RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Heriot-Watt has revealed that the university contributed a Gross Value Added (GVA) total of AED 520 million to the UAE economy in 2015, AED460.2 million of which was generated in Dubai. The figures were revealed in the newly published Economic Impact of Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus report. Talking about the economic contributions, Principal and Vice-Chancellor …

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  Bloomberg More than half of global companies interested in doing business with Iran are holding back for fear of running afoul of sanctions that remain in place even after its nuclear deal with world powers, a new survey shows. Fifty-eight of 100 executives of U.K.-based international firms said they aren’t confident they know what precautions need to be taken …