If you’ve done your homework and launched your start-up to be fully-aligned to market conditions, then hopefully you’ll never need to consider it, but failure is a real risk for many entrepreneurs so it pays to be aware of worst-case scenarios. We spoke to two experts in about why businesses in the UAE might fail […]
Beijing: China struck an upbeat note on Monday as trade talks resumed with the United States, but also expressed anger at a US Navy mission through the disputed South China Sea, casting a shadow over the prospect for improved Beijing-Washington ties. The United States is expected to keep pressing China on long-standing demands that it […]
London: The UK reached an agreement with Switzerland that will allow it to continue trade without any additional tariffs after it leaves the European Union. The deal means the nations can avoid having to trade under World Trade Organisation terms, and eliminates duties on most goods traded between the UK and Switzerland, according to a […]
Kuala Lumpur: The corruption trial of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over charges related to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB has been postponed, his lawyer said on Monday, citing a court ruling. The trial was originally set to begin on Tuesday. Harvinderjit Singh, one of Najib’s lawyers, told Reuters that the trial […]
Dubai: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged to carry out deep structural reforms of an economy that’s staring at a balance-of-payment crisis, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offered to avert it. There was a convergence of views on structural reforms in a meeting with IMF managing director Christine Lagarde in Dubai on February 10, […]
Dubai: Private businesses in Dubai are exuding greater optimism about what’s in store this year, touching levels last seen in 2012. Those sentiments were helped by new orders streaming through and improved productivity, according to the January data from Emirates NBD Economy Tracker Index. The score was 55.8 in January and an improvement on the […]
Dubai. A flood of sugar from India, the world’s largest producer, has forced Dubai’s top refiner to halt output for almost two months because of weak demand for its sweetener. Al Khaleej Sugar, the world’s largest port-based refinery, restarted operations on Thursday after being closed since mid-December, Managing Director Jamal Al Ghurair said in an […]
Attracting the best volunteer doctors from UAE, Pakistan who are serving the poor.
Dubai: Britain has approached the UAE and other Gulf countries on a possible trade pact after Britain leaves the European Union, the UAE economy minister said on Monday. Such agreements can take years to negotiate, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on a panel at the World Government Summit in Dubai. He gave no further […]
The plant will be able to produce 120 million gallons of drinkable water a day by 2024, according to DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer