DUBAi / WAM Dubai Customs announced the completion of five million transactions in the first quarter of this year, according to latest figures. This is equivalent to the double number of transactions in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, and 20% more than Q1 2020, in which 4 million transactions were completed, according to a Dubai Customs statement on Saturday. ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that as part of the expansion of the eligibility criteria for Covid-19 vaccination, women who are breastfeeding as well as those who are planning to conceive can take the mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech). Furthermore, patients who had Covid-19 no longer need to wait for three months to get the vaccine. They can ...

VIENNA / WAM The Opec Fund for International Development has announced the signing of a $50 million term loan agreement with ACWA Power to support the construction and operation of a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle gas-turbine power plant in Sirdarya, Uzbekistan. The new plant, located near the border with Tajikistan, will replace an ageing, less efficient thermal power facility, ...