 Louvre Abu Dhabi_Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya.jpg)
Insights
13-Mar-19 Abu Dhabi has allocated AED0.5 bn (USD136 mn) for tourism marketing over three years. The funding will highlight attractions such as Louvre Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros World, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project is reportedly also 'still active'. [image: Lourve Abu Dhabi / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]
Read More
 Norihiko Shirouzu_Reuters.jpg)
Insights
01-Mar-19 Weak demand in China and the Sino-US trade war took a heavy toll across Asia in Feb-19. China's manufacturing contracted for the third month, Japan's factory gauge fell at the sharpest pace in 2-1/2 years and South Korea's exports plummeted. [image: Norihiko Shirouzu / Reuters]
Read More
 Chris Ratcliffe_Bloomberg.jpg)
Insights
17-Dec-18 Qatar Petroleum is buying stakes in three offshore oil blocks in Mexico from Eni SpA, as Qatar expands after leaving OPEC. Global oil majors are attracted to the Mexican side of the Gulf as new blocks are opened for development. [image: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg]
Read More
 Chinanews_cn.jpg)
Insights
06-Dec-18 Police in China have arrested 132 people over a medical tourism scam targeting wealthy Chinese that netted nearly USD145 mn. Research firm Global Growth Markets estimates 500,000 Chinese travel abroad for medical tourism every year, spending at least USD10 bn. [image: Chinanews.cn]
Read More
 Handout_Asia Times.png)
Insights
07-Nov-18 American passenger jets will soon be taking off from Boeing’s only manufacturing facility outside of Seattle, which will be up and running in Zhoushan, Zhejiang in China by the end of the 2018. The first will be a 737 Max. [image: Handout / Asia Times]
Read More
