Mnuchin, Lighthizer to hold talks next week in China — sources

WASHINGTON: Senior US and Chinese officials are poised to start another round of trade talks in Beijing next week to push for a deal to protect American intellectual property and avert a March 2 increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods, two people familiar with the plans said on Tuesday. The sources said that the […]

Saudi business conditions improved in January

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector showed a strong improvement at the start of the year, driven by a surge in new orders and a subsequent rebound in both output and employment. Businesses also reported stronger optimism towards the outlook for activity in 2019. Elsewhere, a drop in firms’ operating expenses, linked to falling purchasing […]

DHL CEO lays out argument for Dubai’s future as logistics hub

Dubai: The regional boss of the world’s largest logistics firm said that Dubai’s position as a hub for shipping and air freight was unlikely to be diminished by local competitors in the coming years. DHL Global Forwarding’s chief executive for the Middle East and Africa, Amadou Diallo, said that with a growing number of people […]