ABU DHABI/WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, held a bilateral meeting with Nicolás Grau, the Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism of Chile, to explore new avenues to strengthen economic ties between the two countries in the fields of new economy, tourism, aviation, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, renewable energy, technology, and agriculture. Bin Touq emphasised the UAE’s robust and …

SHARJAH/WAM The value of real estate trade in the Emirate of Sharjah increased during the first half of 2024 by 35.6 percent, compared to the same period in 2023, with over AED18.2 billion. This is mainly due to the increase in sales transactions, recording 10,809 transactions compared to 6,592 recorded during the same period last year. According to the semi-annual report on the real estate sector issued …

DUBAI/WAM Al Ansari Financial Services (AAFS) has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to purchase 100 percent of BFC Group Holdings W.L.L., (BFCGH), a prominent foreign exchange and remittance group incorporated in Bahrain, for a total acquisition purchase price of US$200 million (AED735 million). AAFS plans to secure financing under customary market terms to finance the acquisition. The acquisition …