Qatar Chamber looks to burnish lackluster gold and jewellery sector
Doha, Qatar-- In order to remove obstacles facing the gold and jewellery sector in the country, Qatar Chamber has reviewed the results of a survey conducted by the chamber's Gold and Jewellery Committee last month.Qatar Chamber board member and Chairperson of the Gold and Jewellery Committee Naser bin Suleiman Al...
UAE-Turkey non-oil intra-trade crosses US$103 billion in last 10 years
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Turkey economic ties have witnessed a great leap in the last decade with non-oil intra-trade between the two countries crossing $103 billion, divided into $56 billion in imports, about $35 billion in exports, and more than $13 billion in re-exports, according to Federal Competitiveness...
Bahrain: The ultimate destination for natural pearl lovers
Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, unusually, 100 percent natural -- the result of attempts to preserve a centuries-old industry.While rare elsewhere, natural pearls prised from seabed oysters by divers are the only variety produced in the Gulf kingdom, which is fiercely proud of...Non-oil trade between UAE and Kuwait up 87 percent in 10 years
Abu Dhabi, UAE--- Non-oil foreign trade between the UAE and Kuwait has grown 87 percent over the past ten years to reach AED43 billion ($11.70 billion) by the end of 2022, compared to AED23.3 billion in 2013, according to UAE's Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).The FCSC data showed that...UAE-France non-oil trade from 2012-2021 up 8 percent
The non-oil trade between the UAE and France increased by 8 percent from 2012 to 2021, from AED23.2 billion ($6.3 billion) in 2012 to over AED25.2 billion in 2021, according to data from Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, which showed a growth of 28 percent in trade exchange over the...
Jewels of Emirates Show features 20 UAE and international designers
The third edition of The Jewels of Emirates Show, UAE’s inaugural event specializing in diamond jewelry, gold, silver and luxury watches began on Thursday at Expo Center Sharjah. Organized by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), it features around 100 of the...Jordan’s exports to US rise by six percent in first quarter
Jordan's trade balance with the United States registered a surplus of JD105 million ($147.85 million) in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest foreign trade statistics. Data released by the Department of Statistics on Sunday noted that the national exports to the United States increased by six percent...
Demand for UAE gold jewellery spikes as buyers splurge
Demand for UAE gold jewellery has vaulted 461 percent to 7.3 metric tons in the second quarter as compared to 1.3 metric tons in the same period last year.
