Dubai / WAM The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have the main bulk of private equity (PE) investments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2014 at more than 75 percent by value, according to an international report. Emerging only in the late 1990s, MENA’s PE market is still at its infancy compared to other well-established ones, …

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday opened the ninth Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, SCRF 2017, the region’s largest children’s reading event, at Expo Centre Sharjah. Running until April 29, this year’s festival has the theme ‘Discover Beyond’ and features 2,093 cultural, artistic and entertainment activities, …

  Rabat / WAM A proposal from the UAE to develop innovative plans to help other Arab countries in addressing current economic and financial problems, while boosting economic development, was presented to Arab finance ministers at the eighth ordinary session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Finance, being held in Rabat, Morocco. The proposal can help achieve significant progress in …