DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) organised third and final meeting of Government Financial Policy Coordination Council for 2016 on its premises in Dubai. Speaking on the occasion, Al Khoori said, “Since its establishment in 2008, the council achieved important accomplishments in the coordination of financial policy, identifying projects funding mechanisms and discussing sovereign credit ratings for …

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) signed an MoU with the Directorate of Town Planning and Survey in Sharjah. The agreement was signed by Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, and Salah bin Butti Al Muhairi, Head of the Directorate of Town Planning and Survey, in an effort to bolster cooperation between governmental, …

  What the former assistant secretary of the Navy said is descriptive of the entire military. Each service’s culture, and interservice rivalries, and bureaucratic viscosity are resistant to reform. Which is why the next secretary of defense, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, has the most difficult management challenge in American government. He comes from a service whose core mission, …