Esma, Serbian counterpart sign partnershipThe Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) and the Institute for Standardisation of Serbia (ISS) recently signed a cooperation agreement in Belgrade, a media report said. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) More… |
‘Standardisation vital for Islamic finance sector'The standardisation of Islamic finance and the future of the industry were discussed at a key conference in Bahrain yesterday (November 17). Representatives of the Islamic banking sectors from more than 35 countries converged on t More… |
Workshop reviews GCC standardisation issuesThe GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO) held a workshop on 'Application requirements of products safety and responsibility' in co-operation with the Standardisation and Metrology Directorate at the Industry and Commerce Ministry. More… |
UAE to host two global ICT events in 2012The UAE will host two major international ICT events in 2012, both of which are considered significant for setting the regulations and policies governing telecommunications at the international level. The Telecommunications Regulatory Auth More… |
Varsities urged to standardise programmesArab colleges and universities need to standardise their programmes and make reforms in education systems in order to achieve socio-economic development, said an expert. “Education is not only what we learn in college or university. Studen More… |
WB for Islamic finance standardisationThe World Bank plans to support standard-setting bodies of the Islamic finance industry in turning their voluntary standards into binding banking regulations, a bank official said. The fledgling Islamic finance industry is governed by a pa More… |