RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business In a bid to woo more investors, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone of Dubai and trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region, is all set for a system overhaul. Making visa procurement an easy task is part of this refurbishing plan and Jafza is looking forward to achieve ...

Isis Almeida / bloomberg The European Union is poised to miss its sugar export quotas this season as a reduced harvest limits overseas sales, according to independent soft commodities trader Group Sopex. The EU’s 28-member nations will probably ship less than 1 million metric tons in the season that started in October, John Stansfield, a Sopex analyst, said in an ...

Myanmar / AFP In a modest dormitory in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called “No Retreat”, steeling himself to enter Myanmar’s parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule. A poet, editor, activist — and now newly elected MP — he is among hundreds of political newcomers poised ...