Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is bracing Britain’s war machine for a no-deal Brexit . That puts him at odds with Brexit Secretary David Davis , who insists there will be an agreement. MoD minister Mark Lancaster said: “Given the long lead-in times to ­implement some of our contingency measures we can’t wait until we see the final outcome to begin ...

Tom Zwirlein used an old-fashioned overhead projector with individual transparencies at the first Southern Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum, which attracted a crowd of 225 to The Broadmoor hotel in 1997, because his Microsoft PowerPoint presentation didn’t work. Twenty years later, Tatiana Bailey has replaced him as director of the event, now called the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ...

New businesses are forming at a slower pace than before the recession. Some economists say the reason may be the rising power of the biggest corporations to swat away challengers — or else to swallow them before they become a serious threat. Unemployment has fallen, and the stock market has soared. So why has the economic expansion since the recession ...

China’s trade with North Korea rose in August to its highest since December 2016, data showed on Saturday, even after the United Nations slapped tougher sanctions on Pyongyang in a bid to choke off a third of its $3 billion in annual export revenue. The world’s second-largest economy imported and exported goods worth $604.27 million in August, up from $456.16 ...

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to allow Dafza’s hosted companies to obtain dual licences to operate across Dubai. The agreement aims to strengthen cooperation on initiatives targeting all aspects related to providing economic support for Dafza’s main services. It will also facilitate collaboration ...

Dubai is seeking qualified and well-connected professionals who can attract conferences and meetings to the city Dubai Business Events, a division of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, is looking for new ambassadors to join its drive to bring more meetings and conferences to the emirate, a senior official said. Abdulla Yousuf, senior manager of business development, ...

Large margins in region expected to provide retailers some cushion for the introduction of tax A family shops at a Hypermarket in Sharjah. The appliances sector, especially consumer electronics, will be hardest hit by the introduction of value-added tax (VAT), according to Euromonitor International. As for other segments of the retail sector, the UAE’s first major tax will have varying ...

Indian markets are touching all-time highs and they are doing that with foreign investors turning net sellers of equity in 2017. This rally in equities despite foreign investors not participating is happening for the first time because of domestic investor support, giving the impression that domestic investor is well and truly getting converted from investing in gold and real estate ...

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) An index measuring optimism about the local economy over the next six months hit its highest in more than two years after a recent slew of economic data pointed to improvements, according to Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金). Citing a survey conducted from Sept. 1-7, Cathay Financial said that although the local economic composite index of ...

With the British public voting to leave the European Union, Broadcast TECH asks five industry experts to predict what a post-Brexit future might hold for the UK production sector. While opinions differ, it’s an overwhelmingly negative picture.  NIALL DUFFY, Chief marketing officer, VIRTUAL AI The most likely impact of a ‘hard Brexit’ will be a further decline in sterling and ...