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Bloomberg Japan will require negative Covid-19 test results for travellers coming from China, as the country of 1.4 billion throws open its borders from January 8 and abandons its Covid Zero policy at a rapid pace. The policy will take effect from December 30, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters in Tokyo. Those who have been in mainland China within ...

  New York / WAM Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations, expressed the UAE’s strong condemnation of the decision by the Taliban to ban women from working in national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Ambassador Nusseibeh warned that at a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy has announced that Creative Zone, one of the UAE’s largest consulting and business establishment companies, has joined the NextGenFDI initiative through foreign direct investments which launched in July 2022, with the aim of attracting digitally advanced companies to enter the UAE market, and developing the next generation of startups in the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Senior executives from Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – Kezad group, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi, have attended the ground breaking of Metal Park Investment ME Ltd’s integrated Metal Park in Abu Dhabi. Covering a total land area of 450,000 square metres, the upcoming Metal Park in Kezad will be ...

Bloomberg The world faces a recession in 2023 as higher borrowing costs aimed at tackling inflation cause a number of economies to contract, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The global economy surpassed $100 trillion for the first time in 2022 but will stall in 2023 as policy makers continue their fight against soaring prices, the ...

  Dubai / WAM The pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant site that Dewa is building in Hatta is 58.48% complete. This is the first station of its kind in the GCC, with investments of up to AED1.421 billion. The project is planned for completion in Q4 of 2024. The power plant will have a production capacity of 250 megawatts (MW), a ...

  Dubai / WAM In line with the adoption of Resolution No. 81 approved by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approving the organisational structure of Dubai Land Department (DLD), and in line with the strategies drawn by the UAE’s wise leadership for the upcoming development ...

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, approved the emirate’s general budget for 2023 with total expenditures amounting to nearly AED32.2 billion. The general budget for the year aims to achieve financial sustainability and enhance the economic competitiveness of the emirate. This budget was based on strengthening ...

  Sharjah / Gulf Time AGMC, the official importer of BMW group vehicles for Dubai, Sharjah, and the Northern Emirates, expands its footprint in Sharjah as it breaks ground on what will be a 117,000 square foot facility located on Sharjah’s Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. As part of AGMC’s network expansion and commitment to accommodate existing and potential clients, ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) has signed a partnership agreement with J5 Rimal Hotels to boost their cooperation and coordinate their efforts to protect women’s and children’s rights. The agreement was signed by Ibrahim Owghan, Director of Corporate Support, and Kinan Al Ghraoui, CEO, J5 Rimal Hotels, in the presence of senior officials ...