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Jardine’s Singapore stocks dropped $5bn

Bloomberg Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd group stocks have turned from some of Singapore’s best performers to the worst this year amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. Shares of the venerable trading firm, which gets more than half of its annual revenue from Southeast Asia, dropped 8.6% last month, ranking it among the worst performers on the Straits ...

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ADX waives its minimum commission fee on trading

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has announced it waived its minimum commission fee on trades in all listed securities starting from August 31 to further encourage market participation among individual investors on one of the best performing markets in the world this year. The decision follows the announcement of a 50% reduction in trading commissions ...

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Sheikh Mohamed, US defence chief review consolidating ties

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin reviewed strengthening the defence cooperation ties between two friendly nations and exchanged views over a number of issues of interest. This came in a phone call ...

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UAE, Dutch ministers discuss cooperation in security field

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has met with Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security and the accompanying delegation. The meeting, which took place at Sheikh Saif’s office at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), touched upon several issues of common interest, especially in ...

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DCT Abu Dhabi updates ‘green list’ countries

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has issued the updated ‘green list’ of countries. All travellers arriving from these destinations will be exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in Abu Dhabi. Travellers will be required to present a negative PCR Covid-19 test valid for a maximum of 48 hours ...

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India, Bahrain celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties

DELHI / WAM India and Bahrain are celebrating this year the golden jubilee of their diplomatic relations, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release. Coinciding with this important occasion, V Muraleedharan, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, began a three-day visit to Bahrain. On the first day of his visit, Muraleedharan met with Abdullatif bin Rashid ...

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Adnoc awards offshore block rights to Pakistani consortium

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced the signing of a historic exploration concession agreement, awarding exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 5 to a consortium of four Pakistani companies — Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), and Government Holdings (Private) Limited ...

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Abu Dhabi plans region’s largest fresh produce AgTech Park

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a diverse portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, on Tuesday unveiled its plans to launch the UAE’s first fresh produce AgTech Park to accelerate sustainable innovation-centric food production and distribution. The new AgTech Park project in Al Ain Industrial City ...

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National Pavilion UAE receives Golden Lion Award in Venice

Venice / WAM The National Pavilion UAE was awarded the Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at La Biennale Architettura 2021 at an awards ceremony in Venice. The Golden Lion award is the Biennale’s top honour. Curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, Wetland, the National Pavilion UAE’s tenth exhibition at La Biennale Architettura, was selected by the ...

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