38 Saudi agencies set for privatisation

Cairo: Thirty-eight government agencies will be prepared for privatisation within two years, a Saudi newspaper reported Saturday. Those agencies are linked to ministries of the environment, water and agriculture; transportك energy; industry and mineral wealth; housing; education, health; rural and village affairs; the Haj and Umrah; communications and information technology; media and sports, Okaz added, […]

UAE among top eight countries globally to show strong recovery in private aviation

Since the first weeks in March, when the number of flights worldwide plummeted, the recovery for the private aviation industry has been bumpy. Some of the largest markets, such as the United States, are still hovering around 60 per cent of their flight activity in 2019. Conversely, the markets with the strongest recovery for the […]

Carmakers cry foul as EU’s climate plan takes aim at industry

Automakers balked at the European Union’s plan to set stricter emissions limits for the next decade, saying they lack the government support needed to achieve the targets. The industry is among the sectors most under fire in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, which calls for the bloc to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 55% from 1990 […]