Dubai / Emirates Business Having a long-term energy plan will boost sustainable long-term investments in the UAE, says a London Business School expert. This month, the UAE government unveiled a three-decade energy plan that aims to save the country billions of dirhams while still sustaining economic growth. Commenting on the new Energy Plan, Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy …

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways unveiled on Wednesday plans for the deployment of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to key Levant and Far East markets in 2017. With a phased delivery of nine Boeing 787-9s this year, they will gradually be introduced on a number of routes from the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub beginning March 1. The 299-seat …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi’s (KIZAD) contribution to Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) accounted for 3.2 percent of the emirate’s non-oil GDP, reinforcing the industrial zone’s status as a key facilitator of economic diversification. The KIZAD, part of Abu Dhabi Ports, has reported a solid performance in 2016, completing yet another …