July, 2016

• 20 July

  Tajikistan: The Eurasian Economic Union’s next member?

    Tajikistan appears to be inching toward joining the Eurasian Economic Union. With Dushanbe long suggested to be considering membership, this news ought to be taken with a grain of salt. According to Asia-Plus, the head of the Customs Service, Abdufattoh Ghoib (who had previously headed the anti-corruption service before President Emomali Ramon’s son took it over), told reporters on ...

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• 20 July

  Stocks rise amid earnings, dollar advances on economy optimism

  

    Bloomberg Positive earnings set the tone for equity markets while the dollar traded at a seven-week high as speculation grew the U.S. will raise interest rates this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average headed for a ninth straight gain, as Microsoft Corp. jumped after profit topped estimates. Technology companies and carmakers led the Stoxx Europe 600 Index higher as ...

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• 20 July

  Russia dominates wheat mkt as soggy fields push out France

    Bloomberg In the race to supply wheat to the world’s biggest buyer, Russia is running away with the prize. Russia has supplanted the U.S. as the top exporter of the grain and won the lion’s share of the wheat purchased in the first two tenders this season by Egypt, which buys huge amounts of wheat to provide citizens with ...

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• 20 July

  Qatar, Saudi fall on Q2 earnings misses forecast; FX vexes Egypt

    DUBAI / Reuters Stock markets in Qatar and Saudi Arabia were pulled lower on Wednesday by two blue-chip companies whose weak second-quarter earnings missed forecasts, while Egypt was hurt by a fresh slide of its currency in the black market. Commercial Bank of Qatar slumped 6.6 percent after it posted a 63 percent drop in second quarter net attributable ...

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• 20 July

  Corporates invest ‘big’ for digital sea change

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business National and international companies, with their operations in UAE, are doing their extra bit in enabling the country to exponentially grow in areas such as speed, connectivity and reliability. Helping the UAE to fast climb the ladder of digital transformation, corporates are investing huge money in infrastructure and global partnerships, thereby contributing towards a ...

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• 20 July

  RAK tourism dept targets aligned stakeholder strategy

  

    Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and drives its domestic and overseas promotions, gathered close to 100 tourism stakeholders for a destination workshop designed to increase collaboration and alignment of the emirate’s promotional activities. Hosted by the Rixos Bab Al Bahr, the five-star resort on the ...

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• 20 July

  National Achievers Congress to be held in Dubai

    Emirates Business In collaboration with Najahi and Success Resources, the leading seminar organizer in the world, the Middle East is welcoming its first National Achievers Congress 2016 on the November 18 and 19 at Festival Arena Al Badia in Dubai. In its 23rd year, the renowned international congress brings together a line-up of outstanding global achievers and influencers to ...

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• 20 July

  Online courses define professional education sector

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business The UAE, apart from being at the forefront of international level education, is also a mature market for online professional courses. At the pace with which the online education sector is growing in the region, experts predict that it will outpace the traditional training courses in coming years. One of the major reasons for ...

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• 20 July

  Smart buildings, transport hold key to a tech future

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business For a city to become ‘smart’ it is the construction and transport sectors that make a huge difference, regional experts say. Pointing towards the effective strategies that the UAE is following, industry leaders are applauding country’s efforts in development of the aforesaid sectors. The UAE is preparing to showcase the latest of technologies across ...

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• 20 July

  TCA to welcome new batch for Tourism Summer Programme

    Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is getting ready to accept a fresh batch of students to its yearly Tourism Youth Summer Programme, an ongoing project that aims to find and inspire the next generation of tourism professionals for Abu Dhabi. The three-week course will run from July 24 to August 11 and will ...

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