DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the ‘Golden Card’ scheme to grant permanent residency benefits to investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talents, researchers, and outstanding students. The Golden Card offers unprecedented benefits to the cardholders and their families, while creating an attractive environment ...

Bloomberg Trade tensions have derailed the global economy, plunging it onto a low-growth track that’s clouded by risks, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest outlook. The report sticks to the gloomy tone long held by the Paris-based organisation, which has warned that trade disruptions could ricochet throughout the world economy. Now that scenario has come ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and the US are bound by common interests and values and share similar views on a wide range of issues. The two countries share the same perception and face some common threats, and have managed to build a very strategic relationship at all levels over the years, former US Secretary of Defense James Mattis ...