GENEVA / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, participated in the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on Wednesday, the final meeting before the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi of which he is Chair. The General Council, the highest decision-making body of the WTO outside of …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA) programme, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Programme, at the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024, being held in Dubai under the theme of “Shaping Future Government”. Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, …

WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices lingered near a two-month low on Wednesday, trading below the key $2,000- per-ounce level, as a stronger-than-expected US inflation report prompted traders to trim bets for deeper rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. According to Reuters, spot gold was flat at $1,992.21 per ounce (Oz) as of 0429 GMT after hitting its lowest since …