Abu Dhabi gets set for first SALT leadership conference

Abu Dhabi: Discussing some of the most pressing issues related to business and geopolitics, Abu Dhabi will play host on Tuesday to the first SALT leadership conference taking place in the Middle East. Around 1,000 business professionals, policymakers and media personalities are expected to take part in the two-day conference, which takes places at the […]

UAE Economic Forum 2019 kicks off on Wednesday

Dubai: The inaugural ‘UAE Economic Forum,’ will be held on December 11-12. The two-day Forum, which has ‘The UAE Enterprising Economy: Resilience, Growth & Prosperity’ as its theme, is a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Economy and all economic departments across the UAE. The event will feature several discussion panels and workshops to analyse […]

Hamdan Bin Rashid chairs ECI’s Board of Directors meeting

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Etihad Credit Insurance, ECI, Board of Directors, presided over the 4th meeting of the Board of Directors. During the meeting, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid noted the ECI’s substantial contribution to the growth of UAE’s exports and foreign […]

Ruler’s pledge boosts women’s economic summit in Sharjah

Sharjah: While the UAE is making great strides in gender equality, the world is still lagging in achieving parity at work, the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS) in Sharjah heard on Tuesday. The UAE ranks first in the Arab World and now 26th globally on the UNDP Gender Inequality Index 2019, WEEGS delegates heard […]

Saudi 2020 budget forecasts slight drop in spending, pick-up in growth

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday announced a 1.02 trillion riyal ($272.00 billion) budget for 2020, a slight fall in spending that reversed three years of expenditure hikes aimed at spurring growth. Revenues in 2020 are forecast at 833 billion riyals, widening the budget deficit to 187 billion riyals (Dh183 billion), or 6.4 per cent of […]

Mubadala looking for more investment opportunities in China — deputy CEO

Abu Dhabi: Mubadala Investment Company is looking for more active investment opportunities in China as the world’s second largest economy continues to position itself as an attractive market for investors, said the group’s chief executive officer Waleed Al Muhairi in Abu Dhabi on Sunday at the SALT Leadership Conference. Taking place from Emirates Palace, close […]