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Abu Dhabi Foreign Trade Rises 9% To AED112 Bn
Abu Dhabi’s foreign trade rose to AED 112.071 billion in 2009, an increase of 9% as compared to 2008 as per annual statistics of foreign trade operations announced by HE Saeed Ahmed Abdullah Al Muhairi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Customs today.
UAE Real Estate Market To Witness A Demand-Supply Balance In 2010, Says Shaikhani Group
Amidst expectations that the UAE’s economy will rise by 3.2 per cent in 2010, Shaikhani Group, a multibillion dollar international business conglomerate with interests in real estate development, trading, manufacturing and IT, has predicted that the country’s real estate market is poised for demand-supply balance this year.
Earth Hour
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
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