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Nasdaq Dubai welcomed three new Sukuk issuances by Indonesia totalling US$2.35 billion
DUBAI: Nasdaq Dubai welcomed three Sukuk issued by the Republic of Indonesia (Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III) totalling US$2.35 billion, under its US$35 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme. These new listings reinforce Dubai’s stature…
Egypt’s agricultural exports rise to $2.9bn in first half
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk announced that total agricultural exports during the first half of this year reached 4.9 million tonnes with a cash value of $2.9 billion, registering an increase of $600 million…
FTZs set pace for China’s high-quality reform, opening up
BEIJING: China has established 22 free-trade zones (FTZs) since 2013, when the first one was set up in east China’s Shanghai. From coastal areas to central inland regions and border provinces, these FTZs have been setting the pace for China’s high-qua…
UNCTAD calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
GENEVA: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today launched The Digital Economy Report 2024, shedding light on the significant environmental impact of the global digital sector and the disproportionate burden developing countries bear.
This detailed rep…
Dubai Mercantile Exchange announces name change to Gulf Mercantile Exchange
DUBAI: Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) announced that it will officially change its name to Gulf Mercantile Exchange (GME) effective 2nd September 2024.
This strategic rebranding follows the recent addition of Saudi Tadawul Group (STG) as a new strat…
UAE participates in 65th session of WIPO, reviews its efforts in building competitive intellectual property protection system
GENEVA: Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, led the UAE delegation participating in the 65th session of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) member states, which began at the Organisation’s headquarters in…
RWE, Masdar’s 3-gigawatt Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms reach key development milestone
ABU DHABI: RWE and Masdar have achieved a key milestone for the DBS (Dogger Bank South) Offshore Wind Farms as the Development Consent Order (DCO) application has been accepted into the UK Planning Inspectorate examination phase.
The DBS East and DBS…
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy reviews performance of sustainable energy programmes, projects
DUBAI: H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), chaired the 83rd meeting of the Council, which was held virtually in the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the DSCE.
The meetin…
Developing world’s largest food trade logistics hub in Dubai will help boost UAE’s food security: Amna Al Dahak
ABU DHABI: Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, affirmed that the launch of the plan to develop the world’s largest logistics hub for the trade of foodstuffs, vegetables, and fruits, and the establ…
UAE leaders congratulate Governor-General of Bahamas on Independence Day
ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Cynthia Pratt on the occasion of her country’s Independence Day.
His Highness Sheikh…
