ABU DHABI / WAM The concerns emanating from the application of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) are overrated, as its impact on the country’s business sector will be in the minimal and will rather generate myriad benefits for the economy, according to a senior official at the Department of Economic Development (DED) — Abu Dhabi. “The application of VAT effective January ...

Astana / WAM The Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan honoured Dr Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Talgat Mukhtarov, Deputy Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan, honoured Ambassador Al Jaber by giving him the Medal of Contribution to Strengthening International Co-operation for his ongoing efforts to develop and strengthen the overall co-operation between their two countries, especially ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business At the stroke of midnight, fireworks set ablaze Abu Dhabi’s skyline, ringing in the New Year with tens of thousands of gathered onlookers across the capital. Accompanied by incredible pyrotechnic effects, the fifteen-minute fireworks display at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village mesmerised the crowd as they joined in the festivities at the specially designed ...