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UAE’s FCSA signs 10 tie-ups to bolster data systemUAE’s Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) has signed 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and strategic partnership agreements that aim to develop national capabilities in the field of statistics. The a More… |
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Bahrain to implement tourism statistics programmeThe Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Information & eGovernment Authority to implement the third phase of the ‘Tourism Statistics Development’ programme in li More… |
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Oman’s Ithraa, NCSI ink data sharing dealOman’s National Centre for Statistics & Information (NCSI) and Ithraa, the sultanate’s inward investment and export development agency, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards data sharing. “NCS More… |
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Saudi Q1 real GDP growth slows to 2.1pcGrowth in Saudi Arabia's gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, slowed to 2.13 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from 6.5 percent a year ago, data from the Central Department of Statistics showed on Sunday. The hea More… |
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Statistics ‘key to tourism growth’A lack of updated statistics is hindering the development of tourism in the region, a top official said, adding that the sector's contribution to Bahrain's economy currently stands at around seven per cent of gross domestic product. More… |
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Saudi non-oil exports total $3.87bn in H1Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports amounted to SR14.489 billion ($3.87 billion) in the first half of this year, a 7.7 per cent decline compared to SR15.705 billion during the same period last year. Statistics issued by the Kingd More… |
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Qatar GDP up 14pc in real terms in 2011Qatar's economy expanded 14 per cent in inflation-adjusted terms last year, a slower pace than many analysts had expected, preliminary data from Qatar's Statistics Authority showed on Wednesday. The Gulf Arab country's real gro More… |
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Better statistics 'crucial for child health policy'Better data collection on the causes of child injuries and safety are key to implement appropriate legislation that will ensure a safer environment for children in the region, said a Dubai healthcare expert. “In order to create policies th More… |
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Dubai World releases external trade CDDubai World’s statistics department has released a new CD containing a comprehensive compilation of facts and figures on Dubai’s foreign trade during 2008, which shows a 38 per cent rise in total non-oil trade. The CD – equipped with cutti More… |
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EDC and DWSD to share trade statisticsDubai Export Development Corporation (EDC), Dubai’s government body charged with promoting exports from the Emirate, has partnered with Dubai World’s Statistics Department (DWSD) to provide local exporters a consolidated framework of statistics an More… |
