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Emirates Orders 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners for $15.1 Billion

Emirates Airlines on Sunday agreed to purchase 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners for $15.1 billion at list price, its chief Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said.

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Spain PM Rajoy Calls on Companies Not to Leave Catalonia

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday urged businesses not to abandon Catalonia after hundreds of firms moved their legal headquarters away as uncertainty over the region's independence drive drags on. 

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French Carmaker PSA to Begin Algeria Production in 2018

French carmaker PSA signed a deal on Sunday with three Algerian firms to set up a car-manufacturing base in the North African country with production to begin next year.

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Dubai Property Giant Emaar Profits Surge on High Sales

Dubai construction giant Emaar Properties posted a sharp rise in third quarter profits Sunday as residential sales in the glitzy emirate gathered steam.

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Trump and Xi Lay Out Competing Trade Visions at APEC

The leaders of the U.S. and China laid out sharply divergent visions for the future of global trade on Friday, with Donald Trump doubling down on his "America First" rhetoric, leaving counterpart Xi Jinping to defend the "irreversible" tide of globalization.

Xi, who has emerged as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, and Trump, whose woes include dismal approval ratings at home, spoke moments apart at the APEC summit in the Vietnamese city of Danang. 

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London Woos Saudi Aramco with $2 Billion Loan Guarantee

Britain will provide state oil giant Saudi Aramco with a $2-billion loan guarantee to help it buy British exports, the UK government has said.

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China to Widen Foreign Access to Financial Sector

China on Friday said it will further open the country's financial markets to foreign firms, a key demand from the United States and Europe which have long complained about the strict limits on access to the giant economy.

The announcement came after Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing during which the US leader called for a more level playing field for American companies and measures to reduce a massive trade imbalance. 

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Macron Unveils 1-Billion Euro Joint Investment with UAE

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced a one-billion euro joint investment platform with the United Arab Emirates whose funds are to be invested in France.

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Eurozone Growth to Hit Fastest in a Decade in 2017

The EU sharply raised its eurozone growth forecast for 2017 on Thursday, confident that the economic recovery was gathering pace despite the uncertainties of Brexit.

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Trump Criticizes 'One-sided' Chinese Trade Deals

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the "very one-sided and unfair" trade relationship between the U.S. and China, but stopped short of castigating Chinese President Xi Jinping by saying he doesn't blame the country for taking advantage of the U.S.

Speaking after the announcement of new business deals between U.S. and Chinese companies, Trump said the U.S. and China "must immediately address the unfair trade practices that drive" the trade deficit, along with barriers to market success, forced technology transfers and intellectual property theft.

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