ABU DHABI / WAM As globalisation transforms international economic relationships, economic diplomacy has a key role in influencing policy decisions of governments and international organisations, Paulo Portas, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal, said in a lecture on the topic, ‘Economic Diplomacy: The Core of New International Affairs’, organised by Emirates Diplomatic Academy recently. “There are no more local …

  Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai launched on Sunday ‘DEDTalks’, a knowledge exchange platform for thought leaders and decision-makers from the public and private sectors to meet regularly and share experiences, ideas, analyses and best practices relating to the economy and doing business. DEDTalks is the latest initiative from DED for continued engagement with the …

  Dubai / WAM The 14th annual Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai Trading Game, aimed at sharpening the skills of university and school students in the UAE and abroad, ended with total traded value of AED 5.4 billion from 16,802 transactions, with the top 13 participants achieving average profits of 35.6 percent. For the first time, the game included …