Category: Business

DUBAI: Chinese business leaders have praised Dubai’s role as a vital hub for opportunities and an ideal platform for business expansion in both regional and global markets due to the emirate’s strong competitive advantages and attractive investment en…

CAIRO: Noatum, an AD Ports Group company, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Safina B.V., a leading provider of maritime agency and cargo services in Egypt and across the Middle East region. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2024.

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FRANKFURT: The number of employed people in Germany continued to rise this spring, with the second quarter showing there were 46.1 million employed or self-employed people, a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.1 percent over the previous quarter.

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ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has launched the “Digital Consultation” initiative as part of its ongoing efforts to implement the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme, designed by the UAE government to enhance living standards and foster an…

GENEVA: Switzerland’s industrial production increased unexpectedly and sharply in the second quarter, provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Friday. Industrial production surged 7.3 percent year-over-year in the second quarter,…

AJMAN: Abdullah Mohammed Al Muwaiji, Chairman of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), launched the Ajman Chamber’s 2024 – 2030 Strategy, in alignment with the Ajman Vision 2030 and its strategic objectives and eight underlying principles…

Doha: August 14 – Data issued by the Qatar Stock Exchange revealed an increase in the profits of listed Qatari companies during the first half of 2024 by 5.5 percent to reach QR 25.730 billion, compared to nearly QR 24.386 billion riyals in the same p…

SEOUL: South Korea’s car exports fell 9.1% last month from a year earlier due to a high base effect, data showed Thursday.

The combined value of car shipments came to US$5.4 billion in July, down from $5.9 billion won in the same month last year, acc…