Sharjah 31-01-2019 / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qasimi, Chairman of MBF Group, opened the Aspire World Expo at the Expo Center in Sharjah, with 47 international brands and more than 100 exhibitors representing 20 sectors such as healthcare, the Qin Block, real estate, trade, investment and education. …
Read More »China’s cultural sector grew by 8.2% year-on-year
Media In\ the Beijing 31 -01-2019 / WAM hina’s cultural sector and its related businesses maintained rapid growth last year, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The total revenue for the cultural sector and related companies totaled 8.93 trillion yuan (about 1.33 trillion US dollars), an increase of …
Read More »The Second Saudi-UAE Economic Forum opens in Riyadh
Media In / Riyadh 31 -01-2019 / WAM The second Saudi-UAE Economic Forum was held this morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the chairmanship of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, Minister of Trade and Investment of Saudi Arabia, and Saif Mohammed …
Read More »China’s industrial PMI rose in January
31-01-2019 Media in Beijing China’s Industrial PMI (PMI) for January registered 49.5 points, up slightly from 49.4 in December, according to the latest data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Zhao Qinghe, chief statistician of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said in a statement that the slight increase ended …
Read More »12 million passengers through Sharjah Airport in 2018
Media In – Sharjah 31 -01-2019 / WAM The number of passengers traveling through Sharjah International Airport during the year 2018 increased by 6 per cent to 12.04 million passengers compared to 11.36 million passengers in 2017. In 2011, the regular and irregular flights recorded more than 81.26 thousand flights, …
Read More »million riyals total control of asphalt project and road lighting in Ahsa Saudi Arabia 5
Media In / Dammam 31 January 2019 The Al-Ahsa Governorate Secretariat signed a contract for the implementation of the project “Asphalting and the establishment of sidewalks and lighting of streets and roads”, within the neighborhoods in the south of the province. The project is part of the initiative of the …
Read More »Sharjah Islamic Bank registers AED 510 million net profit in 2018
Media In / Sharjah 30 -01-2019 / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank recorded a net profit of AED 510.4 million in 2018 compared to AED 477.7 million for the previous year, an increase of 7%. These results reflect the success of the Bank’s strategy of achieving steady and stable growth in …
Read More »Jordanian-Spanish Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen economic and investment cooperation between the two countries
Media In / Amman January 30, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Mary Kawar in Jordan and Minister of State for Trade Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain Chiana Mendes signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance bilateral cooperation in economic, financial and development assistance. It is worth mentioning …
Read More »Madinah Industrial City signs four strategic cooperation agreements
Media In / Riyadh January 30, The Saudi Organization for Industrial Estates and Technology Areas (MODON) has signed four strategic cooperation agreements with the Saudi Electricity Company, the Social Development Bank and a tripartite partnership agreement with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and …
Read More »UAE powerful banking group ADCB, UNB and Al Hilal Bank
Media IN, ABU DHABI, 29th January, 2019 (WAM) The UAE banking sector is set to have a powerful new banking group following the decision of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Union National Bank (UNB) to merge and together to acquire Al Hilal Bank. The transaction, which has been recommended …
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