DUBAI / WAM The growth pace of the regional logistics industry is set to intensify in the year 2020 on the back of boosted UAE growth expectations. The UAE is hosting the region’s first Expo, in 2020, a mega event which is poised to start in October and for which preparations are in full swing. The growth driven by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Recent statistics issued by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), highlighted a decrease in its production by 6.3 percent or some 2 million barrels per day in 2019, compared to 2018. This decrease is in line with the organisation’s recent decisions, in coordination with major independent producers, to maintain the balance in the global ...

DUBAI / WAM Etihad Airways and the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), have announced a joint consumer campaign to promote Japan as a destination of choice for Middle Eastern travelers. The campaign commenced from January 19 with the aim to further increase tourism demand from the Middle East to Japan. In March 2019, JNTO and the Japan Tourism Agency, an ...