GENEVA / WAM GCC countries are doing their part to reduce poverty by creating 17 million job opportunities for expat workers, the Joint GCC Cabinet told the International Labour Conference in Geneva. Speaking at the 105th session of the conference, Dr. Moufarrej bin Sa’ad Haqbani, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labour and Social Development, said that it is estimated that ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, announced the official launch of the first-ever ‘Consumer Card’ in the UAE, a co-branded credit card dedicated to protect the rights of consumers and providing them with savings on their daily purchases. The card is ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) hosted a group of 100 top travel agents and a TV crew from Ukraine, who were flown in by Air Arabia to spend four days in the Emirate of Sharjah. The local tourism stakeholders were given an opportunity to meet the group and present their products and services at ...