Business

A leading London-based think tank has warned the Taliban will be forced to seek cooperation with China to resuscitate the country’s war-torn economy following US withdrawal and the freezing of Western aid. A report by the Centre for…
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Sweat drips from Aqeel Hassan as he tinkers with a labyrinth of wires that connect 270 homes in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City. It is a thankless job, but a crucial one amid another scorching heatwave. His workplace is a humble shack…
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For decades, commercial businesses in Saudi Arabia have shut their doors as soon as the first call of prayer is heard. Cars would queue up waiting for petrol stations to open, while patrons and customers at pharmacies, restaurants, and…
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Have you ever thought about opening a shop, living forever in an idyllic village in the far south of Italy where it is warm almost all year round, and getting paid to do so? For those who want to take the initiative, this may be imminent…
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Business class passengers will be able to choose which elements of premium travel they pay for post-pandemic as the industry adapts to changing customer demand said Emirates President Sir Tim Clark. “In the past we never had the tools to…
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TikTok’s business arm is launching an academy for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to develop their understanding of the platform. It is the first-of-its-kind virtual educational platform from TikTok in the company’s Middle East,…
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Business registration authorities in Abu Dhabi and Israel have signed a deal to help companies operate between the pair. The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority and the Registrar of Companies in the Israeli Corporations…
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Later this year Jeff Bezos, the first person to have led a business from nothing to a trillion-dollar valuation, will step down from his job as head of Amazon. But as you’d expect from a tech multibillionaire, his eyes are on a potentially…
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The 55-year-old Lane may not be Nicole Kidman or Meryl Streep-famous, but she’s managed an elegant 40-year career in the business. As a teenager, she worked with Francis Ford Coppola twice in The Outsiders and Rumble Fish. Later, she won an…
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In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a small women’s business that produces pandemic face masks decorated with holiday symbols. The masks, decorated with images of Santa Claus, reindeer and Christmas…
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