Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) championed Sharjah as an investment destination at The Korea Overseas Investment Fair & Conference (KOIF) 2015, held recently in Korea’s Gyeonggi Province. Shurooq, which received its own booth at the Conference, was represented by Elie Armaly, Director of Business Development. Mr. Armaly gave a presentation during the investment seminar examining four key sectors in ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia (AIRARABI:DFM) has been named the Best Low-cost Airline in the Middle East at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. It is the second time in three years that the carrier has won the coveted award, following its previous Skytrax award in 2013. Air Arabia is the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa ...

The Government of Sharjah was honoured at the 2015 London Sukuk Summit earlier this month where it was awarded the ‘Award of Excellence for Most Innovative Sukuk Issuance by a Sovereign Debt Issuer’. The award was given in recognition of Sharjah’s debut 10-year US dollar sukuk, which was issued at a size of US$750 million (AED 275b) in September 2014. ...