DUBAi / Emirates Business Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, received Japan’s Consul-General in Dubai Akima Umezawa, where they discussed reinforcing mutual cooperation to enhance trade and customs ties between the United Arab Emirates and Japan. Welcoming the Consul-General of Japan, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih underscored Dubai Customs’ commitment to constant coordination with Japanese diplomatic corps to boost trade between ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The interest rates charged by the Emirates Inter-Bank Offered Rate (EIBOR) have continued their impressive increase since the beginning of the year, with EIBOR set for one-month period posting a significant rise of 19 percent over the past two months, surging to 156 points on December 24 from 131 points in early November, according to UAE ...

AJMAN / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has approved the general budget of the Ajman Government for the 2018 fiscal year. He issued Emiri Decree No. 27 of 2017 on adopting the bud-get, with expenses totalling AED1.367 billion, 16 percent higher than the 2017 budget. HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid ...