Millionaire Mohan Jashanmal on being successful in the UAE

Armed with a smile, his trademark dish-dash gear and a handful of toffees, Mohan Jashanmal Jhangiani, shareholder of Jashanmal Group of Companies and patriarch of the Indian community, greets us with charm and flamboyance all intact. Many of you already know him as the witty, friendly charismatic businessman who has won the hearts of not just the Indian […]

UAE consumer price index fell by 2.39 per cent in January

Dubai. Consumer prices in the United Arab Emirates fell 2.39 per cent in January, according to government data, when compared to a year earlier. Consumer prices also fell 0.12 per cent from December, the data released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority showed. Economists have said prices would ease in 2019 in both Saudi […]

India needs land, labour reform to aid manufacturing

NEW DELHI: India’s next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the manufacturing sector and boost economic growth, India’s chief economic adviser said. “These are the critical areas we need to work on,” Krishnamurthy Subramanian said in an interview. Several business leaders said a delay […]

Turkish annual inflation falls below 20 per cent in February

ANKARA. Annual Turkish consumer price inflation fell to 19.67 per cent in February, official data showed on Monday, dropping below 20 per cent for the first time since August as food price inflation eased following a government price-cutting campaign. Economists said the decline was not sufficient to prompt an immediate interest rate cut by the […]