ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s non-oil trade with Australia stood at US$2 billion in the first nine months of 2015, making Australia one of its major strategic trading partners, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said during a meeting with Australian Ambassador to the UAE, Arthur Spyrou, on Wednesday. He said there were 48 Australian companies, 60 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates concluded ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement and notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of acceptance of the agreement, becoming the first Arab country to do so. Sultan bin Saeed Al-Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said that the Trade Facilitation Agreement is one of the most important agreements within the WTO multilateral trading system. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Following the announcement of the Real Estate Law No. (3) of 2015 in the capital, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, ADCB, obtained the first escrow agent registration certificate from the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA), upon signing the agreement with the governing body. Real Estate Law No. (3) was issued to adopt the real estate escrow regulations, ...