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Dubai / Emirates Business MAG Property Development (MAG PD), the property development arm of MAG Group, has announced that it will showcase five real estate projects at Cityscape Global 2017, the world-leading real estate exhibition that will take place at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) from September 11-13. Talal Moafaq Al Gaddah, CEO of MAG Property Development, commented: “Our aim ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank announced a new senior appointment at the leadership team level; Jasem AlHosani as the Head of Compliance, to further drive the Bank’s success and its future growth plans. Alex Coelho, Chief Executive Officer of Al Hilal Bank, stated: “Leading organizations are under an obligation to renew themselves in order to stay ahead. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), strengthened its presence on the global arena through its participation at the Moscow International Book Fair and the Indonesia International Book Fair. The authority used its involvement at the literary events to extend bridges of communication and develop channels of cooperation with a large number of publishers and intellectuals from Northern Eurasia ...

Bloomberg Hurricane Irma headed for an all-but-certain collision with southern Florida after devastating the Caribbean islands and swiping at Cuba as it threatens to become the most expensive storm in US history. While top winds dropped to 130 miles (209 kilometres) an hour, the life-threatening storm’s swollen size means most of Florida will face hurricane-force winds as it cuts a ...

Bloomberg Angela Merkel, running for a fourth term as chancellor in Germany’s September 24 election, reiterated that her nation’s auto sector has “seen a great loss of trust” and needs to atone for past mistakes. Speaking on her weekly podcast on Saturday, Merkel said the industry is in a period of rapid change, and “modern drive technology is, of course, ...

Bloomberg The UK has gained potential allies in its bid to hold on to the business of clearing euro-denominated derivatives after Brexit. Sweden said a European Union proposal to allow authorities to force the biggest foreign derivatives-clearing firms to set up shop in the bloc could prove excessive, according to an earlier document that summarises the positions of 10 national ...

Bloomberg Mark Zuckerberg is heading back to court. Facebook Inc.’s chief executive officer is expected to testify later this month in a shareholder lawsuit over voting power, according to a person familiar with the plans. The trial, set to start on September 26, will explore whether the board had shareholder interests in mind when it approved a new class of ...

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is under investigation by federal authorities in New York for its alleged use of a spyware programme designed to undermine competition for its digital ride-hailing service, according to people familiar with the matter. The executive charged with making sure Uber follows the law, Global Head of Compliance Joseph Spiegler, resigned last week after a year and ...

Bloomberg A closely-held Chinese oil company agreed to buy a minority stake in Rosneft PJSC for about $9 billion, deepening energy and political ties with Russia amid increasing tensions with the US. The deal sees Glencore Plc and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund selling most of their holding in Russia’s biggest crude producer, which they acquired to much fanfare in December. ...

DUBA / Reuters Saudi Arabia will cut crude oil allocations to its customers worldwide in October by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd), an industry source familiar with Saudi oil policy told Reuters. The cuts in allocations are in line with Saudi Arabia’s commitments to the OPEC-led supply reduction pact, under which the top oil exporter is required to cut 486,000 ...