October, 2023

• 4 October

  To celebrate the National Day and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Oneroad Group Dubai Chinese Brand Carnival concluded successfully

  

  DUBAI / GULF TIME In order to celebrate China’s National Day and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the carnival event hosted by Oneroad Group and participated by many Chinese brands was successfully held in Burj Park, Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Chinese Consul General in Dubai Li Xuhang, Sheikh Rashid Bin Nasser Al Nuaimi, United Arab Emirates Government ...

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• 4 October

  The 8th edition of the Residency and Citizenship Expo to open in Abu Dhabi, October 6 and 7

  

  ABU DHABI / GULF TIME The International Residency and Citizenship Expo organized by Dome Exhibitions is set to run from October 6 to 7, 2023, at the Conrad Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, specialists from leading immigration consultancies will offer professional guidance and consultancy for those looking to buy 2nd citizenships in return of investing in properties and donating abroad and ...

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• 4 October

  Rakez, Amazon UAE collaborate to empower SMEs grow online

  

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) and Amazon UAE have signed an MoU to enable businesses registered within the hub to sell their products to millions of customers across the UAE on Amazon.ae. The initiative aims to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to scale their businesses online, enabling them to leverage Amazon’s capabilities, tools, ...

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• 4 October

  Masdar enters Tajikistan, eyes 500MW clean energy projects

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM MW Energy, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and W Solar Investment, has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MOEWR) to explore 500 MW capacity of clean energy projects, including floating solar power and hydropower, in landlocked and water-abundant Tajikistan. The MoU was signed during ...

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• 4 October

  CBUAE lifts monitoring imposed on bank operating in UAE

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced the conclusion of administrative measures it had previously imposed on a bank operating in the UAE. This is a result of the bank’s adherence to the directives of the CBUAE with regard to the appointment of a consultant to take action and remediate its Anti Money Laundering (AML) ...

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• 4 October

  UAE Foreign Minister, Chilean counterpart discuss bilateral cooperation in Santiago

  

  SANTIAGO / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, discussed bilateral relations and means to further develop them across various sectors. This came during the meeting held in the capital, Santiago, as part of the working visit that HH Sheikh Abdullah made to the ...

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• 4 October

  Thai Airways flights from China full after visa waiver for visitors

  

  BLOOMBERG Thai Airways International Pcl says flights from China have been over 90% full after Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy temporarily relaxed visa rules for visitors. “We have seen significant growth in terms of Chinese traffic into Thailand,” the carrier’s Chief Commercial Officer Korakot Chatasingha told Bloomberg Television. Thailand is banking on Chinese visitors to lead a spending recovery as policy ...

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• 4 October

  China’s planemaker gets $9.9bn order for 100 C919 planes

  

  BLOOMBERG China Eastern Airlines Corp ordered 100 C919 single-aisle planes from Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd, dealing a potential blow to Boeing Co, which hasn’t had a large order from Chinese carriers in years. The order is worth $9.9 billion at list prices, but a significant discount has been applied, Shanghai-based China Eastern said in a statement. Airlines typically ...

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• 3 October

  Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Energy joins EAD’s commitment to nature-based solutions, planting 700,000 mangroves

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Energy, the Abu Dhabi-based international energy company, has announced a major commitment to enhancing the role of nature–based solutions by planting 100,000 mangroves a year until 2030. The company is one of the first to join forces with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and its Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI) to accelerate conservation ...

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• 3 October

  Adnoc, Fertiglobe to pilot modular carbon capture technology

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc and Fertiglobe, the strategic partnership between Adnoc and OCI Global, on Tuesday announced the pilot deployment of the world’s first cost-effective modular CycloneCC carbon capture unit at Fertiglobe’s 100 percent owned nitrogen fertiliser plant in the Al Ruwais Industrial Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The CycloneCC technology, which has been developed by Carbon Clean, is designed ...

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