ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi’s (KIZAD) contribution to Abu Dhabi’s gross domestic product (GDP) accounted for 3.2 percent of the emirate’s non-oil GDP, reinforcing the industrial zone’s status as a key facilitator of economic diversification. The KIZAD, part of Abu Dhabi Ports, has reported a solid performance in 2016, completing yet another ...

  DUBAI / WAM Deyaar Development, one of Dubai’s property developers and real estate service providers, announced its preliminary financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2016. The company reported increase in revenues to AED428.3 million compared to AED257.1 million in 2015, reporting an increase of 67%, mainly due to construction progress in The Atria and Mont Rose ...

  Separate comments last week from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen confirmed an ongoing change in the policy configuration facing their two systemically important central banks: The recognition of a transition in both economic conditions and prospects, along with questions about robustness and durability. For now, their response is to maintain a stimulative ...