Section: Zawya (United Arab Emirates)
Completed restructuring deals fell by a third to $140.9 bln in 2015
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Completed distressed debt and bankruptcy restructurings fell by a third in 2015 compared with the previous year with failed Icelandic bank Glitnir and Ukraine’s sovereign debt accounting for the top deals, Thomson Reuters… …read more Source:...
UPDATE 1-G20-Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria -U.S. official
(Adds Kremlin statement, Ukraine, background) By Matt Spetalnick and Lidia Kelly BELEK, Turkey, Nov 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including… …read more Source:...
Egypt’s GASC receives offers in wheat tender- traders
Lowest offer in Egyptian state buyer GASC’s wheat purchase tender which closed on Tuesday was USD197.50 per tonne free on board (FOB) for Ukrainian wheat, traders said. …read more Source:...
Will Riyadh and Moscow agree on Syria solution?
Monday, Oct 12, 2015 Beirut: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s weekend meeting with the powerful Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman was more than a Kodak moment for the two leaders. The wars of Ukraine, Yemen, and Syria were all on the… …read more Source:...
Russian volunteers likely to fight in Syria
Russian volunteers honed their combat skills in Ukraine likely to travel to Syria to fight alongside President Bashar al-Assad, head of Russian parliament’s defense committee said. …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine improving, Air Arabia chief says
Monday, Sep 28, 2015 Dubai: Air Arabia is seeing an improvement in Russia and Ukraine, two markets the low-cost airline has significantly scaled back from in recent years due to their economic and political fragility. Demand for air travel between the UAE… …read more Source:...
Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East. …read more Source:...
Egypt to buy two Mistral warships for EUR950m-source
The two ships were planned for sale to Russia but the sale was cancelled in August in protest over Russia’s role in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
UPDATE 2-Egypt’s GASC receives offers in wheat purchase tender -trade
(Adds best offers cost and freight) ABU DHABI/HAMBURG, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The lowest offer in Egyptian state buyer GASC’s wheat purchase tender that closed on Friday was $174.95 a tonne free on board (FOB) for Ukrainian wheat, traders said. The… …read more Source:...
Etihad airways expands codeshare with Belavia to offer daily Abu Dhabi – Kiev service
Under the agreement, which commenced from 20 July 2015, Etihad Airways has placed its EY flight code on Belavia’s daily services between Minsk and Kiev. …read more Source:...
