Bloomberg Automakers logged their weakest September sales in the UK since 1998 as the global shortage of semiconductors constrains production. Registrations plunged more than a third from a year ago to 215,312 cars, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It’s a significant blow to the industry because September is typically the market’s second-busiest month of the year. ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) announced that its contribution to Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade for the first half of 2021 reached 11 percent. H1 trade in the free zone grew 34 percent from the same period last year to reach AED77 billion, with a trade surplus of AED6.2 billion. Imports recorded a growth of 44.5 percent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a resolution to grant federal government employees a six-day special paid leave to enable them and their families to visit Expo 2020 Dubai. The six-day leave can be used ...