12-13-2018 Media In – Agencies US stocks closed higher today. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 157.03 points, or 0.64 percent, to 24527.27. The benchmark S & P 500 index gained 14.29 points, or 0.54 percent, to 2,551.07. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 66.48 points, or 0.95 percent, …
Read More »Oil prices are rising with signs of easing US-China trade tensions
Media In\Agencies 13-12-2018 Oil prices rose today, supported by a drop in US crude inventories and signs of a US-China trade war. Brent crude futures were $ 60.36 a barrel, up 21 cents, or 0.4 percent, from the previous close. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were $ 51.25 a barrel, …
Read More »“RAK Economic” honors its strategic partners for 2018
Media In – Ras Al Khaimah – 13 December 2018 The Department of Economic Development in Ras Al Khaimah has honored strategic partners as part of its continuous efforts to strengthen effective communication between government and private entities in Ras Al Khaimah. HE Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shaib Al Naqbi, Director …
Read More »“Federal Taxation”: Complete preparations for the launch of the second phase of the system of “value added” for tourists next Sunday
Media In – Abu Dhabi – 12 December 2018 The Federal Tax Authority has confirmed the completion of all preparations by the system operator to launch the second phase of the electronic system to refund the value added tax for tourists as of next Sunday, corresponding to the sixteenth of …
Read More »The 8th Saudi Smart Grid Conference in Jeddah
Media In / Jeddah 12 December 2018 The 8th Saudi Smart Grid Conference 2018 was launched under the umbrella of the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Jeddah, in the presence of a number of specialists in the electricity industry. Dr. Nayef Al-Abadi, …
Read More »(SABIC) discusses the future of iron and steel in the Middle East(SABIC) discusses the future of iron and steel in the Middle East
Media In 12 December 2018 The 21st Middle East Iron and Steel Conference, which will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was held on December 11-12. SABIC, represented by Saudi Iron and Steel Company, participated in the conference to study and chart the future of this sector next year. …
Read More »AED 3.6 billion Abu Dhabi aluminum trade in 9 months
Media In Abu Dhabi, 12 December 2018, Abu Dhabi’s aluminum trade was AED 3.6 billion in the first nine months of 2018, up 2.8 percent from AED 3.5 billion in the same period in 2017, according to the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center. According to statistics, the aluminum trade accounted for …
Read More »77.7% The contribution of non-oil sectors to the GDP of the State
Media In Abu Dhabi – 12 December 2018 / WAM / The Ministry of Economy issued today the annual achievements report 2018, which reviews its achievements throughout the world, where the country’s GDP at current prices for 2017, according to official data issued by the Federal Authority for Competitiveness and …
Read More »Emirates Aluminum: Al-Alumina refinery’s pilot operations are completed
Media In Abu Dhabi, 12 December 2018, Emirates Aluminum International today announced the completion of the pilot operations of the Al-Taklis division, the first major section of the Alumina refinery currently under construction in Taweelah, Khalifa Industrial City, Kizad, Abu Dhabi. The first batch of Alumina from Taweelah refinery is …
Read More »4.5% Inflation in Jordan since the beginning of this year
Media In Amman 12 December 2018 The Jordanian Statistics Department pointed to the rise in the cumulative index of consumer prices “inflation” to reach 124.6 points, a rise of 4.5% from the same index of the same period last year, the increase for the ten months of this year. Food, …
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