DUBAI: Dubai’s non-oil trade with Africa will exceed AED 1 trillion for the period extending from 2011 until the end of 2019, asserted His Excellency Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber, noting that it had already reached AED926 billion in the 2011-2018 period. H.E. Al Ghurair made the announcement in his opening speech at the fifth edition of the …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways and Boeing today announced a first-of-its-kind ‘eco partnership’, in which a specially-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. The ‘Etihad Greenliner’, to be introduced early next year, will be used by both companies to explore and assess environmental sustainability initiatives while the …

DUBAI: With just under one year to go until Expo 2020 Dubai, billed as “the world’s greatest show”, Emirates airline is lifting the lid on the futuristic, interactive technologies and experiences in store for visitors at its Expo 2020 pavilion. Emirates has been working with academics and its industry partners in aviation and aerospace, to create and carefully curate informative and …

DUBAI: Heads of state, ministers, policymakers, prominent business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from Africa are descending on Dubai for the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 which officially kicks off on Monday (tomorrow) and runs until Tuesday, November 19th. Held under theme “Scale-Up Africa”, the fifth edition of the forum is organised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) …

KARACHI: In its drive to promote regional arts and literacy, JS Bank hosted a book talk on “The Economy of Modern Sindh. Opportunities Lost and Lessons for the Future” authored by Dr. Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi and Nadeem Hussain. The ceremony was attended by Basir Shamsie, President & CEO-JS Bank, Imran Shaikh, Chief of Staff-JS Bank, professors and students …

DUBAI: The Emirates A380, the UAE airline’s flagship commercial aircraft, soared through the skies in an unprecedented flypast procession today, kicking off the 2019 edition of the Dubai Airshow. Spectators and aviation enthusiasts were able to watch a spectacular formation of 3 Chinook, 3 Black Hawk and 3 Apache helicopters, opening the way for the Emirates A380, closely followed by the UAE’s air …

News Desk DUBAI: Growing momentum behind regional integration, economic reforms, technological advances and infrastructure development are among the key factors fuelling business growth in sub-Sahara Africa, according to a new whitepaper released by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The report, entitled Promise and Perils: Scaling up businesses in sub-Sahara Africa, was …

ABU DHABI: The UAE Space Agency has announced its participation in Dubai Airshow 2019 as part of its efforts to enhance its international presence and showcase its current projects and future plans. Dubai Airshow will be held in Al Maktoum International Airport between 17 and 21 November. During thethird edition of the exhibition, the Agency aims to reveal the latest …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will operate a historic one-off A380 flight on 29 November in an unprecedented effort to bring together and celebrate the vibrant multicultural communities of the UAE onto one flight. The airline will attempt to welcome as many nationalities as possible onto flight EK2019, for a special flight journey around the UAE. The A380 commissioned for this flight …

ISLAMABAD: edotco Group SdnBhd (“edotco”), the region’s end-to-end integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company through its local operations edotco Pakistan Private Limited (“edotco Pakistan”)signed a long-term agreement with Zong 4G to collaborate on multiple projects that will strengthen 4G coverage and customer experience across Pakistan. With more than 12,000 4G sites across Pakistan, Zong 4G is the country’s leading 4G network …