HARTFORD / WAM The UAE is the largest trading partner to the US in the Middle East region, and the state of Connecticut is integral to this economic partnership, Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates in New York has said. “In 2015, the state exported more than US$1.6 billion in merchandise to the UAE, making it the UAE’s sixth …

  WASHINGTON DC / WAM The UAE participated in the third US-Gulf Public-Private Banking Dialogue on correspondent banking, hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington DC on Thursday. UAE officials discussed issues linked to the behavior of international US dollar clearing banks in reducing risks, with an ultimate objective of maintaining accounts of GCC banks and exchange …

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched a global initiative to encourage tolerance, and to honour champions of tolerance throughout the world. The ‘Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Tolerance’ will lay the foundation for developing young Arab leaders in the field of tolerance and …