Several ministers of agriculture and food security from UN's Food and Agriculture Organization member states at the event discussed key innovative solutions to transform food systems in a way that contributes to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in addition to reviewing the challenges.
UAE discusses global economic challenges in EBRD meeting
SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), participated in the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) here on May 16-18. The meeting discussed global economic challenges and prospects for economic growth. The UAE delegation...
ACWA Power to invest $2.5bn in Uzbekistan green energy projects
Dubai, UAE -- Saudi ACWA Power has signed three power purchase agreements and investment agreements valued at $2.5 billion with Uzbekistan to develop solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in several cities of the central Asian nation. The pacts were signed with Uzbekistan’s Joint-Stock Company (JSC) National...
Russia portrays Samarkand summit as alternative to West
Showcasing its growing rift with the Western world, Vladimir Putin will meet China's Xi Jinping and other Asian leaders in a regional summit in Samarkand. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was set up in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to rival Western institutions.
