Hope, appointed in February 2015, was hired as chief executive a year before the launch of the centrepiece of Dubai’s Opera District

The two sides agreed on the need to confront the threat of terrorism and extremism.

Ankara: Volkswagen AG’s management board has decided to delay a decision on giving the go-ahead on a 1.3 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) car plant due to the political upheaval caused by the country’s military action in northern Syria. The German carmaker had established a Turkish unit in the western city of Manisa early October, paving the […]

The global economy is wobbling and whether it topples over is the big question in financial markets, executive suites and the corridors of power. Investors cheered Friday as the U.S. struck a partial trade agreement with China and there were even signs the U.K. may strike a divorce deal with the European Union. But the […]

Hong Kong: The pound rallied on Tuesday after the European Union’s top Brexit negotiator flagged the possibility of a divorce deal this week, reviving hopes Britain could avoid crashing out of the bloc. With the exit deadline on October 31, Michel Barnier’s comments reinforced hopes for an eventual agreement between the two sides and came […]

Beijing: China’s factory gate prices declined at their fastest pace in more than three years in September, reinforcing the case for Beijing to unveil further stimulus as manufacturing cools on weak demand and US trade pressures. The producer price index (PPI), considered a key barometer of corporate profitability, dropped 1.2 per cent year-on-year in September, […]

Putin landed in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday afternoon.

Vladimir Putin arrives in Abu Dhabi a day after signing a key oil deal with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh