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      Mary Sophia

      Mary Sophia

      Assistant Business Editor
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      Abu Dhabi
      Mary is a deputy business editor at The National and has an extensive experience in business reporting in the region with both regional and international titles. Prior to joining The National, she was the deputy editor at Forbes Middle East and has also worked with BBC News and Gulf Business. She has interviewed chief executives of leading companies, ministers of state and other policy makers.

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      The unemployment rate in Britain rose to 4.5% in the three months to August, its highest in more than three years. Reuters
      Moody's cuts UK credit rating citing weak economic growth

      The agency said the uncertainty amid Brexit could further hamper any economic recovery

      BusinessOctober 17, 2020
      Saudi Arabia’s finance minister Mohammed Al Jadaan. The world’s 20 largest industrialised nations agreed on a new joint framework for restructuring government debt to help poorer countries deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters
      G20 to extend debt service suspension to poorest countries by another six months

      Group is convening another meeting of finance ministers in November to assess how best to complement initiative

      BusinessOctober 14, 2020
      Abu Dhabi Investment Authority joins a group of investors who have recently secured stakes including Mubadala Investment Company, Singaporean wealth fund GIC and private equity investors Silver Lake, KKR, General Atlantic and TPG. Bloomberg.
      General Atlantic invests $498m in Mukesh Ambani's retail venture

      The private equity firm takes a 0.84 per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures

      BusinessSeptember 30, 2020
      Saudi Arabia's energy minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al-Saud chairing a virtual meeting of G20 Energy Ministers. EPA
      G20 energy ministers pledge to contribute to Covid-19 economic recovery

      Ministers commit to create conditions to attract investments in the energy sector and endorse the circular carbon economy

      BusinessSeptember 29, 2020
      Ahmed Wadi, is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based FinTech Moneyfellows. Courtesy: Moneyfellows
      Generation Start-up: MoneyFellows is offering the underbanked easy access to quick loans

      The Cairo-based FinTech has digitised the informal borrowing and lending model used in money circles

      BusinessSeptember 26, 2020
      Etisalat users will now be able to access high-speed Internet at their homes following 5G roll-out. Sarah Dea / The National
      Etisalat rolls out 5G for UAE home users

      The regulator's move will help the country deploy applications such as self-driving cars, smart industry and the Internet of Things

      TechnologySeptember 16, 2020
      Lu Daopei Medical Group is one of the companies in which Investcorp has invested in through its new platform. Courtesy: Investcorp
      Investcorp sets up platform to invest in Chinese healthcare companies

      The asset manager invested in Lu Daopei Medical Group and online healthcare platform WeDoctor through its new platform

      BusinessSeptember 14, 2020
      Job hunters wait in line at an employment fair in New York. The unemployment rate in OECD countries eased in July. AFP
      Unemployment in OECD countries eases in July but still higher than pre-pandemic levels

      The jobless rate in the group's member countries fell to 7.7% in July from 8% in June

      BusinessSeptember 09, 2020
      Instashop was founded in 2015 by John Tsioris (pictured) and Ioanna Angelidaki. Courtesy Instashop
      Delivery Hero acquires online grocery platform Instashop for $360m

      Instashop will use the funding to launch in new markets and grow its operations

      BusinessSeptember 02, 2020
      Sami was formed in 2017 in an effort to localise 50 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s total military spending. Bloomberg
      PIF-backed Saudi Arabian Military Industries appoints new chief executive

      Walid Abukhaled, who was promoted from his post as an acting chief executive, has nearly 30 years of experience in military industries

      BusinessAugust 23, 2020
      Volunteers help in removing rubble at the damaged Gemayzeh area in Beirut that was damaged in the August 4 port explosion. Both the IMF and World Bank pledged to help the country. EPA
      IMF ready to 'redouble' efforts and World Bank set to help Lebanon on 'fast-track basis'

      The IMF says the country needs to restore public finances and protect the savings of Lebanese depositors

      BusinessAugust 10, 2020
      Grubtech team - the company was founded by Mohamed Al Fayed and Mohammed Hammedi. Courtesy: Grubtech
      Generation Start-up: GrubTech is helping Mena restaurants to reduce food delivery times

      The company aims to eliminate inefficiencies across back-end operations of restaurants by automating cumbersome administrative processes

      BusinessAugust 08, 2020
      The Gulf's energy ministers reiterated their commitment to supply cuts in an effort "to further speed up the oil market's rebalancing". Bloomberg
      Gulf energy ministers see encouraging signs of improvement in global economy

      Producers from the region are committed to the Opec+ agreement 'to further speed up the oil market's rebalancing', ministers say

      BusinessAugust 08, 2020
      First Abu Dhabi Bank issued a Dh1.4bn formosa bond in June. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Abu Dhabi's FAB raises Dh1.8bn through Chinese yuan formosa bond

      The issue is the largest denominated in Chinese yuan globally, FAB says

      BusinessAugust 04, 2020
      Dubai has emerged as a leading diamond trading hub. Alamy
      DMCC slashes set-up costs by 50% for diamond companies

      The free zone aims to attract international companies to set up operations in Dubai

      BusinessAugust 01, 2020
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