Dubai aims to be a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub

Dubai: The first step towards creating a drug manufacturing hub in Dubai has been taken, with a Dh125 million plant at Dubai Science Park in Al Barsha. The facility, Pharmax, will produce generic medicines for a range of chronic illnesses, including diabetes, cholesterol, psychiatric and neurological disorders, cardiovascular and gastric ailments. The first production batches […]

Turkey rewrites crisis playbook with rate cuts back on agenda

Istanbul Word by word, Turkey is starting to dismantle the playbook it used to halt a run on the lira. With a recession looming, the central bank toned down its pledge to keep borrowing costs elevated and changed its assessment of inflationary pressures. While its benchmark was kept steady at 24 per cent for a […]