ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Monday received the visiting International Monetary Fund Director General, Christine Lagarde, at the ministry. During their meeting, they discussed cooperation between the UAE and IMF, latest economic developments, as well as other issues of mutual interests. Sheikh Abdullah welcomed Lagarde, noting ...

Sharjah / EMIRATES BUSINESS With the region looking at increasing its downstream capabilities as part of its economic diversification policies, the regional plastics, molds, printing and packaging industries are virtually untouched by declining oil prices as well as other economic and political headwinds. Top executives, who turned up for the opening of a multi-industry trade event at Expo Centre Sharjah, believe ...

Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Global Financial Markets Forum (GFMF), the annual conference organised by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), will kick off for a two-day conference on March 2nd and 3rd at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. The Forum is designed to offer thought provoking content on major regional and international issues from the perspectives of regulators, ...