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UAE and Central African Republic CEPA to Boost Trade Beyond AED3.67 Billion
The UAE and the Central African Republic (CAR) have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment, with projections to increase trade beyond...
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NCTO Expresses Concern Over President Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico and Canada
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has raised serious concerns regarding the Trump administration’s recent decision to...
Africa
Africa’s Economic Challenges: An Opportunity for Transformation, Says UNCTAD
Africa’s economic struggles, marked by dependency on volatile global markets, infrastructure deficits, and escalating debt, offer a unique...
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EURATEX Urges Stronger Enforcement for Fair and Safe E-Commerce in the EU
The European Commission’s latest communication on e-commerce highlights growing concerns over direct-to-consumer imports via online marketplaces. EURATEX supports...
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Rieter – Significant Increase in Order Intake in Financial Year 2024
• Order intake of CHF 725.5 million
• Sales of CHF 859.1 million
• Order backlog of around CHF 530...
ADNOC, OCP ink deal to supply sulphur to Morocco
The Abu Dhabi National oil Company (ADNOC) and Morocco’s OCP Group have signed a long-term sales deal for ADNOC to supply OCP with granulated...
Saudi Aramco company shipyard venture appoints CEO
Saudi Aramco and a number of partners have appointed Fathi K. Al Saleem as CEO of a joint venture to build a shipyard on...
New $1bn Abu Dhabi chemicals facility to boost manufacturing
The new facility will supply raw material for some of the UAE's largest industrial firms
Shaheen Chem Investment, owned by investors from the United Arab...
UAE has the lowest VAT regionally and globally
The UAE has the lowest VAT regionally and globally, compared to countries such as UK, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, according to...
Reduction in tax for MSMEs to benefit TN textile firms
The reduction of corporate tax to 25 per cent for companies with turnover upto Rs 250 crore will benefit textileand garment firms in Tamil Nadu,...
E-commerce platform for artisans in India’s Kashmir
The government in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state is introducing an e-commerce platform for artisans and weavers to boost export of handicrafts and handloom...
Saudi foreign reserves rise for third straight month
The Saudi Arabian central bank’s foreign reserves rose in December for a third consecutive month, a sign that higher oil prices may be easing...
Multi-industry event for plastics, molds, printing & packaging open at Expo Centre Sharjah
With the region looking at increasing its downstream capabilities as part of its economic diversification policies, the regional plastics, molds, printing and packaging industries...
Turkey, Qatar, Iran to discuss land trade routes
Ankara, Doha and Tehran will discuss land trade routes on the sidelines of the oath-taking ceremony of Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, Turkish Economy Minister...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%
In its sixth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2017-18, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the policy repo rate under the liquidity...