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Bloomberg South African Airways Chairman Dudu Myeni will leave the state-owned airline in a shake up of the board scheduled for early next month, as the finance ministry puts new management in place to turn around the unprofitable carrier. Myeni, who is friends with South African President Jacob Zuma and heads his charitable foundation, is the most prominent of a ...

Bloomberg The deal that ceded control of Bombardier Inc.’s C Series jet programme to Airbus SE was the best option to save jobs in Quebec and ensure the industry’s future in the Canadian province, Economy Minister Dominique Anglade said. The entry of the European plane maker brings in a “selling firepower” that Bombardier doesn’t have, opening up markets for the ...

Bloomberg Roots Corp., the Canadian retailer known for its casualwear and leather goods, raised $160 million in its initial public offering after cutting the price below its targeted range, according to people familiar with the matter. The Toronto-based retailer sold shares at C$12 a piece, below its previously disclosed range of C$14 to $16 each, said the people who asked ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is ready to commit to Brazil. Kind of, sort of. After five years of just selling books in the country, Amazon is now launching an electronics and appliances marketplace. The official announcement came recently, but locals have been talking about it for a week after Bloomberg News was first to report that a significant number of Amazon ...

Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC, a leading property developer in the Middle East, on Wednesday announced its first-nine months of 2017 financial results, reporting total revenue of AED 5.8 billion and net profit of AED 2.3 billion. As of September 30, DAMAC’s booked sales for 9M stood at AED 6 billion, representing a 13 percent increase ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Louvre Abu Dhabi on Wednesday signed the first exclusive platinum partnership with Etihad Airways, at the museum’s dome. As a Platinum partner, Etihad will work closely with Louvre Abu Dhabi on areas of brand partnership, marketing, social media, public and media relations, events and exhibitions, cultural exchanges, cargo support, inflight programming, and travel trade support. Etihad Airways’ ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the leading regional multi-line insurance providers for corporates and individuals, announced on Wednesday its expansion into the UK market with the opening of a representative office in London, under the name ADNIC International Limited. The office will facilitate reinsurance across industrial sectors including Energy (Upstream and Downstream), ...

DUBAI / Reuters Abu Dhabi’s state fund Mubadala Investment Company said it has launched a venture capital arm that will oversee an early growth fund set up with Japan’s SoftBank, and a fund of funds focusing on emerging fund managers. A ventures investment team will be based in San Francisco, the first Mubadala office in the United States, it said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, extended a $50 million (AED183.65 million) concessionary loan to the Maldivian government to develop the Velana International Airport in Male. The development project includes the construction of a new 3,400-metre runway with a breakwater and rehabilitation of the old runway. In addition, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, discussed the latter’s participation in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), as well as strengthening their mutual cooperation and coordination. Their discussion took place during a meeting with Abdullah Ali Musleh Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ...