ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Airways’ finance team has continued its winning streak by landing two key awards — for best treasury team and for securing a unique US$700 million bond agreement — from the Middle East chapter of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT ME). Last year’s landmark finance transaction for Etihad Airways Partners’ (EAP), a brand …

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Looking beyond the conventional trade ties, Citigate Commodities Trading Limited, a Dubai-based company, is exploring the little known African nation Sierra Leone aiming to create a platform for local investors to access the emerging market of diamond mining industry in West Africa. Citigate Commodities announced the acquisition and launch of a 79.9 sq km …

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The UAE’s retail market was ranked as the most attractive market in the Middle East and eighth globally in 2015. However, challenging economy has not left the sector untouched. Emirates first public joint stock company, Marka, has announced its Q1 2016 financial report. The UAE’s first retail-focussed company reported total revenue of AED 75,730 …