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World’s most expensive airline ticket cost $80,000 and now goes on sale
June 6th, 2016
United Arab Emirates’ flag carrier Etihad has introduced the world’s most expensive airline ticket costing more than $80,000. Passengers travelling from London to Melbourne and back can now travel in Etihad’s ‘penthouse in the sky’ – The Residence – ...
European stocks seen higher, focus switches to US jobs
June 3rd, 2016
European stocks opened higher on Friday as investors turned their attention to a key U.S. jobs report that could hold the key to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month. The FTSE opened 0.5 percent higher, the German ...
Opec: No Deal Amid Saudi-Iran Stand-Off
June 2nd, 2016
Oil prices have remained flat in early Asian trading, as investors await the outcome of today’s Opec meeting in Vienna. Early this morning, Brent crude was trading at just under $50 a barrel – less than half the level ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
Asia Stocks Fall With Oil, Copper as Yuan Weakens; Aussie Jumps
June 1st, 2016
Crude oil sinks below $49 before OPEC meets Thursday Korean bonds rally as export slump weighs on the won Asian stocks retreated with commodities and the yuan weakened as Chinese manufacturing data pointed to lackluster growth in the world’s ...
Winners of Middle East Hotel Awards 2016
May 30th, 2016
12 Dubai Hotels win at Middle East Hotel Awards 2016 The awards ceremony, held on 24 May at the Palazzo Versace Dubai, witnessed a 63 per cent increase of submissions on the previous year’s edition, with the 6-month old ...
Oil prices retreat from $50 on oversupply concerns, stronger dollar
May 27th, 2016
Oil futures slipped in Asian trade on Friday after hitting resistance at the $50 a barrel mark as investors worried higher prices could reactivate shuttered crude output, adding to global oversupply. Prices were also pressured by a strong greenback ...
Bahrain introduces two new types of visas to help attract more visitors and investors
May 26th, 2016
Move seeks to boost number of tourists, investors Bahrain is introducing two new types of visas and extending a third to help attract more visitors and investors to the kingdom. Under the plan recommended by the Executive Committee, chaired ...
CFTC Issues Final Cross-Border Margin Rule
May 25th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today adopted a rule implementing a cross-border approach to the CFTC’s margin requirements for uncleared swaps (Final Rule). Published in January 2016, the CFTC’s margin rule applies to CFTC-registered swap dealers and ...
Forex Brokers in Philipines try to stop Metrobank from closing their accounts
May 23rd, 2016
AMID a clampdown by banks on ties with money changers and remittance firms, a group representing local foreign exchange dealers is pushing back and challenging what it describes as a unilateral action of local banks to end its business ...