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1-in-5 in person Visa-processed card payments now contactless
May 11th, 2016
Visa Europe has put out another batch of contactless payments metrics, showing that one-in-five in-person card transactions it processes are now tap and pay. The card giant says that it has seen three billion contactless payments in Europe in ...
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
Lifting sanctions on Iran opens up business opportunities
May 9th, 2016
Economic sanctions have cost Iran an estimated $120 billion (€105 billion) since 2012, primarily in lost oil and gas revenues. That equates to about 30 per cent of the economy of the second-largest country in the Middle East after ...
Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Spread, Saudi Oil Minister Replaced
May 9th, 2016
Canada wildfires cut oil-sands production by about 40%: IHS Ali al-Naimi succeeded by Al-Falih, head of state oil company Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Arabia ...
Broadridge Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results
May 6th, 2016
Announces Adjusted Diluted EPS Growth of 23% and Recurring Fee Revenue Growth of 12% Reaffirms Full Year Guidance Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today reported financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2016. Results for the ...
Kingdom of Bahrain Unveils New Tourism Identity
May 5th, 2016
– ‘Ours. Yours’ launched at the Arabian Travel Market – Six representative offices will be launched in the GCC The Kingdom of Bahrain launched today its new tourism identity under the slogan of ‘Ours. Yours’ in a step to ...
Taking the petro out of the dollar
May 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has been in the news recently for several interconnected reasons. Underlying it all is a spendthrift country that is rapidly becoming insolvent. While the House of Saud remains strongly resistant to change, a mixture of reality and ...
UAE’s largest lender posts 10.7% drop in Q1 net profit
April 28th, 2016
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s largest lender by assets, on Wednesday posted a 10.7 percent fall in first-quarter net profit as revenues dropped and impairment charges for bad loans rose. NBAD, almost 70 percent owned by an ...
Ras Al Khaimah could be UAE’s ‘new St Tropez’
April 28th, 2016
Ras Al Khaimah could be the next St Tropez, according to Filippo Sona, Colliers International’s head of hotels for the Middle East and North Africa. “Where will you see the best growth coming up five years?” said Sona, after ...
Thomson Reuters Reports First-Quarter 2016 Results
April 27th, 2016
Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The company also re-affirmed its 2016 full-year outlook. Reported revenues declined 1%. Before currency, revenues grew 1% Excluding recoveries, revenues increased 2% ...
