Trump ends duty-free privileges for products from India

Washington/New Delhi: US President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars on Monday with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to $5.6 billion (Dh20.56 billion) worth of its exports to the United States. India played down the impact, saying it […]

China’s first car slump in decades puts weakest brands at risk

Beijing: China’s slowing car market may spell the end for some of the country’s worst-performing manufacturers, said the head of one of the country’s biggest state-run automakers. The sales decline is set to trigger consolidation among local automakers and the disappearance of certain brands, Beijing Automotive Group Co. Chairman Xu Heyi told reporters at the […]

Etisalat cybersecurity supergroup add AT&T

Dubai: The Global Telco Security Alliance, formed by a collection of telcos that includes Etisalat, said on Wednesday that it would add AT&T, the US telecommunications giant, as an equal member in the group. The alliance was formed in April 2018 by Etisalat, Singtel, SoftBank and TelefĂłnica. Claiming to offer companies information and advice on […]

OECD cuts global outlook again and warns worse may be ahead

The global economy is suffering more than expected from trade tensions and political uncertainty which are clouding prospects particularly in Europe, according to a gloomy report from the OECD. Since the organisation last downgraded many of its forecasts in November, little has gone right for the world’s biggest economies. Weakness in the euro area and […]

IMF expects Bahrain economy to grow 1.8% in 2019

Dubai: Bahrain’s economy is expected to grow around 1.8 per cent in 2019, the same pace as last year, the International Monetary Fund said late on Tuesday. Bahrain was promised five years of aid worth $10 billion (Dh36.73 billion) in October from its allies Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, to relieve pressure […]

79% of UAE employees want their CEOs to ‘man up’

Dubai: Employees in the UAE are looking to their CEOs to help them through today’s challenging times. According to the 2019 Edelman UAE Trust Barometer, “my employer” has emerged as the most trusted institution in the UAE. Seventy-nine per cent of UAE employees say “it’s critically important for my CEO to respond to challenging times”. […]