New York 23 -9-2019 SPA US stocks opened lower on Thursday, as investor confidence in the prospect of Sino-US trade talks progressed and a number of reports were awaiting the US economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 83.62 points, or 0.31 percent, at 26,851.45. The Standard & Poor’s …
Read More »Dubai Commerce participates in the E-Commerce Expo in London
Dubai 23-09-2019 Dubai Commerce City, the first e-commerce free zone in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENA) region, will participate in the Expo e-commerce event, which will be hosted by the Olympia Exhibition Center in London on September 25-26. Dubai Commerce will showcase the growing opportunities in …
Read More »AED 2.98 trillion total bank assets during August
Abu Dhabi 22-09-2019 The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that total banking assets including bank acceptances increased by 0.3% from AED 2 trillion and 975.8 billion at the end of July 2019 to AED 2 trillion and 983.4 billion by the end of August 2019 while …
Read More »Brazilian exports to the UAE in the first half
Dubai 2019-09-22 / WAM The volume of Brazilian exports to the UAE between January and August 2019 / 1534.18 million dollars, or 1,825.90 thousand tons of goods, while imports from the UAE 380.35 million dollars, or 680.75 thousand tons. The figures were announced during a symposium organized by the Arab-Brazilian …
Read More »9.7 million tons total cargo handling at Abu Dhabi ports in the first half
82.4% growth in container handling in Khalifa Port in the first half of 2019. – Increasing the number of passengers on board cruises to 320 thousand people. – Increase in the number of tourist ship visits by 38%. – More than 500 companies registered in Khalifa Industrial City. ………………………… Abu …
Read More »Hundreds of local and international companies showcase their latest innovative projects at GITEX Technology and Future Stars
Dubai 22-09-2019 The 39th edition of GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK, to be held from October 6 to 10 in Dubai, is the largest gathering of start-up investors and a platform for knowledge-driven artificial intelligence, robotics and the next generation of innovative technologies with the participation of 100,000 technical experts. Trixie Luo …
Read More »Bahrain indices close on a mixed note
Manama 22-Sep-2019 Bahrain General Index closed at 1,511.86 today, an increase of 21.47 points over the previous closing, while the Bahrain Islamic Index closed at 746.17, a decrease of 3.67 points from the previous closing. The total number of shares amounted to 4,615,608 shares with a total value of BD1,199,991 …
Read More »Egyptian bourse loses 35.7 billion pounds
Cairo 22-Sep-2019 The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) ended today’s trading session with a collective decline of all indices, under pressure from Egyptian and Arab dealers, which led to a loss of EGP 35.7 billion in market capitalization to reach EGP 702.302 billion. The stock market halted transactions half an hour …
Read More »Arab accreditation body concludes in Tunisia with UAE participation
Dubai 22-09-2019 The 7th General Assembly and the Technical Committees of the Arab Accreditation Agency (AACA), chaired by Amina Ahmed Mohamed, Chairman of the Arab Accreditation Agency (AACA), concluded the Tunisian capital. The annual meetings of the Authority focused on two main axes: the sustainability of the work of the …
Read More »Emirates is the first carrier outside the United States in the biometric boarding application
Dubai 21-09-2019 Emirates has achieved a new technological leadership as it became the first carrier outside the United States to receive approval from the US Border Protection Agency to use biometric measurements to board aircraft. The announcement came on the eve of the Civil Aviation Security Conference, which will be …
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