Media In / Amman 26 May 2018 Jordan and the Russian Federation signed an agreement to “enable” the two sides to carry out a joint feasibility study to build a Russian nuclear reactor of the type of compact reactors integrated into the Kingdom. The Jordanian Atomic Energy Agency said in …
Read More »Al Watan Fund receives contributions of AED 25 million to drive development
Media In – Abu Dhabi 26 May 2018 / WAM / Al Watan Fund today announced that it has received new contributions amounting to AED 25 million as a result of a group of businessmen and companies in the country renewing their support to the Fund. The contributions included the …
Read More »Global interest in bidding for oil and gas exploration in Ras Al Khaimah
Media In – Ras Al Khaimah 24 May 2018 / RAK Petroleum has announced the interest of many companies in the world to bid for oil and gas exploration in Ras Al Khaimah. In early April, the government of Ras Al Khaimah launched the “Oil Licensing Round” in 2018 to …
Read More »326.4 billion dirhams balance of “Central” of foreign currencies
Media In – Abu Dhabi 24 May 2018 / WAM / The Central Bank of UAE’s foreign currency balance reached AED 326.4 billion in April, a growth of 2.8% compared to AED 317.44 billion in the same month of 2017. According to statistics released by the Central Bank of UAE …
Read More »Jordan is the fourth Arab and 52 internationally among the most competitive economies in the world
Media In / Agencies / Amman 24 May 2018 The World Competitiveness Yearbook published by the International Center for Management Development (IMD) of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in the Swiss city of Lausanne showed progress in ranking Jordan by four to fifty-second and fourth in the region. …
Read More »Jordanian exports of clothing, potash and chemicals rose in the first quarter of the year
Media In / Amman 23 May 2018 The value of Jordanian exports of clothing and accessories during the first three months of this year rose by 16.7%, crude potash by 10% and inorganic chemical products by 23%. According to figures from the Department of Statistics, which shows the volume of …
Read More »Issuing a new commemorative stamp on adventure tourism in Jordan
Media In/ Agencies / Amman, May 23, 2018 Jordan Post has issued a new issue of commemorative stamps for 2018 for sale to the public as of Thursday. “The new commemorative character consists of one issue,” Jordan’s Adventure Tourism, “said Jordanian media spokesman Zuhair al-Azza. It includes three categories, each …
Read More »Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA): Replacing the Riyals (Rials) in the Place of the Real Riyal
Media In / Agencies / Riyadh 22 May 2018 The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has confirmed that the Riyal Metallurgical will be replaced by the Riyal paper as of Thursday, while the paper will continue to be traded in the current paper, in addition to the Riyals. Specific and …
Read More »31.93 million barrels per day OPEC production during last April
Media In – Abu Dhabi 23 May 2018 / WAM / The average daily production of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries “OPEC” 31.93 million barrels during the month of April compared to 31.918 million barrels in March, which preceded. OPEC’s continued production at acceptable levels in April …
Read More »The UAE market capitalization is 56.6% of GDP
Media In – Abu Dhabi 23 May 2018 / WAM / The total market value of the UAE capital markets reached AED 850 billion at the end of trading today representing 56.6% of the UAE GDP in 2017. An analysis of the market value of stocks listed on the UAE …
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