Dubai to host ‘Indian Property Show’ on June 21

Dubai / Emirates Business Leading developers from India will descend to Dubai next week to showcase their latest projects to thousands of prospective home-buyers, investors, real estate and infrastructure professionals in the country at the 22nd edition of the Indian Property Show, the prime event for the bourgeoning real estate sector in India. Organized by Sumansa Exhibitions, the three-day event ...

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AI minister, MBRSG sign deal to empower future leaders

DUBAI / WAM Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Member of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation and Deputy Managing Director, has said that the preparation of the next generation of leaders in government organisations and providing them with expertise and skills supports the UAE government’s efforts to empower organisations, enhance capabilities and ...

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In Icahn-SandRidge tiff, bitter words hide overlapping targets

Bloomberg The oil industry’s ugliest battle is heading for a climax in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. But SandRidge Energy Inc is probably bound for the auction block anyway. Whether SandRidge or activist investor Carl Icahn wins control of the board this week, the oil and natural gas explorer is expected to sell some or all of its drilling rights as ...

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Siemens affirms commitment to gas turbine unit

Bloomberg Siemens AG is committed to its gas-turbine unit while recognising that it has to reduce capacity and cost amid a market slowdown, according to a memo with instructions on how to respond to media inquiries about the future of the business. The memo was sent by Lisa Davis, managing board member responsible for the power and gas division, according ...

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Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are a ‘glancing blow’ for wind power, batteries

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports include duties on components for wind turbines, nuclear reactors and batteries — but they are unlikely to cripple any of those industries. Less than 2 percent of wind turbines installed in the US since 2010 were imported from China, Stephen Munro, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said ...

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Baytex to buy Raging River in $1.2 billion oil sands deal

Bloomberg Baytex Energy Corp. agreed to buy rival western Canadian oil producer Raging River Exploration Inc., in a deal valued at C$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) that includes about 260,000 acres in the emerging East Duvernay Shale basin. Under the pact, holders of common shares of Raging River will receive 1.36 common shares of Baytex for each Raging River Share owned, ...

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African oil giant needs $12bn to avoid missing LNG boat

Bloomberg On a tropical island just off the coast of Nigeria, hundreds of engineers work around the clock to produce liquefied natural gas at a plant the size of Lower Manhattan. Operator Nigeria LNG Ltd says it will decide later this year whether to invest more than $10 billion to boost capacity by 40 percent. That would allow the Bonny ...

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China seeks cheaper solar power in shift to efficiency

Bloomberg China’s efforts to cool solar power capacity growth will cut electricity generation costs and the industry’s reliance on government subsidies that helped drive record installations last year, the People’s Daily reported. Electricity rates paid to solar developers haven’t fallen in line with photovoltaic panel costs and clean energy developers are owed more than 120 billion yuan ($18.7 billion) in ...

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Indian auto-parts maker to get boost from regulation

Bloomberg Minda Industries Ltd., the Indian vehicle-component maker that’s seen its stock climb the most among peers in the past five years, is expected to benefit from tightening safety regulations in one of the world’s largest automobile markets. Shares of the components manufacturer, which supplies to companies including BMW and local car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., have climbed ...

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Perth’s South32 agrees to acquire Arizona Mining for $1.3 billion

Bloomberg Global diversified miner South32 Ltd. agreed to acquire Arizona Mining Inc. for $1.3 billion to add a flagship silver-lead-zinc project in the US and said it will remain on the M&A hunt as deal-making returns to the sector. Perth-based South32 — spun out of BHP Billiton Ltd. in 2015 — will pay $4.70 a share for the 83 percent ...

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