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  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Airport Free Zone (Dafz) concluded its participation in Gulfood 2022, the world’s largest F&B sourcing event, held at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) between February 13-17. The free zone successfully highlighted the vibrant business environment and investment opportunities it offers to regional and global food companies. During the exhibition, Dafz organised a promotional event ...

  Hanoi / WAM There remain huge opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to accelerate exports of agricultural and food products to the United Arab Emirates thanks to its strong demand for these items, experts have said. As the regional trade and logistics centre, UAE was considered one of the world’s largest re-export markets for goods, including farm produce, said the Vietnamese ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The 2022 Qudwa-PISA Global Competence Forum will take place on Saturday at Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme of “Preparing students to live in an interconnected world”. The event, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed ...

Dubai / WAM A total of 2,098 real estate transactions worth AED4.5 billion were conducted during the week ending February 18, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department. A total of 252 plots were sold for AED1.1 billion, 1,437 apartments and villas were sold for AED2.47 billion. The top three transactions were a land in Palm Jumeirah sold ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The Dubai Airport Free Zone (Dafz) concluded its participation in Gulfood 2022, the world’s largest F&B sourcing event, held at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The free zone successfully highlighted the vibrant business environment and investment opportunities it offers to regional and global food companies. During the exhibition, Dafz organized a promotional event that brought ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 398,902 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

  HANOI / WAM There remain huge opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to accelerate exports of agricultural and food products to the United Arab Emirates thanks to its strong demand for these items, experts have said. As the regional trade and logistics centre, the UAE was considered one of the world’s largest re-export markets for goods, including farm produce, said the ...

  Dubai / WAM Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, has visited Spain Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. He was welcomed by José Andrés Torres Mora, Commissioner General of the Pavilion, and Julieta Casanova, Commercial Attaché at the Embassy of Spain in the UAE. During his visit, Dr Al Falasi said that Expo 2020 ...

  Bloomberg Boris Johnson said the UK proposes to stop Russian firms from raising capital in London’s financial markets, part of measures targeting Vladimir Putin’s administration if it decides to invade Ukraine. The move is part of a “very tough package of sanctions” that’s “ready to go,” the British prime minister said in a pooled TV interview in London. Johnson ...

  Bloomberg Biden administration officials told lawmakers that they plan to seek $30 billion in new spending to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in conjunction with a $1.5 trillion government funding package lawmakers want to complete by March 11. Department of Health and Human Services officials made the informal pitch to lawmakers, with a formal White House request expected at a ...