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Ajman Free Zone partners with AlHabbai
One of the pact's aims is easing access to residence visas.
- Providing more competitive features and choices for medical examinations part of the partnership.
- AFZ committed to exploring and establishing partnerships with various sectors to deliver unified and efficient services to investors, said the director general.
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FedEx turnover rises to $23.5 bn
E-commerce growth has benefited the company.
- The company's turnover rose 14 percent to $23.5 billion, significantly more than expected by analysts, who had pegged it at $22.47 billion
- All the group's sectors benefited from the growth surge, from the urgent delivery service of FedEx Express to the ordinary transport of mail and parcels in FedEx Ground
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Aldar-ADQ grp to buy SODIC share
The Abu Dhabi based consortium will focus on identifying growth opportunities and guiding the company’s long-term strategy.
- The Abu Dhabi based consortium will focus on identifying growth opportunities and guiding the company’s long-term strategy
- The consortium’s objective is to advance SODIC’s position as a leading national developer by scale and reputation
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Dubai South and Huawei ink deal
The pact entails building smart transportation ecosystem.
- They will also explore innovative solutions to support a mixed-traffic, intelligent transport system for autonomous and driver-assisted vehicles.
- The two entities will also develop and promote unified international cybersecurity standards to safeguard digital transformation projects.
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QA arm expands Gulfstream fleet
Qatar Executive is a business-jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways.
- Qatar Executive is a business-jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways
- It now has a total of 11 Gulfstream G650ER aircraft in its fleet
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Qantas picks Airbus over Boeing
Boeing currently supplies much of Qantas' domestic fleet.
- Qantas Airlines committed to buying 20 Airbus A321XLR planes and 20 A220-300 jets from Airbus
- Boeing currently supplies much of Qantas' domestic fleet
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Borouge and ADNOC sign agreement
ADNOC L&S will manage integrated logistics for Borouge.
- The pact covers transportation and handling operations for Borouge-manufactured polymer products at Khalifa Port for export.
- The new agreement will see 85 percent of its value flow back to the UAE’s economy, accelerating the development of critical local supply chain functions.
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Mubadala and AD Gaming sign MoU
Both will cooperate to build a gaming and esports ecosystem in UAE.
- Part of the MoU is content creation, as well as support gaming initiatives and events in the UAE.
- The gaming and esports markets in the MENA region are growing faster than anywhere else in the world, says the AD Gaming Director of Strategy.
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EDB, Jetro ink investment deal
The agreement will promote direct investment in various fields.
- This agreement will highlight Bahrain as an investment hub for Japanese companies
- Bahrain recently ranked first for availability of advanced computer programming talent in ICT
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Al Tamouh, Al Qudra merger okayed
International Holding Company has formally agreed to the merger.
- The Board of Directors of Al Qudra Holdings has also approved a new foreign ownership limit of 30 percent of outstanding shares
- Previously, only UAE nationals were permitted to own shares in the company
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SIATT is Brazilian smart weapons and high-tech systems specialist.
- The acquisition follows a cooperation agreement signed by both companies in Rio de Janeiro in April this year.
- SIATT specialises in the integration of systems with high technological content, which provides solutions to the demands of the defense and aerospace sectors.
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Aramco to invest in LNG
The deal will be Aramco's first international investment in LNG.
- Aramco is likely to acquire a minority stake worth $500 million in MidOcean Energy, which is managed by the US investment firm EIG.
- Aramco wants to become "a leading global LNG player", the firm's upstream president Nasir K. al-Naimi said.
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Binance selling Russia business
Binance is likely to sell its Russian assets to CommEX.
- The move comes months after reports suggested US authorities were investigating possible sanctions violations.
- The firm said the process would take a year to complete and would involve selling its assets to CommEX, a company that only launched on Tuesday.