Hexagon has agreed to buy Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes for about $1.45 billion in cash, giving the Swedish measurement technology group a bigger presence in industrial inspection and opening a new front in its push beyond traditional metrology. The deal, announced on Monday, hands Hexagon control of a business that supplies non-destructive testing equipment used to inspect critical components and assets without taking them apart or […]
Brussels is preparing to urge European Union governments to cut electricity taxes and trim power-grid charges, betting that cheaper power can both shield households and industry from the latest oil and gas shock and speed the shift towards cleaner technologies. The move comes as the European Commission tries to contain the economic fallout from surging fossil-fuel prices without abandoning the bloc’s longer-term decarbonisation plans. The recommendation would […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai AD Ports Group is accelerating its effort to turn itself from a Gulf port operator into a broader trade and logistics network, using expansion in Egypt, Africa, Pakistan and the Mediterranean to win a larger role in global supply chains as companies seek more resilient routes and integrated cargo services. For the Abu Dhabi-based group, 2025 marked another year of record financial growth. […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil vaulted above $100 a barrel and share markets retreated on Monday after President Donald Trump ordered a US naval blockade targeting traffic to and from Iranian ports, sharply escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz after weekend talks between Washington and Tehran collapsed in Islamabad. The move revived fears of a wider confrontation across the Gulf and renewed concern over inflation, shipping […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has unveiled one of its largest single-market expansions in years, adding five mainland China destinations and 28 weekly flights as it deepens its joint venture with China Eastern Airlines and sharpens its focus on a corridor carrying growing weight in trade, tourism and cargo. The move will lift Etihad’s mainland China operation to 35 weekly services across six gateways, […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 10 April 2026 – Modern beauty has a new enemy, and it’s right in our hands: the mobile phone. Endless scrolling keeps us hooked, but it also keeps our heads down. With content so addictive, one ends up spending hours slouching. So, all that main character power and energy vanish—replaced by slumping and hunching. Over time, posture slips, presence shrinks, and bold beauty follows. “Text neck” isn’t just a physical issue; it’s quietly changing how we carry ourselves.
LUX, the iconic global beauty brand, knows true radiance is about how you show up. That effortless “it girl” energy starts with posture. That’s why the brand is launching LUX Chin Up—a digital tool designed to tackle “Text Neck” and help women keep their heads high and their bold beauty even higher. It’s the perfect modern solution for the modern beauty problem.
“LUX always inspires women to boost their presence and own their beauty power,” said Gaurav Datta, Global Brand VP. “Our phones are amazing for self-expression, but there’s a catch. While they elevate our digital selves, they often shrink our real-world presence. That constant downward scroll quietly chips away at posture, poise, and bold beauty. With ‘Chin Up,’ we’re offering a simple way for women to realign, lift up, and step back into their power.”
LUX has a brilliantly simple, tech-forward solution. Forget complicated downloads or wearable tech. LUX Chin Up is a smart web page that taps into your phone’s own motion sensors. When used with the split-screen option, it stays on screen as a small tab, reminding you of the right angle to be maintained while you doomscroll.
LUX believes this can be an essential modern-day beauty ritual that extends beyond the shower to solve a modern-day problem. By habituating women to hold the right posture, LUX is naturally lifting their chins, opening their posture, and instantly restoring that vibrant, room-commanding presence. It’s a small shift that brings Main Character Beauty to life, on screen and off.
Make LUX Chin Up a habit, try it for a week and improve your posture. Visit lux.com/chinup
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DIAFA, the Abu Dhabi-based luxury hospitality investment platform affiliated with IHC Group, has completed a majority investment in Richard Caring’s hospitality portfolio in a deal described as ten-figure, placing a value of at least £1 billion on a collection of some of London’s best-known restaurants and private members’ clubs. The transaction brings The Ivy Brasseries, Caprice Holdings and The Birley Clubs under DIAFA’s control, while Richard Caring […]
The backdrop is a bruising spell for the rupee. The currency sank to record lows in March as conflict-linked fears over energy supplies drove oil prices higher and triggered capital outflows from domestic assets. That slide left the central bank confronting a familiar dilemma: allow the exchange rate to absorb the shock or step in more forcefully to curb disorderly moves in a country heavily exposed to imported crude. Reuters reported that the rupee hit a record low around mid-March before the Reserve Bank stepped up support measures as traders fretted over the growth and inflation fallout from elevated oil prices.
Against that backdrop, the central bank moved on March 27 to tighten rules around banks’ foreign-exchange exposure. It imposed a $100 million cap on net open dollar-rupee positions in the onshore market and restricted banks’ ability to deal in non-deliverable forwards, measures aimed at curbing arbitrage between local and offshore markets that officials believed had become destabilising. Governor Sanjay Malhotra has since said the steps were temporary rather than a long-term retreat from market development or rupee internationalisation, but the regulatory intent was clear: volatility linked to rapidly expanding positions would no longer be tolerated.
Bloomberg reported on Sunday that a senior Reserve Bank official criticised market makers for aggravating the rupee’s weakness during the Middle East tensions, reinforcing the view that policymakers see some trading strategies not merely as opportunistic but as harmful to market functioning. Bloomberg had earlier quoted Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar as saying the arbitrage build-up led to an “artificial drying up” of dollar supply in the market, affecting prices. That language is notable because it suggests the regulator believes the issue went beyond normal speculative behaviour into a form of distortion that reduced liquidity when it was needed most.
Market participants have broadly accepted that the positions were sizeable. Reuters, citing industry estimates and clearing data, said consensus had settled around roughly $40 billion of arbitrage exposure, much of it built across the onshore and non-deliverable forward markets. By early April, banks had exited the bulk of those trades ahead of the Reserve Bank’s April 10 deadline. Clearing house data pointed to around $36 billion in NDF trades between April 1 and April 7, seen largely as part of the unwind. That process helped support the rupee at points, but it also created other distortions, including sharp moves in forward premiums and strained hedging conditions for importers.
For companies exposed to foreign-currency liabilities, the clean-up has been costly. Reuters said one-year dollar hedging costs jumped sharply, at one point posting the steepest rise since the global financial crisis, as importers rushed to lock in cover and market liquidity thinned. That matters because the regulatory cure, while aimed at curbing speculative pressure, can tighten financing and risk-management conditions for genuine commercial users. It is one reason some dealers have privately argued that while the central bank was justified in tackling excessive positioning, abrupt curbs can deepen dislocations in a market that depends on continuous two-way activity.
Still, the Reserve Bank appears willing to accept short-term disruption in exchange for regaining control of the policy signal. The rupee rallied through parts of early April as arbitrage positions were unwound and a temporary US-Iran ceasefire drove oil lower, with the currency at one stage strengthening into the 92-93 range against the dollar. Yet that recovery proved fragile. On April 9, the rupee slipped again as doubts over the truce resurfaced, Brent crude rebounded and wider risk sentiment weakened. For policymakers, that sequence underscored how quickly external shocks can overwhelm domestic market plumbing if positioning is allowed to build unchecked.
Broader lessons are now emerging for the financial system. One is that India’s increasingly connected currency market, spanning domestic forwards, exchange-traded futures and offshore NDFs, can improve price discovery in calm conditions but amplify stress when geopolitical shocks hit. Another is that the Reserve Bank remains prepared to intervene not only through spot-market support but also through conduct-based regulation when it thinks market behaviour is aggravating weakness. That stance may temper speculative excess, but it also raises questions about how much freedom banks will have to intermediate risk in future episodes of volatility.
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai University of Doha for Science and Technology and the Community College of Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at deepening academic collaboration, in a move that underscores Qatar’s push to align higher education more closely with labour-market needs and applied learning. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation and knowledge exchange between the two institutions, with the stated goal of advancing […]
Greenlogue/AP Spring rain has reshaped the Aja Mountains in Hail into a greener, water-fed landscape, drawing fresh attention to one of the region’s best-known natural landmarks and reinforcing a wider push to turn northern Saudi Arabia’s scenery into a stronger tourism asset. Official reports on April 9 described vegetation spreading across ravines and valleys after rainfall, with seasonal grasses and wild plants softening the granite terrain […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Capital, liquidity and asset quality at the UAE’s largest banks remain robust, according to Dubai-based Al Ramz Capital, which says a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran has removed an immediate geopolitical overhang that had weighed on sentiment, valuations and foreign risk appetite. The firm said direct exposure to sectors most sensitive to conflict, including real estate, hospitality, aviation, transport and trade finance, […]
Service My Car and PlusX Electric have formed a partnership aimed at making life easier for households in the UAE that own both petrol-powered vehicles and electric cars, as mobility providers race to adapt to a market that is adding EVs faster than the after-sales ecosystem has traditionally been built to handle. The agreement links a mainstream digital servicing platform with an EV-focused charging and support business, […]
Earth is becoming brighter after dark overall, but the shift is proving far less uniform than older global averages suggested, with fast-growing parts of Asia and Africa lighting up while sections of Europe and some older urban zones are dimming through efficiency drives, new lamp technologies and policies aimed at cutting waste and light pollution. The clearest picture yet, drawn from daily satellite observations between 2014 and […]
Greenlogue/AP Climate litigation is exerting growing force over energy policy, with judges and international tribunals increasingly shaping how governments approve projects, regulate emissions and weigh the costs of climate harm. That legal shift is becoming especially significant for Africa, where policymakers and lawyers are pressing for a stronger voice in rulings that could affect development choices, energy access and the pace of transition across a continent that […]
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its growth expectations for both the UK and Egypt, saying the economic fallout from conflict-linked disruption across the Middle East is feeding through energy prices, trade routes and business confidence. For Egypt, S&P cut its forecast for real GDP growth in the 2025-2026 fiscal year to 4.7 per cent from 4.8 per cent, while also trimming the following year to 4.3 per […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi will bring back its flagship infrastructure gathering in a larger format next month, with organisers casting the 12-14 May event as a platform to push smart, sustainable and people-centred urban development at a time when the emirate is moving ahead with one of the region’s biggest public project pipelines. The Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Projects and […]
Enhanced Labs has raised $1 million in a strategic pre-seed round as the decentralised finance startup seeks to widen access to structured yield products built on options and derivatives, moving beyond large crypto tokens towards a broader set of on-chain assets that includes tokenised real-world assets. The round was led by Maximum Frequency Ventures, with GSR, Selini, Flowdesk and angel investors also taking part, according to company […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai RAK Ceramics has moved to reassure customers, contractors and distributors that its operations across the UAE and the wider region remain uninterrupted, saying access across its customer network is continuing without disruption across both retail and project channels. The statement comes at a time when businesses across the Gulf are paying closer attention to logistics resilience, input costs and delivery schedules amid wider […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai MBME Pay has secured a Category 3 Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of the UAE, giving the company regulatory approval to carry out merchant acquiring and payment aggregation activities and placing it in a narrower circle of fully licensed operators in one of the Gulf’s fastest-moving fintech markets. The approval marks a step up for the Abu Dhabi-listed MBME Group […]
The Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, together with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the British Council and the ASEAN Secretariat, convened over 270 leaders, policymakers, creatives, and investors from ASEAN and the United Kingdom in Manila for the ASEAN–UK Creative Economy Symposium 2026, reinforcing the region’s push to harness the creative economy as a key driver of growth, innovation, and cultural identity.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Satvinder Singh, said:
“ASEAN is well-positioned to harness the full potential of the creative economy. Six out of eleven ASEAN Member States now rank among the top 70 globally in the WIPO Global Innovation Index’s creative outputs dimension. ASEAN recognises that intangible assets, such as intellectual property, brands, and design as the currencies of modern creative economy. The ideas, expressions, and innovations our creators produce must be protected, valued, and commercialised.”
UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Helen Fazey, said:
“The UK and ASEAN are advancing together through trust, cooperation, and shared priorities. This partnership reflects a strong and growing relationship built on mutual respect and a shared ambition to support sustainable economic growth, innovation, and opportunity across the region. Through initiatives like the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy programme, we are deepening collaboration, strengthening people-to-people links, and supporting the development of vibrant and resilient creative sectors.”
ASEAN-focused research highlights pathways for growth in the creative economy
New research under the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy initiative is providing critical insights into the evolution and economic potential of cultural industries across the region.
Arts and Technologies in ASEAN: Interconnected Parts, commissioned by the British Council, examines the fast-growing creative technology landscape across ASEAN. Drawing on more than 60 interviews and case studies, the report explores how artists are using digital tools—from AI to immersive media—while also analysing the regulatory environments shaping innovation. It highlights both the dynamism of the sector and the need for stronger support systems to sustain growth.
Complementing this, the Regional Perception Poll on the ASEAN Creative Economy offers a comprehensive view of how the sector is understood across the region. Based on insights from over 4,000 respondents, including both producers and audiences, the study highlights the interconnected nature of creative ecosystems and the relationships between artists, industries, policymakers, and communities. Its findings underscore the need for tailored, context-specific strategies and stronger regional collaboration to unlock further growth.
Together, these research outputs provide valuable evidence to inform policy, guide investment, and strengthen UK–ASEAN partnerships.Building on this work, a new ASEAN festival research and mapping initiative is underway, expanding earlier studies to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the region’s diverse festival landscape and identify opportunities for future collaboration.
Country Director Indonesia and Director South East Asia, Summer Xia, said:
“Through the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy initiative, we are investing in the research, skills, and partnerships needed to support long-term growth in the creative sector. The symposium in Manila was an important opportunity to share these resources and ensure they are shaped by and for the region. By working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the ASEAN Secretariat, we are helping to build a stronger, more connected creative economy across ASEAN countries.”
Underscoring the broader vision of the initiative, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) San Lwin has reaffirmed, in separate engagements, that the ASEAN-UK Advancing Creative Economy programme maximises the region’s creative potential to fuel socio-economic growth and cultural exchange. He reiterated the shared commitment to leveraging innovation and creativity as key connectors to drive prosperity, deepen cultural unity, advance social equity, and promote sustainable, inclusive development in order to forge an “ASEAN Community of Opportunities for All.”
Learn more at: ASEAN Creative Economy Initiative
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The “Heaven City” vision is underpinned by a clear state roadmap, including an operational double-track railway by 2026, the M8 Motorway, and Hua Hin Airport’s international expansion by 2027. Strategically bridging Bangkok and the Southern Economic Corridor, Hua Hin is emerging as a Global Wellness Tourism Hub and a Safe Haven for HNWIs and discerning investors.
Beyond infrastructure, Hua Hin delivers a lifestyle ecosystem, from a world-class Medical Hub with multilingual healthcare and Elite International Education, to a Golfer’s Paradise with championship courses, a world-class vineyard estate, vibrant art scenes, and creative night markets. Anchored by luxury malls and international water parks, it is a sanctuary for every generation, making Branded Residences in Hua Hin increasingly coveted assets among both local and international buyers.
The pinnacle of this evolution is Dusit Ajara Hua Hin. Developed by Dusit Estate, under Dusit International, a globally recognized hospitality brand, this ultra-luxury branded residence builds on Dusit’s vision of redefining luxury living through integrated, hospitality-led experiences, as reflected in its mixed-use flagship development in Bangkok, Dusit Central Park. It sits on a prime nearly 8-acre site, featuring 96 exclusive residences with privileged beach access, nestled within the grounds of Dusit Thani Hua Hin. Designed for multi-generational living, it stands as the first low-rise residential project in Asia developed under the Fitwel: Low Rise Residential standard, a leading evidence-based global certification focused on enhancing health and well-being through optimized indoor environments. With its low-density approach, the project champions sustainable well-being. Its signature “Bridging Oasis” concept delivers over 60% green space, seamlessly connecting seven buildings through lush landscaping. Residents enjoy a full suite of amenities, including a five-zone aquatic experience, clubhouse, wellness studio, kids’ world, and entertainment spaces.
Dusit Ajara Hua Hin‘s true distinction lies in its Gracious Hospitality. Backed by Dusit’s 77-year legacy, professional property management ensures long-term value, translating into high asset liquidity and a reliable Lifestyle Dividend, supported by a dedicated rental management team.
Dusit Ajara Hua Hin is more than a residence. It is a “Limited Edition Collection” – a low-risk, high-growth asset offering timeless luxury living and sustainable long-term value for a limited collection of families.
Please visit https://www.dusitajara.com/landingpage
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Jazan Municipality has put 28 development projects worth SR546 million into the Farasan Islands pipeline, combining completed works with schemes still under construction as authorities step up efforts to improve infrastructure, add hospitality capacity and expand housing across one of the Red Sea’s most distinctive island groups. The municipality said 19 projects valued at SR398 million have been completed, while nine more worth […]
UAE authorities are advancing a Dh6 billion federal highway project designed to ease chronic congestion on the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman corridor, pressing ahead with what officials describe as a strategic expansion of the national road network as population growth and commuting demand intensify. The scheme, reviewed this week by the UAE Infrastructure and Housing Council, centres on the Fourth Federal Corridor, a planned road of about 68 kilometres with […]
Dubai International Financial Centre has rolled out a temporary package of economic support measures for businesses and retailers, offering flexible payment plans, licence-fee instalments and grace periods on selected administrative charges as the emirate’s financial hub seeks to cushion companies from a turbulent regional operating environment. The steps took effect immediately and were presented by the centre as a way to reduce short-term financial and operational pressure […]
