VIENNA / WAM Support for economic recovery, new infrastructure funding and boosting food security are some of the highlights of the projects the Opec Fund for International Development has approved at the 179th session of its Governing Board in Vienna on Thursday. The $233 million in new funding will benefit public sector projects promoting sustainable development around the world. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Building on the success of the Atmah project, the region’s first Social Impact Bonds, the Authority of Social Contribution (Ma’an) announced an AED4 million investment by Aldar to be allocated to two Social Contracting projects. The new social investment contributions include AED2.7 million for family counselling services project by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority; ...

MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met on Thursday with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in Moscow. They discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. They exchanged views on key developments and challenges ...