DUBAI / WAM The UAE is witnessing remarkable developments on financial and economic levels and these achievements require unified laws and procedures at the federal and local levels, and consolidated efforts to serve the country’s overall objectives and encourage economic growth in accordance with best interna- tional standards, said Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) concluded the ‘First Arab Land Conference’, which was hosted by the Emirate of Dubai from February 26-28 at the St. Regis – Al Habtoor City Hotel under the theme ‘Toward Sustainable Urban Development.’ The conference, organised in partnership with the World Bank, the Global Land Tool Network, UN-HABITAT, the League of Arab ...

DUBAI / WAM Compared with other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), region, the UAE has more women pilots, captains, aircraft engineers, mechanics, aircraft maintenance and air traffic controllers, among others. Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labour force are in the MENA. Emirates currently employs nearly 27,000 women, ...