Dubai / WAM Latin American nation Chile has announced it will join the UAE’s own celebration of ingenuity, Expo 2020 Dubai. The country has officially confirmed its participation in the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. Through its overall theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Expo 2020 Dubai will offer …

NINGXIA / WAM The China-Arab States Expo kicked off on Wednesday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, demonstrating the growing economic relations between the world’s 2nd largest economy and the Arab world. Juma Mohamed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, who is leading the UAE high-level delegation, has underscored …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The board of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), approved planned future changes to the UAE tax system, including new procedures to adopt a selective tax system next month and value added tax (VAT), at the start of next year. The board approved these changes during its second meeting, which was chaired by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin …