ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of 1,153 hospitality projects in the six members of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) exceeded US$148.4 billion (AED544.62 billion) in the first quarter of 2017, according to a new report by project research and intelligence provider BNC Network. The GCC’s hospitality industry constitutes 7 per cent of all active projects in the …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The sixth session of the UAE-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Committee, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai, and co-chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and his counterpart, Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of Economic Development in Azerbaijan, concluded on a high note. Those at the committee’s meeting discussed economic co-operation and enhancing bilateral …

  LONDON / WAM Embassy of the UAE in London has hosted a lunch banquet in honour of a delegation from the UAE Ministry of Economy and private organisations and British investors participating in the UK-GCC Public Private Partnership Conference in London, to bolster ties among the business communities in both countries. In remarks delivered at the banquet, UAE Ambassador …