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Bloomberg British pay packets are starting to pick up as the availability of workers declines, according to a network of businesses across the country monitored by the Bank of England. Pay growth has edged up recently and is expected to be somewhat higher in 2018 than this year, the BOE said in its Agents’ Summary. Settlements next year will likely ...

Bloomberg Credit Agricole SA’s slump in third-quarter trading revenue rivaled that of Societe Generale SA as the French lender paid for its focus on bond markets. Sales from trading fell 28 percent to 462 million euros ($535 million), Credit Agricole, based in a Paris suburb, said in a statement on Wednesday. It posted one of the weakest trading quarters of ...

Bloomberg Once Southwest Airlines Co. starts flying to Hawaii next year, it may well add a compelling wrinkle to its schedule: flights between the islands. The carrier is mulling whether to include some in-state travel along with its trans-Pacific routes, which the company plans to offer starting next year. Southwest Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said that island-hopping flights are ...

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd said profit almost tripled last quarter, fuelled by an increase in passenger and cargo traffic, even as it warned of challenges as rivals add capacity in key markets. Net income in the three months through September rose to S$189.9 million ($139 million) from S$64.9 million a year earlier, Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier said in a statement. ...

Bloomberg Poland will build central airport for as much as 35 billion zloty ($9.6 billion) by 2027, reversing a strategy based on expanding smaller regional ports with the help of funds provided by the European Union. The facility, which will probably be located in central Poland between Warsaw and Lodz, will be capable of servicing as many as 100 million ...

Bloomberg About a half-hour south of Paris, a uniquely American import has opened for business. The store’s aisles brim with beauty and bulk, side by side. One-kilogram (2.2 pound) wheels of Mont D’Or cheese sit near $5,509 Breitling watches. The Yanks demand that the locals fork over an annual fee of $42 just to walk in the door. France, meet ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Cabinet, presided over by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the federal budget for 2018-2021 with a total of AED 201.1 billion, of which AED51.4 billion is for 2018, with a zero deficit. This came during the extraordinary session held at the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Amlak Finance PJSC, a leading specialized real estate financier in the Middle East, announced its financial results for the nine months period ending September 30. The company recorded a net profit of AED30 million for the nine months period ending September 30. The company reported profit of AED14 million for Q3, an increase of 100% compared ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Zayed Future Energy Prize, UAE’s international awards for renewable energy and sustainability, brought together global energy leaders and influencers to address urgency of transforming the global energy mix to safeguard energy security, enhance energy access in rural areas and mitigate climate change. The panel was held following extensive deliberations to select the 2018 winners of ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai on Tuesday launched a worldwide search, backed by a social media and online campaign, to find the brains behind the newest, cool- est gadgets, gizmos plus digital and traditional games. “We want to wow and delight our visitors with take-home keepsakes that could only come from a World Expo,” said Gillian Hamburger, Senior Vice ...