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Blue-tongue Virus Scare Forces the UAE to Impose Restrictions [19 May 2009]  
The World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) report on the resurfacing of the blue-tongue disease among animals in some countries of Europe has alerted the UAE to take preventive measures to conta  ...More
Tags: virus     UAE     animal health    
Thailand Ropes in the UAE to Develop Mega Livestock Farms [05 Jun 2009]  
According to sources, Thailand has been able to attract the UAE to invest in its livestock farming industry to produce halal products out of sheep, goats and other livestock. Thailand is understood to  ...More
Tags: Thailand     UAE     Livestock    
Sandstorms Shrink UAE’s Solar Power Generation [10 Aug 2009]  
The solar power production at the first and largest solar power plant of the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been hit badly due to last week’s extreme sandstorm conditions.  ...More
Tags: UAE     solar power     PV     MENA    
UAE Ruler Backs Dubai Govt – Claims Economy is Fine [01 Dec 2009]  
The UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the eve of 38th National Day said that the country's economy was ‘fine’, and supported the efforts by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al  ...More
Tags: UAE    economy    Dubai    Qatar    Abu Dhabi    
GCC to Perk Up on Low Realty Cost [22 Dec 2009]  
In a recent report by AT Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm stated Dubai's capacity to "rebound fast should not be underestimated, with low real estate prices at offer now”. It furth  ...More
Tags: GCC    Dubai    Economy    China    India    UAE    Dubai    
GCC Becomes the Largest Food Importer [17 Feb 2010]  
According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the GCC is the biggest importer of food in the world by buying more than 90 percent of its total needs. The GCC’s very high reliance on external food s  ...More
Tags: GCC    WTO    food importer    BMI    UAE    
Kenya Takes Over Sri Lanka as Largest Tea Exporter [25 Feb 2010]  
In the latest data provided by the Tea Board of Kenya indicate that the country has usurped the throne of Sri Lanka for the first time as the biggest tea exporter in the world. While Kenya exported 34  ...More
Tags: Kenya    Sri Lanka    tea export    UAE    
Dubai Realty Firms Squeeze Clients for Mirages [12 Apr 2010]  
Until the global credit crisis rocked the Dubai real estate projects, way back in 2008, people continued to invest in these projects blindly without any logical personal debt management. The fallout –  ...More
Tags: Dubai    PJSC    UAE    Deutsche Bank    
Trade Overtures by Brazil to Arab World Pay Huge Dividends [12 Aug 2010]  
According to the recent data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil indicate that the country’s exports to the Arab region have increased by leaps and bounds. Brazil's  ...More
Tags: Brazil     Arab     Aladi     Egypt     UAE     Trade