DUBAI, UAE – Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade discussed deeper economic collaboration, including the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Damien O'Connor, New Zealand's Minister of Trade and Export Growth here. During the meeting, which came as part of a visit to...

The European Union and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement which Brussels says can lift exchanges between the two by 30 percent with a decade. The deal, agreed in June 2022 after four years of tough negotiations, is "ambitious", said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Dubai, UAE-- Aiming to boost trade and economic cooperation with New Zealand, Dubai Customs held a meeting with diplomats and economists from there to explore potential for economic growth. Ahmed Mahboub Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs and CEO of Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation, engaged with a delegation of...

Asian indices drifted after losses on Wall Street, as data showing a softening in the US jobs market pointed to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy. Oil dipped, having spiked earlier this week following shock output cuts from OPEC+ crude producers.

Ardern said last week she no longer had "enough in the tank" after steering the country through natural disasters, its worst-ever terror attack and the Covid-19 pandemic. Hipkins was sworn in by Governor-General Cindy Kiro during a ceremony in the capital Wellington, saying he was "energised and excited by the...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – A  report launched Monday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 shows how countries can accelerate the food systems transformation. The report Food Nature and Health Transitions - Repeatable Country Models reveals how actions and investments can accelerate a country’s transition towards food systems that deliver...

One big factor for more HNWIs making their way to the UAE is the ongoing war in Ukraine which has triggered the biggest emigration of millionaires from Russia over the last six months, with forecast net outflows of 15,000 by the end of 2022 -- a massive 15% of its...

The UAE and New Zealand have signed an agreement to enhance collaboration in food security, a step aligning with the UAE’s approach to advance multilateral and bilateral cooperation in the face of global challenges in a bid to build a sustainable future.

According to Statistics New Zealand, the total two-way trade between New Zealand and the UAE in 2021 reached AED8.63 billion ($2.35 million).

After the progress and setbacks to travel and tourism in 2021, enthusiasts are looking to make the best of 2022.

The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country's domestic affairs. Erdogan had pronounced the 10 envoys "persona non grata" on Saturday.

With the latest international climate conference just days away, the proposed ban will halt support to new coal power stations that don't have systems that trap the carbon emissions responsible for global warming.

New Zealand has passed a law that will force banks to reveal the impact of their investments on climate change. The law has been described as a world-first move to make the financial sector's environmental record more transparent.

Together, the airlines are making millions of reward seats available for frequent flyers to access more than 100 destinations.

DUBAI: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced it will issue silver coins that feature Expo 2020’s official mascots, the second commemorative coin produced to mark this global event. The first gold and silver commemorative coins were issued on the occasion of the UAE hosting Expo 2020. The...