DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), one of the UAE’s leading free zones, has stepped up efforts to attract new business and foreign direct investment (FDI) from China following official Chinese delegation visits this week. Jamal bin Marghoob, Senior Director of Sales at Dafza, along with senior officials welcomed the delegation from the China Council for the Promotion ...

DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai and Astana International Exchange (AIX) in Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to establish a close operational relationship between the central securities depositories, CSDs, of both markets. Hamed Ali, Chief Executive of Nasdaq Dubai, said, “As Kazakhstan’s dynamic companies increasingly look abroad for investment, Nasdaq Dubai can provide them with access to a large pool of ...

SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia has announced that it inaugurated its direct flight between Kuala Lumpur and Sharjah. The seven-hour flight between the two cities is the first direct flight by a low-cost carrier connecting Malaysia with the UAE and GCC. The flight operates daily. Flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays depart KLIA at 03:35 local time arriving at ...