RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The Ras al-Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) began accepting entries on Sunday for the RAKEZ Business Excellence Awards 2017. The awards, with a cash prize of AED200,000, recognises companies for their outstanding excellence and for their key role in the economic development of the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. “Would you believe that we only had 120 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM “VAT for the Import and Export Sector and Registration Mechanism” was the title of an awareness workshop organised by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Federal Tax Authority, on Sunday to spread awareness amongst import and export companies on the mechanism of applying the value added tax in the country. ...

Bloomberg The UK is piling pressure on the European Union to shift the focus of Brexit negotiations away from the terms of divorce and onto their future relationship. Britain will publish a flurry of documents in the coming days laying out the government’s position on topics ranging from data protection to judicial cooperation. Five papers are due to be published ...