JAKARTA / WAM The UAE participated in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit and other related meetings that took place in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, from March 5-7 under the slogan “Strengthening Naval Cooperation to Achieve Peace, Stability and Welfare in the Indian Ocean”. The IORA Summit marked the occasion of the association’s 20th year and is …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The inflation rate in consumer prices for the first two months of 2017 was 2.0 percent as compared to the same period of last year, as shown by the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 107.7, up from 105.6 during the same period of 2016. The Abu Dhabi region contributed 54.6 percent of …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Executive Team of the National Index (net flow of Foreign Direct Investment to GDP) held its first meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy in Dubai. The meeting was presided over by Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade Affairs and Head of the Executive Team, under the framework of …