Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, a subsidiary of the Swiss private bank, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, Switzerland, has opened its representative office in Abu Dhabi.

With the region's IT market hungry for new innovation and design, Taiwan Trade Centre, Dubai has announced an enormous 67 per cent increase in year-on-year trade during the first half of 2010 between Taiwanese companies and those in the UAE.

Twelve UAE nationals have become the first recruits to commence a new course focusing on administrative skills under the Pre Employment Course (PEC) scheme at Emirates Aluminium (EMAL).

The Afghan government has put its Hajigak iron ore deposit back up for tender, after taking it off the market last year.

The global economic crisis has further widened the competitiveness gap between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the rest of the Arab world region, according to the Arab World Competitiveness Review 2010.