DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs (DC) won two golds, one silver, and three bronze medals at the 74th Ideas America 2016 Summit, held recently in Atlanta, Georgia. The department also bagged certificates of appreciation and praise from the organising body. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of DP World and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, commented, “Excellence is ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Eighty three percent of people in Dubai consider themselves happy today, and 95% predict that they will be happy 5 years from now, according to a study released by the Smart Dubai Office at the first meeting of the ‘Happiness Champions’ for the Smart Dubai Happiness Agenda. Her Excellency Dr Aisha bin Bishr, Director General ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As part of the ongoing initiatives to cement Dubai’s leadership in the global maritime map, the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) launched its new ‘Maritime Dubai’ initiative. Placed under the management of ‘Dubai Maritime Cluster Office,’ the initiative seeks to sustain the local maritime sector’s exceptional achievements and lay the foundation for a new phase of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC is expanding the company’s fleet through a strategic long-term partnership with Wuchang Group, China’s heavy industry giant. The decision was made at Gulf Navigation Holding’s latest board meeting. The move aims to meet the increasing demand for transferring chemicals from the UAE and other GCC countries to global markets. The signing ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business NATRANS Expo successfully concluded its second edition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on Wednesday. The event was held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime. The exhibition hosted more than 1,000 participants over ...

  Donald Trump may never have an opportunity to put his nationalist economic ideas into practice, but they are almost certain to outlive his campaign. Many workers have come to believe that free trade kills jobs and that they and the U.S. economy overall would be better off if more stuff was made at home rather than in China or ...

  When told that the New England transcendentalist Margaret Fuller had grandly declared “I accept the universe,” the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle dryly remarked: “She’d better.” Much ink and indignation has been spilled concerning whether Donald (“I am much more humble than you would understand”) Trump will “accept” the election’s outcome. The nation, like the universe of which it is ...

  Europe urgently needs to repair a banking system that’s weighing on the region’s economy. Governments say they understand, but they still aren’t taking the task seriously. The issue is global standards for capital — the bedrock financing that makes banks capable of absorbing losses without going bust. Lack of capital in 2008 turned financial setbacks into a full-scale crisis. ...

  Venezuela’s political and economic mess is deepening. Pro and anti-government rallies were taken out on Wednesday as the game of trading accusations continues to imperil the country’s future. Its president Nicolas Maduro has been charged by the opposition with halting the decision to call a referendum on removing him from power. On the other hand, Maduro has accused the ...

After many years of 7- to 10-percent growth, economies tend to overheat, creating bubbles that burst. That’s what happened to South Korea and Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. But China’s economy keeps plugging along (though probably not at its published growth rate of 6.7 percent), defying the predictions of doomsaying pundits. Some indicators show a recovery this year. That ...