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Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission may start its review of Ukrainian government policies as soon as September 21 as the country seeks to unlock a $5 billion loan frozen since last year. The mission will probably work virtually because of the pandemic, Vladyslav Rashkovan, Ukraine’s representative at the Washington-based lender, told reporters at the YES conference in Kyiv. Ukraine ...

Dubai / WAM DP Wo­­­rld, UAE Region’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), seeks to pave the way for the construction industry with its participation in The Big 5 2021. One of the largest construction and contracting events in the Middle East region, the event is scheduled to take place from September 12-15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Jafza’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdullah Mohamed Almazrui, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has received Madiyar Menilbekov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE, at the Chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi. Attended by Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber, both sides discussed promoting economic and trade cooperation between businesses in both Abu Dhabi and ...

MOSCOW / WAM The activities of the “Sharjah Week in Russia” held during the visit of Sharjah’s trade mission to Russia are currently underway. The mission is headed by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Centre (SEDC). The mission held the Sharjah-Russia Business Forum under the title “Cooperation Opportunities between Industrial Companies”, ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority (Saif Zone) is taking part in The Big 5, the largest and most influential building and construction exhibition in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, which takes place from September 12-15 at the Dubai World Trade Center. The Saif Zone will leverage this opportunity to highlight its various services ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 298,919 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. As ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the deployment of 126 public buses “Expo Rider” to serve Expo 2020 Dubai visitors for free from nine locations across Dubai. Additionally, the RTA will launch two routes for Expo visitors from hotels directly to the site. The RTA will also deploy buses within the Expo from the parking area ...

Vienna / WAM Sarah Falaknaz, Head of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Committee Group, explored with Hans Nissl, Head of the Austrian-Emirati Friendship Society in Vienna, the prospects of cementing parliamentary cooperation between the Federal National Council and Austria’s National Council. The two sides underlined the importance of accelerating the exchange of expertise and transfer of knowledge as well exchanging views ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas, CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors of MenaLabs – Clinical Pathology Services in Dubai, confirmed that MenaLabs laboratories has the ability to perform 3,500 distinct tests, and that more than 2,000 various tests are performed daily in all different types of laboratory and genetic tests. Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas has argued that PCR ...

MOSCOW / WAM The UAE-Russian Business Forum has held its third session at the headquarters of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Russian capital, Moscow, as part of the visit of an Emirati delegation led by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The visit, which will continue until ...