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  DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based Gulf Ship Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Navigation Holding, announced a recent tie up with Switzerland’s SeaQuest Group to set up a ship management joint venture and expand operations in the region. A new company will be created under a partnership agreement signed recently. It will be affiliated and owned by Gulf Navigation ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) organised third and final meeting of Government Financial Policy Coordination Council for 2016 on its premises in Dubai. Speaking on the occasion, Al Khoori said, “Since its establishment in 2008, the council achieved important accomplishments in the coordination of financial policy, identifying projects funding mechanisms and discussing sovereign credit ratings for ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) signed an MoU with the Directorate of Town Planning and Survey in Sharjah. The agreement was signed by Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, and Salah bin Butti Al Muhairi, Head of the Directorate of Town Planning and Survey, in an effort to bolster cooperation between governmental, ...

  What the former assistant secretary of the Navy said is descriptive of the entire military. Each service’s culture, and interservice rivalries, and bureaucratic viscosity are resistant to reform. Which is why the next secretary of defense, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, has the most difficult management challenge in American government. He comes from a service whose core mission, ...

  Last week, when the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates, it was a sign for many investors that things were getting back to normal. For China, facing large-scale capital outflows and a declining currency, it was a sign of a serious problem. For the past decade, China has maintained a “soft peg” of the yuan, allowing it to rise ...

  One of the least discussed challenges of the incoming Trump administration may also be among the most economically consequential: what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled entities that own or guarantee about half of all U.S. home mortgages. Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, has said he wants to put housing finance back into ...

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor yesterday. It is the site of surprise attack by Japanese that pulled America into World War II. The attack had been prepared in secret by Japan for months. But it was over within two hours. At least 2,300 Americans died on December 7, 1941, when more than 300 Japanese fighter ...

  Dubai / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, has launched new expansions at passenger Operations Department at Dubai International Airport – Terminal 2. They included development of the CCTV room and the Baggage Handling System (BHS) room, plus revamping the staff lounge. The new development included enhancements to the CCTV room which helps Dubai Customs’ officers analyse luggage ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) a national organisation owned by the Abu Dhabi government, is studying and assessing new development projects proposed by the Moroccan government, the fund said on Tuesday. “The proposed initiatives of the Moroccan government will contribute to driving socio-economic growth across all key sectors and create new ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCE) launched the ‘Beautiful in the Wild’ campaign for the third consecutive year in partnership with the United for Wildlife Organisation. The initiative aims to raise awareness among UAE visitors and residents about the significance of protection of endangered species to ensure biodiversity at local and international levels. Partners of ...