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Abu Dhabi non-oil foreign trade $33.75 billion in first half of 2022
The value of the trade-in commodities from normal metals and their products increased to AED24.51 billion, with a growth rate...
- Exports during the first six months of this year increased to 26 percent, at a value of AED49 billion and 479 million, compared to AED39.19 billion in 2021.
- The trade with Saudi Arabia was the highest at AED28.63 billion, with a growth rate of three percent compared to AED27.90 billion recorded during the same period in 2021.
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Ajman Chamber urges members to diversify investments
The ACCI witnessed the signing of a strategic partnership agreement to supply rosewater between Lavish Perfumes with Lecheq Farm Distillery...
- The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants members to increase the volume of intra-trade.
- The Chamber also wants members to strengthen international relations between business owners in Ajman and their outside counterparts
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Foreign exchange reserves up at $82bn, says Iraq’s Central Bank
Central Bank of Iraq announced that foreign exchange reserves rose to US$82 billion, while gold reserves exceeded 130 tons.
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