Abu Dhabi / WAM Ahmed Al Naqbi, CEO of Emirates Development Bank (EDB), revealed bank’s plans to launch an AED 1 billion direct investment fund in 2022 to support SMEs and industrial companies that need financing and investment in priority sectors, such as manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, food security and technology. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al ...

MORONI / WAM President Azali Assoumani of the Republic of Comoros has received Saeed Mohammed Al Maqbali, UAE Ambassador to Comoros, in the capital, Moroni. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance relations between the two brotherly countries across all sectors, in addition to many issues of common interest. President Assoumani lauded UAE-Comoros ties, stressing the need to develop ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar PV Complex, one of the largest solar PV plant in West Africa financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and selected under the ADFD-Irena Project Facility, is now fully operational. The 50-megawatt (MW) project in Blitta, Togo, will supply reliable, clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and ...