Abu Dhabi / WAM From instant licences and incubators, to affordable school places and art springing up all over town, Abu Dhabi’s AED 50 billion ($13.6 billion) programme Ghadan 21 is accelerating Abu Dhabi’s development as a place where businesses, innovative ideas and diverse people can not only grow, but thrive. Envisioned by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) reported on Sunday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 1.8 percent in January 2020, compared with the same month in 2019. According to the latest index report of the statistics authority, the CPI reached 109.7 percent in January 2020, while it was 111.8 percent in January 2019. ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdullah Al-Maeeni, Director-General of Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) announced that the Islamic spending on food and beverages has grown by 1.6 percent, and is expected to reach $9.1 trillion in the next three years, reflecting a very important opportunity for investment and creating global halal food brands. The volume of investment opportunities in the ...