PRISTINA / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo. During the meeting, which took place in Pristina, Kosovo, Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his wishes for further progress ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group on Tuesday announced the signing of a General Corporate Facility agreement with a syndicate of 13 regional and international banks. The multi-currency facility, equivalent to around $2 billion, includes three tranches amounting to EUR 600 million, $620 million, and AED2,863 million with a tenure of up to 2.5 years. The demand for the ...

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. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and Sky News Arabia Academy (Snaa) signed a cooperative memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer the College of Arts and Sciences students comprehensive knowledge, understanding, and skills to excel in the field of mass communication. The main aim of the MoU is to train future media professionals in the fields of TV, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has welcomed several prominent wealth and asset management (WAM) firms, bringing the total number of WAM companies in the centre to over 300. This milestone reinforces DIFC’s position as the leading financial centre for WAM companies in the Measa region. With an industry size of $450 billion, DIFC’s 300 WAM firms represent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Health and Emirates Medical Association (EMA), a non-profit organisation represents physicians and allied health professionals in the UAE, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and advance medical education and research opportunities in the UAE. The MoU signing is a significant milestone for both entities and contributes to the strengthening of the Abu Dhabi ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Essa Al Ghurair Investment LLC, as part of a collaboration on the ministry’s National Carbon Sequestration Project. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, and Essa Abdullah Al Ghurair, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Essa Al ...

BLOOMBERG Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has a lot to boast about — the best direct flight connectivity across Europe, a terminal layout that’s easy to navigate, and an underground railway station that links it to major cities across Europe. Now a proposal for a capacity cap to minimise noise stands to dim the allure of one of Europe’s prime hubs. The ...