LATAKIA / WAM As part of Operation Gallant Knight 2 launched by the Ministry of Defence, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) organised a group iftar for several cancer patients and their families in Latakia Governorate, Syria, in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Farah Association for Supporting Children with Cancer. The initiative aims to provide moral and ...

VIENNA / WAM The Opec Fund for International Development (Opec Fund) has entered into two separate loan agreements worth $20 million each with Acwa Power. The funds will be used to support the construction and operation of two wind power plants — the 500 MW Dzhankeldy wind farm and the 500 MW Bash wind power plant, located in the Bukhara ...

NEW DELHI / WAM The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected growth in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) to moderate to 6.4% in fiscal year (FY) 2023 ending on March 31, 2024 and rise to 6.7% in FY2024, driven by private consumption and private investment on the back of government policies to improve transport infrastructure, logistics, and the business ecosystem. ...