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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…
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…
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…
ADDC launches Energy Efficiency Clubs with leading industrial partners
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), has launched its Energy Efficiency Clubs. This initiative is in collaboration with three of Abu Dhabi’s most prominent industrial sites: Ag…
Expanding UAE economic partnerships enhance industrial companies’ access to global markets: Thani Al Zeyoudi
YEKATERINBURG: Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, highlighted that the UAE’s participation as a Partner Country at INNOPROM 2024 International Industrial Trade Fair in Yekaterinburg, Russia, underscores the country’s …
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure launches ‘National Green Certificates Programme’
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has launched the National Green Certificates Programme, which aims to promote environmentally friendly building practices in line with the objectives of the National Demand-side Management Pr…
Bulgaria’s economy to see 2.3% growth in 2024: UBB
SOFIA: All sectors of the Bulgarian economy were in effect engines of growth in the first quarter of 2024, confirming a positive forecast of economic growth of 2.3 percent in 2024, a United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) report revealed. According to adjusted s…
UAE, Japan discuss enhancing cooperation in field of food security and climate-smart agriculture
DUBAI: Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, held a meeting with Sakamoto Tetsushi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and discussed ways to expand cooperation between the UAE and Japan in …
UAE joins UN Secretary-General’s Critical Energy Transition Minerals Panel in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN: Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, participated at the United Nations’ Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM) Panel hosted in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. The event convened…
China’s consumer prices maintain stable growth in June
BEIJING: China’s consumer prices gained for the fifth straight month in June as the warming consumer sentiment continued to drive domestic demand, official data showed Wednesday.
Xinhua News Agency quoted the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as sa…
