ABU DHABI / WAM Total foreign trade between Russia and the UAE is set to reach around $4 billion by the end of this year, said Sergey Cherimin, Minister of the Government of Moscow, head of the Moscow Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations. In 2020, this figure stood at $3.3 billion. In an exclusive interview with ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a letter from President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, regarding bilateral relations and ways to further develop them. In his message, president Aliyev wished the UAE continued progress and prosperity, expressing his eagerness to develop partnerships and advance cooperation between two countries in ...

  DUBAI / WAM Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, met Dr Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development of Mauritius, at the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) headquarters in Dubai. The meeting sought to discuss means of bolstering bilateral cooperation to achieve mutual benefit for both countries. Abdullah Ahmed Al Obaidly, Director of Relations ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) launched the Agricultural Investment Guide 2021-2022 to introduce the diversified investment opportunities available in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and provide guidance on how to benefit from them, to achieve added value to the economy and investors. The guide is a road map to explore the ...

    ABU DHABI / WAM Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have pledged $10 million through the foundation’s matching programme to support humanitarian healthcare programmes in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. The announcement came during a meeting held in Dubai between Bill Gates, the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM International Holding Company (IHC) formally has agreed the merger of its subsidiary Al Tamouh Investments with Al Qudra Holding. The transaction will be completed through the transfer of shares in Al Tamouh Investments in return for the unsecured mandatory convertible bonds issued by Al Qudra Holding. In parallel, the Board of Directors of Al Qudra ...

  Dubai / WAM The Spain Pavilion in the heart of the Sustainability District at Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded a total of 500,000 visits since its opening on October 1. Themed “Intelligence for life”, the pavilion aims to become an example of intelligent creativity, capable of uniting people around sustainable projects in the fields of science, technology, education, and ...

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 278,933 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary ...

    Dubai / WAM The UAE government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new partnership to support the global health sector, under which WHO will adopt the UAE government accelerators model to speed up the achievement of its strategic goals and initiatives, and to ensure providing of healthy lifestyles and prosperity at all ages. The launch ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, will be held from January 15-19, 2022. As the first major sustainability event taking place after COP26, ADSW 2022 will bring together the global community across high-level events, with participants including heads of state, policy makers, industry specialists, technology pioneers ...