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Bananas with GI tag from India shipped to Dubai
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AFD approves €83M loan to Egypt for electricity sector
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Investor sells his 2.4 stake in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank for $300 million
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UAE Central Bank ups overnight rates, hours after US Fed raised interest
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Twitter lets Arabic users to be addressed in the feminine
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Turkey leaves its interest rate unchanged at 19 percent for third month to support lira
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Egypt’s largest solar plant gets $ 114m financing package
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Saudi Crown Prince urges local businessmen to invest in Egypt
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Lebanon central bank declines to address nation’s deficit through lending
Beirut, Lebanon -- Acting Lebanese Central Bank Governor Wassim Mansouri has said the bank will not be providing government lending...
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Mawani and Rotterdam Port partner to develop smart ports
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has reached a partnership deal with Port of Rotterdam to collaborate in...
- The deal will enhance cooperation between both entities in port corporatization, a widely-adopted business model based on outsourcing terminal operations to the private sector.
- Mawani had earlier inked a deal with Port of Antwerp International (PAI) to bolster mutual cooperation in the domains of port optimization and digital transformation.
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Saudi industry ministry and German firms to develop human resources
Berlin, Germany -- A delegation of Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, which visited Germany, discussed enhancing cooperation to...
- The delegation met with officials of the German automobile manufacturer Porsche at the company’s headquarters.
- The delegation discussed cooperation opportunities as well as initiatives and programs for developing human capacities with the German companies Schüller, Festo and KSB.