ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) received a visiting ministerial delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania at its headquarters. At the meeting, Adel Al Hosani, Director of ADFD’s Operations Department, discussed the fund’s current and upcoming socio-economic deve- lopment ventures in Tanzania with Makame Mbarawa, Tanzanian Minister of Works, Transport and Communication. Both parties …

  DUBAI / WAM In another remarkable first for Dubai South and the country, the VIP Terminal at Dubai South, the largest purpose-built facility of its kind in the world, has been inaugurated. The terminal is poised to be a game-changer in the business aviation sector, offering VIP customers a seamless travel experience, coupled with time and cost efficiencies within …

  Dubai / WAM Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Monday reviewed the results of the fourth Dubai Social Survey conducted by Dubai’s Community Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC). The survey, which sampled 15,165 individuals, including 9,709 Emiratis, measures current levels of …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM From April 2015 to November 2016, the United Arab Emirates provided nearly AED6 billion (US$1.6 billion) in foreign aid to Yemen as part of its efforts to provide development, security, stability and peace in Yemen. The assistance, offered in line with the UAE’s humanitarian and development response towards the crisis in Yemen, covered three sectors, mainly …

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is currently holding a workshop entitled, “Practical Application of Recent Tax Treaty Developments”, from the December 19-21 in Dubai. Monday’s session was attended by a number of international experts and specialists from economic, tax and exchange of information fields, including Indonesia, …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Steps have been taken to certify those employees working in the cosmetics field to assure they have basic knowledge about health issues related to cosmetics. The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council – the authority in charge of developing infrastructure according to quality standards in Abu Dhabi – has launched a conformity programme for personnel services, …

  Dubai / WAM More steps are being taken in Dubai to closely monitor laws and programmes designed to assure that Dubai and the UAE becomes a leading country in guaranteeing the rights of the disabled. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, reiterated the …

  Dubai / WAM Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced on Monday that it will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco and North Africa, when it takes the iconic double decker aircraft to Casablanca on March 26, 2017. The airline’s flagship aircraft will replace the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently …

  When big Midwestern states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio voted for Donald Trump, they chose to roll the economic dice. It’s not clear yet whether President-elect Trump will or can follow through on his promises to revamp US trade policy. It’s even more dubious whether that will have any kind of positive effect on the Midwest. But it’s …

  Beyond cars, Japanese companies haven’t made much headway in China. The nation’s top fast-food chain is KFC, most consumer goodsare from Procter & Gamble Co., and even though cars made by Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. sell well when political frictions thaw, mainlanders’ vehicle of choice is generally a Volkswagen. But there is one exception: convenience stores. …