6 percent growth in 2018, according to the emirate’s annual economic report 2019 issued by the Department of Economic Development covering the emirate’s economic outcomes until the end of 2018. The report showed that the average annual growth for the 2014-2018 period was some 3.8 percent, a clear indication of ...

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Valleys, dams, mountains turned RAK into a beautiful oasis

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Valleys, dams and mountains and a green carpet covering the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah have turned the region into a beautiful oasis, which celebrates nature and strengthens environment sustainability. Starting at Wadi Shawka or Shawka valley, where you can feel a cold breeze, you walk past fragrant palm trees, flowers and plants, and move ...

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ERC continues aid drive for refugees in Lebanon

BEIRUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) announced that it is continuing its winter aid campaign for refugees in Lebanon to help ease the effects of the cold weather, which included winter essentials, such as heaters, blankets, clothes, children’s supplies and food parcels. Through the Humanitarian and Development Affairs Attaché at the UAE Embassy, the authority implemented the third ...

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