DUBAI / WAM Dubai external trade in foodstuff recorded AED44.24 billion in H1 of 2018. Imports made AED27.68 billion, exports touched AED7.71 billion, and re-exports recorded AED 8.84 billion, according to recent figures released by Dubai Customs in conjunction with the launch of Gulfood Manufacturing Exhibition 2018 in Dubai. Rice took the lion’s share of foodstuff trade with AED2.43 billion, ...

Bloomberg Amazon announced it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for new headquarters, with hiring at both locations beginning in 2019. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create over 50,000 jobs across two new headquarters. It selected Nashville as new operations center of excellence with over 5,000 jobs. The Washington DC metro headquarters in Arlington ...

DUBAI / WAM Emaar Development, owned by Emaar Properties, has recorded a growth in net profit of 19 percent during the first nine mon-ths of 2018, to AED2.498 billion ($680 million), compared to AED2.106 billion ($573 million) during the same period in 2017. Total revenue for the first nine months is AED10.033 billion ($2.732 billion), an increase of 54 percent ...