The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) held discussions with the Embassy of Zimbabwe in the UAE on enhancing bilateral economic and trade cooperation and exploring opportunities to expand business engagement between the two markets.The discussions focused on identifying investment prospects a...

More than 80 speakers from around the world will take part in the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026), with British entrepreneur and investor Simon Squibb and Indian entrepreneur and AI developer Varun Mayya among this year’s speakers. Taking place on October 14–15 at Al Jawaher Reception and Conventio...

The COSCO-affiliated container ship OOCL PORTUGAL crossed the Suez Canal for the first time on Wednesday, sailing from Belgium to China as the authority reported a rise in container-ship tonnage.Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie said the voyage marked COSCO SHIPPING Lines’ first southbo...

EDGE Group and Hanwha have strengthened strategic cooperation on the development of an integrated air defence system. The two companies signed a Term Sheet at EDGE Group’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, with senior executives from both companies in attendance.The Term Sheet outlines the direction of co...

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points, from 3.65% to 3.9%, effective from Thursday, 17 September. This decision was taken following the US Federal Reserve’s announcement today to raise the Interes...