{"id":2498,"date":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/css.rak.ae\/news\/rak-center-for-statistics-and-studies-signs-an-mou-with-raktda\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:26:40","slug":"rak-center-for-statistics-and-studies-signs-an-mou-with-raktda","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/css.rak.ae\/en\/news\/rak-center-for-statistics-and-studies-signs-an-mou-with-raktda\/","title":{"rendered":"RAK Center for Statistics and Studies Signs an MOU with RAKTDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ras Al Khaimah Centre for Statistics &#038; Studies (RAK CSS) has partnered with Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate\u2019s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, to develop detailed analysis of the economic impact of tourism plays on the emirate\u2019s sustainable development. An MoU between the two entities was signed by RAK CSS Executive Director, Dr. Ibrahim Akoum and RAKTDA CEO, Haitham Mattar. The agreement will see the development of various studies and surveys to assist in stakeholder, investor and government engagement to facilitate further economic growth in the UAE\u2019s northern emirate.  \tSpeaking at the signing ceremony, Dr. Akoum noted that this cooperation is part of the overall aim of the RAK CSS to develop the Emirates\u2019 statistical capacity in all sectors to provide decision makers with accurate and timely data. On his part, Mattar said the partnership will expand our official tourism-related data source and provide a clearer picture of the direct contribution tourism has on Ras Al Khaimah\u2019s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2496,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-2498","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RAK Center for Statistics and Studies Signs an MOU with RAKTDA - RAK CSS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/css.rak.ae\/en\/news\/rak-center-for-statistics-and-studies-signs-an-mou-with-raktda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RAK Center for Statistics and Studies Signs an MOU with RAKTDA - RAK CSS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ras Al Khaimah Centre for Statistics &#038; Studies (RAK CSS) has partnered with Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate\u2019s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, to develop detailed analysis of the economic impact of tourism plays on the emirate\u2019s sustainable development. 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