Las Vegas / AFP Last year, 23 million metric tonnes of seafood certified as sustainable was sold worldwide to the tune of US$11.5 billion (10 billion euros), accounting for 14 percent of global production, according to a study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). That marks a dramatic rise from just a decade earlier, when only ...

  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 ...