AFP Asian consumers determined to improve their lifestyle are boosting the fortunes of Australian producers of premium baby milk formula, vitamins and honey, as the region’s burgeoning middle class jumps on the health food bandwagon. With their expanding wallets, middle class consumers are fuelling a sharp increase in sales of high-quality products from Down Under, sending the profits and share ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Intercare Health Center (IHC) is a state-of-the-art health facility, offering the highest standards of healthcare and medical services. Located at Marina Village in Abu Dhabi, IHC is led by a team of experienced family medicine doctors who pride themselves on implementing a holistic model of practice, with a sheer focus on patient-centered care. Rasheed Tabari, CEO ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Just Salad is a fresh, eco-friendly salad brand committed to providing high quality, healthy food in a fast, fun and eco-friendly manner. The New York City-based concept is now available in Dubai and has developed a loyal clientele for its delicious array of chef-designed salad and wrap options, all-natural soups and its dedicated Just Smoothie ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Free Zone (DFZ) Council, on Saturday chaired the second council meeting which was held at the Emirates Towers. The discussions revolved around the proposed amendments to the draft statute and the financial resources of the council. The meeting also discussed the work progress of strategy ...

Beijing / Bloomberg Global finance chiefs are stepping up their call for development lenders such as the World Bank to help support economic growth by further opening the infrastructure taps. Multilateral development banks should present concrete actions by July, according to a draft of the communique for the Group of 20 meeting on Saturday in Shanghai. G-20 finance ministers and ...

By HH sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Over the past two weeks, I have heard and read many questions, comments, and news stories regarding recent changes to the government of the United Arab Emirates. Why, everyone seems to want to know, did we establish a Ministry of Happiness, Tolerance, and the Future, and why did we appoint a 22-year-old Minister of ...

CAIRO / WAM Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El Sisi has received speakers of Arab Parliaments who are holding their first conference in Cairo. Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the UAE’s Federal National Council, and Ali Al Jarwan, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, a pan-Arab body, were among the Arab parliamentary delegation received by El Sisi. Al Qubaisi noted ...

London / Bloomberg Mayor Boris Johnson said the UK would have a “great future” if it votes to leave the 28-member European Union in a referendum planned for this June. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” Johnson said. “It is not going to come round again. If we don’t do it now this thing is just going to grind on and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to start construction works in a series of roads & transit system projects, endorsed by His Highness during a recent visit to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), RTA has recently endorsed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Insurance Authority is discussing a proposal to establish a major national life insurance company in which all licensed national companies will hold stakes, the insurance regulator said on Saturday. The proposal is based on the performance of life insurance market valued at AED8 billion where the share of foreign companies stands at 81 percent leaving ...