DP World secures another win over Djibouti

Dubai: DP World has won another legal round against the Djibouti government over the Doraleh Container Terminal. A tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration has ordered Djibouti to restore the rights and benefits under a 2006 Concession Agreement to DP World and Doraleh Container Terminal SA within two months. Or pay damages if […]

India stares at a ‘stagflation’ threat

Mumbai: Just two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was helming an economy expanding 8 per cent, spurring optimism India was on a path to become a major global growth driver. Now, stagflation looms as the economy grinds toward its slowest expansion in more than a decade and inflation spikes above the central bank’s target, […]

India inflation at five-year high of 7.35%

(Bloomberg): India’s consumer price inflation hit a more than five-year high, boosting the case for the central bank to keep interest rates on hold for longer and possibly putting at risk its accommodative stance. Data showed inflation breached the upper end of the Reserve Bank of India’s 2-6 per cent target band as it accelerated […]

UAE to invest $22.8 billion in Indonesia

Jakarta: The UAE will invest $22.8 billion in Indonesia through a sovereign wealth fund being set up by President Joko Widodo as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to finance billions of dollars of infrastructure and energy projects. The UAE plans to invest in building Indonesia’s new capital and also develop properties in Aceh province, the […]