Dubai / WAM Abdullah AlLanqawi, General Manager and Treasurer of Ahli United Bank (AUB) Kuwait, on Tuesday rang the Nasdaq Dubai market opening bell to celebrate the listing of a $600 million sukuk issued by the bank. The new listing has increased the total value of debt issuances listed on Nasdaq Dubai by Kuwaiti issuers to $1.51 billion. It has ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM Emirates SkyCargo flew 100 tonnes of relief materials free of charge from Dubai to India during a three week period in May 2021 to support the Indian community to battle the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the Emirates India Humanitarian Airbridge, Emirates donated cargo capacity to transport essential supplies such as relief tents and thousands ...
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Bloomberg Oil declined amid expectations of an upcoming supply increase from Opec+ producers at a time when the delta variant is spreading worldwide and threatening a demand rebound. Futures in New York fell as much as 1.5% on Monday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies will meet on Thursday, when they may decide to boost output ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s entrepot trade amounted to AED 467.5 billion in 2020 despite the ongoing economic slowdown in direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The re-export market accounts for 46.5 percent of the total re-exports and exports of commodities and services in 2020, which are valued at AED1.003 ...
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM The Arab Union for International Exhibitions and Conferences (AUIEC), which operates under the umbrella of the Council of Arab Economic Unity of the Arab League, has announced its intention to launch the first-ever application for exhibitions in the Arab world. The application will enable announcing the agendas of exhibitions and events, to be organised in the AUIEC ...
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CAIRO / WAM Nevine Gamea, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, stated that the UAE is Egypt’s largest trade partner in the Middle East, noting that the size of the trade exchange between the two countries amounted to $4.11 billion in 2020, rising from $3.356 billion in 2019. During her meeting with the UAE Ambassador to Egypt and the UAE’s ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, and General Walter Souza Braga Netto, Brazil’s Minister of Defence, on Monday discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Brazil, during a video conferencing call. During the meeting, which was attended by a number of high-ranking officers and officials from the ministry, the two ministers ...
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AJMAN/ WAM The Department of Economic Development in Ajman (Ajman DED) has signed a cooperation agreement with the International Charity Organisation (ICO) in Ajman. Abdullah Ahmed Al-Hamrani, Director-General of Ajman DED, and Dr. Khaled Abdel-Wahab Al-Khaja, CEO of the ICO, signed the agreement, which aims to enhance charitable and humanitarian work and establish a culture of volunteer and humanitarian work ...
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DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday said the vision, proactive strategy and committed efforts of the UAE’s federal and local teams have enabled the UAE economy to be progressive, resilient and stable and maintain a high level of preparedness to deal with ...
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Cairo / WAM Nevine Gamea, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, stated that the UAE is Egypt’s largest trade partner in the Middle East, noting that the size of the trade exchange between the two countries amounted to $4.11 billion in 2020, rising from $3.356 billion in 2019. During her meeting with the UAE Ambassador to Egypt and the UAE’s ...
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