• Oman’s MSX-listed banks see 18.6 percent net profit growth in 2023

    MUSCAT, OMAN - Omani banks listed on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded net profits of US$1.17 billion (RO453.5 million) in 2023, up 18.6 percent from US$992 million (RO382.3 million) in 2022. According to the Oman News Agency, the banking sector benefited from several local economic indicators in 2023, including...
  • UAE launches new ‘EcoMark’ green accreditation framework for MSMEs

    Davos, UAE - The UAE has announced plans to develop the first-ever sustainability accreditation framework explicitly for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). EcoMark Global Accreditation has been designed to boost the competitiveness of MSMEs in the global green economy by streamlining and standardizing the regulatory processes surrounding sustainability benchmarking...
  • UAE first half non-oil foreign trade hits all-time high of $337 billion

    The results are buoyed by record non-oil exports, which reached AED 205 billion in H1 2023, an 11.9 percent growth compared to the first half of 2022 and 5.4 percent more than H2 2022. Non-oil exports in the first six months of 2023 exceed the exports recorded in the whole...
  • Saudi Arabia’s foreign trade rises to $172bn in a year

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s foreign trade soared to $172 billion last year, the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Foreign Trade, Dr Majid Al-Qasabi said during the August 24-25 G20 Trade and Investment Ministers' meeting held in India...
  • Electric vehicles, lithium-ion, solar batteries become new drivers of China’s foreign trade

    Beijing, China - China's traditional export sectors, such as apparel, home appliances, and furniture, have been surpassed by electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and solar batteries as the primary drivers of foreign trade growth, People's Daily reported. These "new three" industries have contributed to an impressive 61.6 percent year-on-year increase in...
  • UAE’s foreign trade records 17% jump to US$607bn in 2022

    The boost in foreign trade comes on the back of the signing of the comprehensive economic partnership agreements that the UAE has inked so far. As the agreements take effect, a new phase of trade exchange commences that promises a substantial boost in quality and quantity, expanding the global trade...
  • UAE begins talks with Thailand under CEPA to boost trade

    Seeking to widen its foreign trade and grow national economy, the UAE has signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations with Thailand. The UAE has already signed several such agreements with many countries, and signing the deal with Thailand is part of that endeavor. The first round of talks will...
  • UAE’s global merchandise trade crossed $1trn mark in 2022: WTO

    Based on data from the WTO, the UAE's export values in 2022 grew by 41%, while imports made up 22% of the total trade value. The UAE was the 11th largest exporter of commodities in the world and ranked 18th in terms of global merchandise goods trade imports.
  • UAE’s non-oil foreign trade at the end of third quarter $445 billion

    Abu Dhabi, UAE----UAE's non-oil foreign trade increased by 19 percent by the end of the third quarter, compared to the same period last year, to reach AED 1.637 trillion ($445 billion), said UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, who predicted the trade to...
  • Abu Dhabi non-oil foreign trade $33.75 billion in first half of 2022

    The value of the trade-in commodities from normal metals and their products increased to AED24.51 billion, with a growth rate of 22 percent, compared to AED20.11 billion in 2021. The trade in pearls, gemstones, precious metals and their products has increased to 40 percent.
  • Sudan ship sinks with 15,800 sheep on board

    An overladen ship crammed with thousands of sheep capsized Sunday off Sudan's Red Sea coast drowning the animals on board but with all crew surviving, port officials said.
  • UAE and Russia foreign trade reaches $4 billion in 2021

    The total foreign trade between Russia and the UAE is set to reach around $4 billion by the end of this year, said Sergey Cherimin, Minister of the Government of Moscow. Local media reports said that in 2020, the trade between the two countries amounted to $3.3 billion. Chermin told...
  • UAE foreign trade in past 50 years rises 473 times to $9.3 trillion

    The total value of the UAE’s foreign trade in the past five decades amounted to some AED34.23 trillion ($9.32 trillion), according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Additionally, the country’s trade balance from 1971 to 2020 recorded a surplus of nearly $1.3 trillion (AED4.76 trillion). The...
  • UAE’s non-oil foreign trade up 27% to AED900 bn in H1 2021

    According to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Economy, the value of non-oil exports alone amounted to AED170 billion during this period, posting a growth of 44 percent compared to H1 2020 and 41 percent more than that of the same period in 2019.
  • DIC board discusses plans to boost foreign trade

    Member companies of Dubai International Chamber will work towards achieving the target of boosting Dubai’s foreign trade to $544bln within the next five years.
  • Dubai Chambers reform aims to raise annual foreign trade to $540 billion

    The emirate’s annual trade stood at $320 billion in 2020 Foreign trade focus likely on high-growth markets like Latin America, Asia Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently approved a new structure of the board of the Dubai Chambers to, among other things, raise the annual foreign trade...