DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the organiser of the Water, Energy and Environment Technology Exhibition, (WETEX 2017), announced a large expected turnout from public and private institutions that provide environmental solutions and green technologies at the 19th WETEX, which will take place from October 23-25 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. WETEX is ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a subsidiary of global trade enabler, DP World, has announced the growing of its non-oil foreign trade by 17 percent from 23.9 million to 27.9 million tonnes in 2016, worth $80.2 billion. Commenting on the announcement, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, said, “The value and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Farms in Abu Dhabi have excelled in the Gulf region in adopting international good agricultural practice standards, Global GAP. The number of local farms that has now obtained the Global GAP certificate has risen to 270, compared to some 110 in 2013 and 2014, a percentage growth of around 145 percent. According to the Abu Dhabi ...