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  Dubai / WAM Amanat Holdings has announced its financial results for the first six months of this year, reporting an adjusted net profit of AED67.4 million, a 7 percent increase on the AED63.1 million reported in the same period of 2021. On an adjusted basis, excluding the prior year’s gain on sale and trading results from divested entities, the ...

  Cairo / WAM Hamid Al Zaabi, Director-General of the Executive Office for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AML/CTF), has met with Ahmed Khalil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit (Egyptian AML/CTF), as well as Judge Hatem Aly, Regional Representative of the United National Office on Drugs and Crime ...

Bloomberg China fired its largest missile tests in Taiwan’s waters in decades, the day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing by visiting the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The People’s Liberation Army fired 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles into waters north, east and south of Taiwan between 13:56 p.m. and 16:00 p.m. local time Thursday, the island’s ...

Bloomberg Argentina’s new Economy Minister Sergio Massa pledged Wednesday night to stop printing money that helps fuel runaway inflation, outlining his strategy to turn around the country’s deepening crisis. Massa rolled out his economic roadmap after being sworn in by President Alberto Fernandez as the third such minister in a month. Massa’s measures also focused on boosting exports, reducing the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed a new data-sharing partnership with TradingView, a US-based leading financial information portal, to help attract a new generation of global traders and investors to the exchange. As part of the agreement, ADX market data is now live on TradingView’s platform and accessible by a large base of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) has announced opening the e-registration for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), taking place on February 20-24, 2023. Organised by Adnec at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – in collaboration ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has kickstarted the Dynamics of Circularity Series, a periodic stakeholder assembly aimed at sharing knowledge, building capacities, and exploring opportunities to implement circular economy practices in priority sectors. As part of the series, the ministry organised a workshop dedicated to the F&B sector in partnership with UAE Food & ...

Bloomberg House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged that the US wouldn’t abandon Taiwan, reaffirming American support for the democratically elected government in Taipei despite threats of fresh trade curbs and military actions by Beijing. Pelosi made her comments on Wednesday during a Presidential Office ceremony with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. The California Democrat’s arrival in Taiwan late Tuesday made her the ...

Bloomberg AP Moller Maersk A/S raised its profit forecast for this second time this year after congestion on trade lanes boosted global freight rates, creating an “exceptional market” for transport companies. Maersk, which controls about one-sixth of the world’s container trade, and its peers have benefited from supply-line disruptions as a shortage of shipping capacity has enabled them to charge ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is continuing to maintain its regional and international leadership as a distinguished travel destination and a preferred country for living and working. Due to the directives of its leadership, the country witnessed progress in terms of outcomes and indicators, which confirmed its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The country has strengthened ...