DUBAI / WAM A delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently visited several universities and start-ups in Taipei, Taiwan, and Sydney, Australia, participating in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport. The tests were meant for participants in the second (start-ups) and third-tiers (Academia — International), and were restricted to entities shortlisted for the challenge, following a series ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In the UAE, a staggering 84 percent of high net worth individuals and business owners take an optimistic stance on the state of their economy, almost unchanged compared to last quarter’s results, according to UBS Global Wealth Management’s new quarterly Investor Sentiment survey. Similarly, 81 percent of UAE investors are bullish on regional stocks. By comparison, ...

Emirates Business According to the latest data compiled by Expedia Group from the second quarter of 2019, the number of travellers visiting UAE from China has grown significantly. Industry leaders are suggesting that the number of Chinese tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to rise by 81 percent from 1.6 million in 2018 to 2.9 million in 2022, with ...