The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.

BLOOMBERG Maruti Suzuki India Ltd aims to double production to about 4 million vehicles a year by 2031 by introducing new models and boosting exports, according to the latest annual report from India’s biggest carmaker. The New Delhi-based company, which exports its cars from South Africa to Chile, plans to triple overseas sales to 800,000 units by the fiscal year ...

RABAT / WAM The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), chaired the fourth meeting of the Regional Cooperation Mechanism between the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) and the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. The meeting took place in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, with the participation of eight Icao member states from the Mena region. The ...

SHARJAH / WAM IHG Hotels & Resorts and Sharjah Asset Management (SAM) have announced the signing of a management agreement to bring a voco hotel to Sharjah, UAE. The new hotel is poised to contribute to the growth and advancement of Sharjah’s tourism industry, attracting visitors from around the world. As the first IHG hotel in the emirate, the voco ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 2nd WorldSkills Asia Competition is set to take place in Abu Dhabi from November 27-29 2023, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Competitors, experts and workshop managers from more than 30 member and guest countries of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday received a written message from His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, discussing the strong bilateral relations between the UAE and Morocco and ways to enhance them for the benefit of both nations and their people. The message was delivered by Nasser Bourita, Minister ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Carlos Fávaro, who is on a state visit to the UAE, visited the Abu Dhabi headquarters of Agthia, the parent company of Al Foah — the world’s largest exporter of dates, accompanied by Ambassador Eliana Zugaib, Chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Brazil in Abu Dhabi. During the ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club, has issued Resolution No 3 of 2023 regarding the new Board of Directors of Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club. The Board will be chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The new board’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) recently held its third Board of Management meeting of 2023, during which the board discussed matters relating to FANR’s nuclear regulatory activities, licencing and oversight of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant operation, and FANR’s international collaborations. The board reviewed a comprehensive report on the ongoing regulatory oversight and inspection ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ajman’s Departments of Economic Development and Finance and Umm Al Quwain’s Executive Council have joined the National In-Country Value (ICV) Programme, launched by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in 2021 as one of the Projects of the 50. The entities signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Dr Sultan bin Ahmed ...