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Bloomberg US President Donald Trump’s assault on the World Trade Organization — and the global system of rules that guide inte- rnational businesses — may be quietly scoring a major victory. Thanks to a US veto on new appeals judges, the WTO’s dispute arm is expected to start slipping into the institutional equivalent of a coma at the end of ...

KUALA LUMPUR / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met on Tuesday with Mohamed Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s Minister of Economic Affairs. The two sides discussed bilateral ties between the two countries, and means to enhance them across multiple sectors, particularly in the trade ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A specialised fund launched by the Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) worth AED600 million, has been announced as part of an initiative to enhance Abu Dhabi’s portfolio of world-class leisure and business events and attract global event organisers to the UAE capital. The new financial stimulus announced by DCT Abu ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A total of 562,589 people have benefitted from local aid campaigns and programmes launched by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) between January and June 2019, with the total value of the programmes reaching AED94 million for the period. The cost of social aid provided by the ERC amounted to AED71,108,670 while the value of seasonal projects ...

Emirates Business The Dennemeyer Group marked 57 years of experience and success in the provision of international services in the field of intellectual property, such as the payment of annual fees for patents, the renewal of trademarks, filing of Recordals, the strategic consultancy in the field of IP, and advanced software solutions for the effective management of intellectual property as ...

SHARJAH / WAM Bee’ah, the sustainability pioneer of the Middle East, has launched a new project to enhance waste segregation and recycling practices to supplement the efforts of the company’s ongoing residential recycling programme. In 2012, Bee’ah had launched the UAE’s first door-to-door residential recycling program-me, which supplied communities with awareness kits on recycling. The new programme takes this initiative ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The higher end of Dubai’s real estate market is rather resilient. The luxury property sales market in Dubai has seen an uptick in the volume of transactions from January to June 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to Data Finder, a real estate insights and data platform under the Property Finder Group. Any ...

PUTRAJAYA / WAM Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The visit which took place at the Prime Minister’s Office in Bangunan Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, was part of the His Highness’ itinerary during his one day ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has prioritised its efforts to combat human trafficking, which has surpassed basic legislative requirements, by caring for victims and countering the negative effects of the crime. The UAE’s message is in line with its ethical and humanitarian values, especially tolerance, equality and rule of law. The UAE has firmly countered attempts to undermine human ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs announced its achievements in Q2 of 2019 as a leading customs organisation that supports sustainable economic development in the UAE. “We go above and beyond fulfilling our vision of becoming the leading customs administration in the world, supporting legitimate trade and following the directives and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...