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For a long time TruePublica has consistently reported that Britain is the centre of the global money laundering business with its London Headquarters and network of off-shore tax havens. We have challenged reports and studies that have protected ‘The City’ and its army of suited mobsters that openly defy both domestic and international financial legislation whilst it administers the global looting machine. (Read our piece: Enemies of the State: […]

|By Matein Khalid| The US Dollar Index has now fallen 3.5% since it peaked on January 3. Donald Trump and his White House aides broke the 20 year taboo against speaking out against the “strong dollar” policy platitudes. The Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates and signaled no rate hike is imminent at the March FOMC. It is significant that the US dollar has fallen against […]

Copper prices in China rose as much as 7 per cent on Monday to their highest level in more than two years amid continued upward pressure from a strike at the world’s largest copper mine in Chile. The price of copper contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange leaped as high as Rmb50,300 ($7,306.79) per tonne in Monday Asia trading, the highest level since May 17, 2014. Workers […]

A bench led by Justice Dipak Misra was asked to direct the CBI to lodge FIRs and conduct probe into the alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act. (PTI) The Supreme Court today will hear the plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Panama papers expose case, in which many Indian industrialists and celebrities have been […]

China’s largest property developer Dalian Wanda Group has set its sights on banks in Europe, including Germany’s Postbank, as it diversifies away from its core real estate business. The Beijing-based group led by China’s richest man is actively looking at several European financial institutions, three people familiar with the matter said. Postbank — which has been put up for sale by Deutsche Bank — was among the […]

“She’s a spokesmodel for their hairless dog line,” Young-Johnson said. Then there are the Chinese cresteds, the Rodney Dangerfields of the dog world. The lack of respect is probably related to the nakedness of their often-freckled bodies, thrown into vivid relief by the fright-wig-like hair on their heads and the fluffy fur around their feet, giving them a frantic, slightly unhinged appearance. Continue reading the main story […]

Dubai-UAE: 12 February, 2017  Governments can counter extremism, a willful deviation from general norms of conduct, through a series of steps according to Arie Kruglanski, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Maryland. His comments came during a fullhouse breakout session entitled ‘Inside the Most Dangerous Minds: Insights for Government’ on Day One of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2017 in Dubai. Kruglanski said: “As the […]

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Egypt, 12 February 2017  Flight diversions due to inflight medical emergencies make up a tiny portion of the millions of flights operated annually, but it is costly for airlines. With more people traveling by air, the actual number of inflight medical events has been gradually increasing over the years. Emirates, the largest airline by international traffic, operates over 3,500 departures a week, or more than 194,000 flights […]

Opec countries drastically curbed their output in the first month of their new production agreement, in the clearest sign to date that the world’s biggest oil producers are committed to living up to the November pact to cut global supplies. The limits adopted by the oil cartel in January have been “one of the deepest in the history of Opec output cut initiatives”, the International Energy Agency […]

Mr. Kushner, on something of a crash course in diplomacy, has been speaking with Arab leaders in recent weeks. But he is a mystery to most Middle Eastern officials. He has no experience in government or international affairs. His up-close exposure to the Arab world amounts to little more than trips to a handful of Persian Gulf countries and a star-studded jaunt to Jordan. Continue reading the […]

In a centrally planned economy decisions on what to produce, how to produce and for whom are taken primarily by the government. The term is usually associated with communist economies. However, since US President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented a robust range of government policies in the 1930s to counter the effects of the Great Depression, using principles that would be popularized by UK economist John Maynard Keynes, […]

Qatar Petroleum is the hidden giant of the global energy industry, overshadowed by its neighbor Saudi Aramco. Yet, the country’s colossal natural gas resources allow the state-run company to pump more oil and gas than Rosneft PJSC or Exxon Mobil Corp. After almost two decades of breakneck growth, the company needs to change tack. QP plans to expand abroad as domestic crude output declines and the government […]

In a potential boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” initiative, tech giant Apple Inc. is nearing a deal with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron Corp. to start making products in the southern state of Karnataka, a senior state official said. “The contractual agreement between the two companies is on the verge of being signed,” the Karnataka government official who has direct knowledge of the matter […]

Domestic consumption of desalinated water in the region is not only carbon-intensive but contributes to making the Arabian Gulf one of the world’s most salty and potentially most uninhabitable bodies of water, experts say. According to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, 96 per cent of domestic consumption of water – from drinking water to showers – comes from one of the 70 desalination plants located […]

1 of 13 Looking to go all out this Valentine’s Day? We spotted the UAE’s poshest hotel and dinner packages. If your budget starts at AED1,840 and ends at AED53,888 per couple, keep reading. 2 of 13 Al Wadi Desert Ras Al Khaimah, is offering a Valentine’s Day ‘Desert Love’ package for AED53,888 per night with a private helicopter or AED33,888 with limousine transfers and a bottle […]

Nickel rose on Thursday, outpacing other industrial metals, as speculators rushed to close bearish bets after the Philippines pressed ahead with an environmental crackdown on domestic producers. Nickel for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange rose as much as $250 to $10,500 tonne after Manila ordered the permanent closure of mines that produce about 8 per cent of the world’s nickel supply. The metal […]

ABU DHABI: The UAE’s top diplomat on Wednesday came out in defense of President Donald Trump’s order temporarily barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, UAE foreign minister, said the US was within its rights to take what he said was a “sovereign decision” concerning immigration.Sheikh Abdullah also voiced faith in the American administration’s assurances that the move was not […]

Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of household goods including Cillit Bang and Dettol, is in advanced talks to acquire Mead Johnson in a deal that could value the maker of infant formula at about $16.7bn. The British-based company said on Wednesday evening it had offered to pay $90 per share in cash to acquire the US nutritional products maker, a near 30 per cent premium on Mead Johnson’s […]

As the creative director of Tumi, one of the world’s best-known luggage brands, Victor Sanz is well placed to offer packing advice. “Lay out all your clothes for your trip. And then cut that in half. That will get you closer to what you really need,” he suggests. “Also, bring plenty of power because you never know when you’ll need it,” he adds. “And stay positive. That’s […]

Significant Engagement Gaps Found in Key Areas, Including Mentorship, Appreciation, and Cooperation with Colleagues 01 February 2017 Dubai — Many companies in the region are engaging women in senior leadership positions as a key priority, particularly following the revelation that, on a global level, companies are failing their senior-level women. Roughly three-quarters of those surveyed generated lower levels of employee engagement among female senior managers than among […]

The oil industry is zeroing in on a prospective tax shift in Washington that has the potential to upend energy flows around the world.  The “border adjustment tax” (BAT) put forth by Republican lawmakers and embraced sporadically by President Donald Trump would radically change the way companies are levied, taxing imports and exempting exports in the world’s biggest economy. While the Trump administration’s stance on BAT has […]

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook says India’s move to replace its largest-denomination bank notes with newly designed ones has presented a challenge in India, but the tech giant is still bullish on sales growth in the South Asian nation. Speaking on a call with analysts Tuesday after Apple announced last quarter results, Mr. Cook said “despite the demonetization move in India that created lots of economic pressure there last […]

Photo Refugees at the Ja’adah camp in Iraq. Children who are most in need of assistance come from Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia and Sudan. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Children who are most in need of emergency international assistance come from five of the seven countries covered by President Trump’s order barring entry to the United States, according to a United Nations report. The […]

“I remember, when I was a youngster, we used to have to translate Erasmus. He was already travelling as a scholar 500 years ago.” Sir Eric Thomas, the retired vice-chancellor of the University of Bristol, is reminiscing about his Latin A-level classes, in which the journals of the 15th-century Dutch Renaissance scholar featured prominently. “Even all that time ago, the concept of there being an international community […]

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