CASABLANCA / WAM The UAE pavilion was named the best pavilion at the 22nd edition of the Casablanca International Book Fair, being held between February 11-21. Moroccan Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, presented the award to Director of Indexing and Classification at the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, Ahmed Al Jenaibi. Praising cultural …

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced that its impact on the Abu Dhabi economy in 2015 surged by 26% to AED3.47 billion from AED2.76 billion in 2014. This follows a 13% growth in the number of events hosted by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre (AACC), which collectively hosted a total …

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES Business National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has published its ‘Global Investment Outlook 2016’, entitled ‘Investment Strategies in Today’s Volatile Markets’, that examines the global economic and investment environment, and provides insights that should help investors navigate financial markets profitably during the rest of 2016. Last year’s report anticipated the difficult year ahead for 2015, describing …