ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmed Mohammed Sharif Al Khouri, Director-General of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime (FTA), on Monday received Samuel Tan, Ambassador of Singapore to the UAE, and discussed the means of strengthening the cooperation between both sides and exchanging expertise, especially in the land and maritime sectors, as well as benefitting from the latest practices. ...

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is poised to cut its forecast for global growth as Managing Director Christine Lagarde warns trade wars and tighter credit are darkening the outlook. Three months since predicting the world economy would grow 3.9 percent this year and next, Lagarde signaled in Washington that she is no longer quite so optimistic. The fund will ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), has set up an awareness workshop in Dubai targeting 250 gold, jewellery and precious metal dealers nationwide to raise awareness of Federal Law No. 11 of 2015 on the control, trade, and stamping (or marking) of precious stones and metals and its executive regulations. During the workshop, Abdullah Al ...