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Saudi, Russia Vow Oil Cooperation Without Agreeing to Freeze
September 6th, 2016
Countries have ‘number of tools’ for joint action, Novak says Oil pares gains as rapprochement falls short of concrete steps The world’s top two crude-oil producers pledged to cooperate to stabilize global markets, while failing to announce any specific ...
Hanjin takes legal steps to prevent ship seizures as more vessels blocked
September 5th, 2016
South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping plans to take legal action in jurisdictions worldwide to prevent its vessels being seized, as more of its ships were blocked from docking at ports in the wake of its collapse. As of Monday, 79 Hanjin ships ...
Oil prices rise as dollar comes off two-week high
August 30th, 2016
Oil futures edged up on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar backed off a two-week high hit the day before, although doubts that crude producers would agree next month to an output freeze continued to drag on prices. The U.S. ...
Oil Resumes Drop Near $47 Amid Market Stabilization Deal Doubts
August 29th, 2016
Stability should be achieved soon for oil market: Al Mazrouei Rising Iranian output dims prospects of action: Dana Gas CEO Oil declined amid doubts producers will agree on a deal to stabilize the market when suppliers meet next month ...
Online lender secures record-breaking $52.5 million FinTech funding
August 11th, 2016
Finova Financial’s industry-first, cloud and mobile-based consumer auto title lending platform has raised $52.5 million in a combination of equity and a credit facility, one of the largest initial rounds in FinTech industry history, Finova announced today. The funding round ...
Which is the next hotspot to attarct investors interest in UAE?
July 25th, 2016
UAE-based companies with more than 50 staff are now required to provide free housing for workers earning less than $544 per month. Worker housing projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to draw increased interest from investors ...
Dubai’s largest bank reported Q2 net profit rises 16%; $520m net profit
July 18th, 2016
The bank made a net profit of Dhs 1.91bn in the three months to June 30 Dubai’s largest lender, Emirates NBD (ENBD), reported a 16 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit on Monday, broadly in line with analysts’ ...
UAE businessman pays out £3.4m for number plate ‘1’
June 16th, 2016
After successful auction bid of 18 times reserve price, Arif Ahmed al-Zarouni says: ‘My ambition is always to be number one’ A car registration plate bearing just the number one fetched AED 18m (£3.4m) at auction in the United Arab ...
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 – ...
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 ...
