Abu Dhabi / WAM Driven by increased buoyancy in non-oil sector, Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) surged by 6.7% in Q2 2017, against the corresponding period last year, according to a Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) report. The non-oil sector contributed 70.2 percent to the emirate’s GDP during Q2, while the oil-sector accounted for 29.8 percent only, said ...

DUBAI / Reuters Abu Dhabi’s new airport terminal is 86 percent complete and on course to open by the fourth quarter of 2019, the airport operator’s chairman said on Sunday. Local media reported in March the opening of the AED10.8 billion Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International had been pushed back two years to 2019, but did not say by ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah’s plans to boost regional connectivity were high on the agenda at a meeting held recently between Sheikh Khalid bin Issam Al Qassimi, chairman of the emirate’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCAA), and a team from Oxford Business Group (OBG). Sheikh Khalid told OBG that given its firm foundations, the local aviation industry was well placed to ...