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DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, addressed the World Government Summit in Dubai on Tuesday. The speech was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; ...

DUBAI / WAM The Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, witnessed a session presented by His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, titled, “Journey of Wisdom” during the 7th World Government Summit. During his speech, Sheikh Saif ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group announced plans to expand its aviation operations in Egypt through its acquisition of a share in the jet fuel hydrant system at Terminal 2 of Cairo International Airport. The Group also plans to establish a physical presence by opening an office for its aviation operations and jet fuel marketing, serving as a catalyst to enable ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has visited the 2019 World Government Summit hosted in Dubai. The three-day forum has seen the participation of over 4,000 heads of state, government, ministers, officials, and experts representing some 140 countries. During the visit, ...

Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, announced that the World Bank will be establishing its office in ADGM on Al Maryah Island. The signing of an agreement to set up the office was witnessed by Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Merza Hussain Hasan, Executive Director ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A new edition of the book ‘With United Strength: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan: The Leader and the Nation’ has been published in German. The new publication is an important part of the work of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR, in preserving the history and experiences of the late Sheikh Zayed ...

Dubai / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has called for the world’s nations to recognise the importance and power of culture as an engine of economic development, diplomacy and as a tool to bring renewed hope to people’s lives. Speaking at a plenary session on the final day of the seventh World Government ...

DUBAI / WAM A new study on how post-conflict trade opportunities can be developed by emerging countries was published on the concluding day of the World Government Summit in Dubai. ‘Post-Conflict Trade: Case studies and lessons for Ethiopia and Eritrea’ was launched by the Economist Intelligence Unit after being commissioned to conduct the research by DP World. Identifying sensible opportunities ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration said the US president still wants to meet China’s Xi Jinping in an effort to end the trade war, a sign of optimism as negotiators from the world’s two-biggest economies start their latest round of talks this week. “He wants to meet with President Xi very soon,” White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News. ...

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co. took an $83 million charge related to the compensation of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn as the Japanese automaker reeling from the shock arrest of the iconic executive warned of its lowest profit in six years. Operating profit will be 450 billion yen ($4.1 billion) this fiscal year, Nissan said on Tuesday. That’s down from Nissan’s previous ...