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Google has abused its market dominance by imposing a number of restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party websites which prevented Google's rivals from placing their search adverts on these websites. (Shutterstock)

March 21st, 2019 - 10:59 GMT

EU Fines Google for Third Time in 2 Years

The European Union's antitrust regulators on Wednesday (March 20) fined Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for abusing its dominance in the online search market by blocking rivals.

The dollar on Wednesday rose to its strongest level in more than five weeks. (File photo)

February 28th, 2018 - 02:32 GMT

Dollar at Five-Week High: 5 Things to Know in Global Markets Today

Tunisia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago are now on the EU's money laundering blacklist. (Shutterstock)

February 8th, 2018 - 11:07 GMT

Tunisia Fires Central Bank Governor for 'Turning Blind Eye to Money Laundering'

2018 and the immediate future seem to be about convergence. Here are a few fintech trends for 2018.
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January 31st, 2018 - 11:54 GMT

Chatbots to Cashless Payments: 6 Fintech Trends to Watch in 2018

Lebanese Kurds wave flags and chant slogans on Jan. 28, 2018, during a protest near the European Commission offices in Beirut against the ongoing Turkish military campaign in the Kurdish-held Syrian enclave of Afrin (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

January 28th, 2018 - 01:56 GMT

Hundreds of Lebanese Kurds Protest Against Turkish Campaign in Syria

The decision came after the UAE confirmed it would tackle tax avoidance strategies with tougher reforms. (Shutterstock)

January 24th, 2018 - 12:23 GMT

EU Removes UAE From Tax Haven Blacklist, Keeps Bahrain

A Bangladeshi man distributes meat from a sacrificed animal to Rohingya refugees, during Eid al-Adha (AFP)

September 3rd, 2017 - 07:31 GMT

‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ Feared as Food Aid Suspended for Myanmar’s Rohingya

Here is good news for UAE residents: There will be no value-added tax (VAT) on air travel, tuition fees and doctor's fees. (File photo)

August 29th, 2017 - 01:26 GMT

Good News for UAE Residents: No VAT on Air Travel, School Fees or Doctor's Bill

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and US President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2017. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)

May 25th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

NATO to Formally Join Trump Against Daesh

Messages and floral tributes are seen in Albert Square in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017, in solidarity with those killed and injured in the May 22 terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. (AFP/Ben Stansall)

May 24th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

UK Raises Terror Threat to ‘Critical’ Following Manchester Attack

France's new president, Emmanuel Macron speaks on Sunday at the Louvre (Patrick Kovarik/AFP)

May 7th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

France Rejects Far-right Le Pen, Elects Macron to Heal 'Divisions'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan owes his success largely to the growth of the Turkish economy in the past decade, but he must keep in mind that more direct investment requires political stability and a reliable legal framework. (AFP/File)

April 18th, 2017 - 02:34 GMT

What does Turkey's referendum mean for foreign investors?

Emergency services work at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm, April 7, 2017. (AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)

April 8th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Four dead, dozens injured following attack in Stockholm