Dubai / Emirates Business Continuing its efforts to drive the region’s MICE sector forward, and further strengthening Dubai’s position as a leading global business destination, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is hosting 20 trade and consumer events this April, expecting over 400,000 visitors and 6,000 exhibitors across key industries including healthcare, transportation, travel and tourism, education, leisure and entertainment, luxury ...

BAGHDAD / Reuters Iraq plans to lower the oil price forecast in its 2016 budget to about $32 a barrel from $45, widening its fiscal deficit by several billion dollars, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a senior government official said. The new price estimate is based on the continued low level of global oil prices in recent months, said ...

Bloomberg Improving gender equality would add at least $2.1 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product by 2025, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study, a boost roughly the size of the Texas economy. “We were surprised that there was such a large economic opportunity still at stake” because the U.S. is a relative leader in gender parity, said Kweilin Ellingrud, ...