UAE records 19% surge in new firms, 13% in licences

The figures are in line with the 13 per cent increase in the number of business licences issued in 2014 by the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/4/2015


Oil rises on Saudi 'proposal' to balance market next year

Oil prices rose from near-2015 lows on Thursday after a report sourced to a senior Opec delegate said Saudi Arabia would next year propose a deal to balance oil markets with non-Opec help..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/4/2015


Dubai's Jafza eyes $36m savings in energy retrofit plan

<p>Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has announced plans to retrofit its existing buildings and facilities in a bid to become the world's the most energy efficient business hub.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/4/2015


UAE's power of mobile apps

If the generation X phrase 'there is an app for that' was not already holding enough water, it is going to now..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/3/2015


Middle East airlines post robust growth in cargo volume

Middle Eastern airlines witnessed robust growth in cargo volume in October compared to a year ago, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association, or Iata, released on Wednesday..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/3/2015


ENGEL brings quality and efficiency to Saudi PP

<p>ENGEL's exhibits and demonstrations will revolve around the manufacture of bottle caps, thin-walled packaging, pallets and fittings, as well as consumables for medical and laboratory use.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/3/2015


Expo is set to spur economic activity

Expo 2020 dubai will support the ongoing development, diversification and long-term success of the UAE's economy and spur economic activity in the country, a top government official says..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/2/2015


Low oil won't stop Dubai growth

As low oil prices cast a shadow over Gulf Arab economies, investors are betting that lifting sanctions on Iran will boost Dubai - a view that is causing the emirate's debt to outperform the rest of the region..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/2/2015


ALPLA packaging reach extends to Egypt

<p>ALPLA Holding is taking over the Egyptian production site of Argo S.A. at the end of 2015.</p> <p>In doing so, the Austrian-based specialist in plastic packaging will expand its market position in Africa. ALPLA opened its first site on the African continent in 2014 in Johannesburg.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/2/2015


A new era beckons for Solar Park

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/1/2015