DUBAI / WAM DP World has handled 16.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 5.7% year-on-year on a reported basis, and 5.0% on a like-for-like basis, well ahead of the industry estimate of 2.6% throughput growth for Q1 2017. The first ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE continues its deep commitment and involvement in the Kimberley Process, KP, following its successful tenure as KP Chair in 2016. Set up as a joint initiative between the Ministry of Economy and DMCC, the aim of the UAE Kimberley Process Taskforce is to support and reinforce multilateral cooperation regarding the import, export, and transit ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The online shopping space in the UAE has been blooming and the competition with traditional retailers is eminent. The going, often gets tough with the low margins, increase in fierce competition and customer retention and acquisition. There are cloud communication companies like Knowlarity, which come in to save the day. Pioneering ecommerce stores are harnessing ...