ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MoHRE) has issued over 252,000 new work permits in 2016. Humaid bin Deemas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Labour Affairs, said, “All permits are based on a transparent relation between employers and workers.”

DUBAI / WAM Monthly inflation rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Goods and Services group has recorded a mild 0.22 percent drop in Dubai last February, as compared to January 2016. A report issued by Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) on Tuesday showed that this drop was due to a decrease of 2.79 percent in the Transport group, 0.68 percent ...

SHARJAH / WAM A thirty-member trade delegation, under the umbrella of Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the South Indian state of Kerala, visited the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) to explore the trade and investment opportunities in HFZA. The team, headed by Calicut Chamber President Gangadharan Punathil, met Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of HFZA and SAIF Zone.