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ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, held a telephone conversation today focused on enhancing cooperation and strengthening ties across various sectors, with a special emphasis on economic and developmental areas. The discussion was aimed at furthering the mutual interests of both ...

AJMAN / WAM The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) granted the emirate of Ajman membership to the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Ajman joins 356 cities worldwide, showcasing its commitment to lifelong learning and fostering the exchange of ideas between member cities to achieve quality education. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, confirmed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ministers representing 123 World Trade Organisation (WTO) members issued on Sunday a Joint Ministerial Declaration marking the finalisation of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement, according to a statement by the WTO. Ministers also issued a submission asking for the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), taking place in Abu Dhabi on 26th-29th February, to incorporate ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the inauguration the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi. The event was also attended by a number of ministers, heads of delegations of participating countries, and representatives from ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), in line with the UAE leadership’s vision and its commitment to early childhood development, has launched its Parent-friendly Label programme for a third cycle and is now accepting applications for organisations to earn the label. The programme, which first launched in 2021, invites semi-government, private and third-sector ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Goldman Sachs and Mubadala Investment Company have signed a $1bn separately managed account (Partnership) in which Mubadala and Goldman Sachs Alternatives will co-invest in private credit opportunities throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Partnership will be managed by Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with a dedicated on-the-ground team across multiple Asia Pacific markets. The global ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has organised the “ADAFSA Innovates” event at the Agricultural Oasis in the Sheikh Zayed Festival — Al Wathba from February 20-25. This is part of their participation in the UAE Innovation Month 2024 activities. The event included a series of innovative programmes and activities in the field ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Seremaiah Nawalu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade of the Republic of Vanuatu. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, the two ministers reviewed bilateral relations and areas of cooperation between the UAE and the Republic of ...

HONG KONG / WAM About 1.44 million travellers visited the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday from Feb 10-17, with 1.26 million of them coming from the Chinese mainland, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said. Speaking to the media for the first time in the Year of the Dragon, the chief executive expressed his optimism ...

BEIJING / WAM China’s central bank announced its first medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation in the Year of the Dragon, continuing a streak of 15 consecutive months of net fund injections through MLF loans to maintain reasonable and ample liquidity in the banking system. According to Global Times, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has announced that a sum of ...