Kerala economy grows 7.5%, jobless numbers rise

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala economy has registered a growth of 7.5 per cent in 2018-19 compared to 6.8 per cent in 2017-18, said State Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Thursday after presenting the economic review in the Kerala Assembly. However, the unemployment rate in the state has also increased for the corresponding period, the economic review […]

Growing the impact of associations in Dubai

The Iceberg explores the growth of associations in Dubai and the opening of the new headquarters of the Dubai Association Centre (DAC), located within the One Central development in Dubai World Trade Centre. DAC was established in 2014 by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Department for Tourism and Commerce Marketing and the […]

Trump scores as US trade deficit shrinks

Washington (Bloomberg): The US trade deficit narrowed in 2019 from the widest in a decade, reflecting plunges in shipments from China and oil imports. It gives President Donald Trump some evidence he’s delivered on pledges to reduce the gap. The annual deficit in goods and services decreased for the first time in six years, narrowing […]

Hub71 announces corporate engagement programme with Aldar and ADCB

Abu Dhabi: Hub71 on Wednesday announced a new corporate engagement programme with the goal of providing corporates with access to high growth start-ups. Two MoU’s were signed with Aldar and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) on the sidelines of the Technology Innovation Pioneers Summit in Abu Dhabi to get the new programme rolling. The programme […]