Dubai / WAM Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) secured a $230 million unsecured loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), one of China’s ‘Big Four’ state-owned commercial banks. The loan deal was agreed with the bank’s branch located at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a statement said. The five-year loan is part of ENOC’s ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Ethiopian International Office recently organised a roundtable in Nairobi, Kenya, which brought together representatives from the East African Community, EAC, to discuss and review opportunities for cooperation and investment in the agri-business industry for Dubai businesses and their East African counterparts. The 2nd East Africa and Dubai Agribusiness Roundtable meeting ...

  Vienna / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, last week presented to the international community the UAE’s plans for communicating with the public during a nuclear emergency. Fahad Al Bloushi, FANR Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response, delivered the presentation in Vienna to the Eighth Meeting of the Representatives of Competent Authorities identified under the Convention on ...