E-cigarette maker Juul weighing Middle East expansion

Dubai: Juul Labs, the US company behind the popular e-cigarette device, has said that it is weighing up an expansion in the Middle East. The UAE’s government said in February that it was looking at legalizing the vaping devices. “We are evaluating markets across the Middle East,” the company told Gulf News in an emailed […]

All-out trade war could cost global economy $600b

New York: Go inside the global economy with Stephanie Flanders in her new podcast, Stephanomics. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes. The escalation of the US-China trade war adds to risks for an already-stumbling global economy, denting expectations of a stronger second half to the year. Should US tariff measures announced this month and the […]

US-China trade war sets tone for global outlook

New York: The US-China trade war will continue to dominate the world economy’s headlines next week as President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping go toe to toe. Their clash is casting a pall over the world economy as investors, businesses and consumers risk retrenching until the outlook is clearer. “Darkening trade war clouds loom […]

Jamie Oliver’s Dubai restaurant to remain open as UK chain collapses

Dubai: British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant in Dubai will be unaffected by the collapse of the chain’s UK business, according to the outlet’s manager. Given that Oliver’s restaurants outside of the UK operate on a franchise agreement, they will not enter administration along with the firm’s 25 sites in the UK, according to the […]

OECD cuts global growth forecast as US-China tensions rise

PARIS: The OECD on Tuesday cut its forecast for the world economy, urging governments to resolve their trade disputes as the latest flare-up in the China-US trade war threatens to crimp global growth. “Governments must act urgently to reinvigorate growth that benefits all,” the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said as it pared back […]