Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will participate in the 15th “China International Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise, (SME), Fair,” which will be held in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China, from October 10-13, through a major commercial delegation. The delegation is being organised by the “SME Council,” through its executive arm, the “National SME Programme,” which operates under the ...

Bloomberg Stocks were steady in Europe on Monday while US futures climbed and emerging market shares dropped as investors assessed the complex outlook for international trade. The pound fell as the UK’s flagship Brexit proposal came under attack. Gains in energy shares were offset by declines in automakers and construction firms in thin trading on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, ...

Bloomberg Another thousand-point milestone is within reach for India’s benchmark equity index. Following the drubbing earlier this year, the S&P BSE Sensex is nearing the 39,000 level, the gauge’s third round-number mark since surpassing its life-time peak two months ago — a rally that’s helped the gauge cement the tag of Asia’s best performer this year. While there’s optimism that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a new Arab achievement, the UAE has announced the selection of the first two Emirati astronauts, Hazza Ali Abdan Al Mansouri and Sultan Saif Hamad Al Neyadi, in cooperation with the Russian space agency, Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, among the 4,000 young men and women who have been tested for the UAE Astronaut ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s ongoing achievements that are taking place have succeeded in transforming ideas into reality, with the support of the wise leadership, who on Monday declared a new Arab achievement related to space, by announcing the names of the first two Emirati astronauts who will travel to the International Space Station. This achievement highlights the UAE’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UAE Space Agency, said that the declaration of the two astronauts who will travel to space under the UAE flag has placed the country in a more competitive and proud ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the UAE Central Bank held its seventh meeting for 2018 on Sunday, under the chairmanship of Khalifa Al Kindi, Chairman of the Board. During the meeting, which was held at the Central Bank’s premises, the board reviewed a memo regarding the Macro Prudential Policy stance report – Q2 2018, and instructed ...

RAS AL-KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah International Airport officially inaugurated its new-look Duty Free shopping area, following extensive renovations. Senior officials from the Ras al-Khaimah government, RAK International Airport management, and Ras al-Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), presided over the ribbon cutting ceremony and unveiled the remodelled stores. The Duty-Free retail space in Departures and Arrivals terminals were upgraded ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi on January 12-13, 2019, again kicking off Abu Dhabi’s Sustainability Week. The two-day event gathers international and regional political, industry, and thought leaders to set the global energy agenda for the year and examine the longer-term geopolitical and geo-economic implications of the ...

Bloomberg He’s a white, 10-term incumbent in a majority-minority district. She’s two decades younger and wants to be the state’s first black woman elected to Congress. The Democrats vying in a Tuesday primary for a Boston area US House seat—incumbent Mike Capuano, 66, and Boston City Councilwoman Ayanna Pressley, 44—highlight a choice the party has been confronting around the country: ...