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Egypt’s planning ministry announced on Wednesday that the Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC), established by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), has purchased minority stakes in four Egyptian companies valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Among these four companies are

In response to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the $1.28 billion sale of shares in Exxon Mobil’s Nigerian unit to Seplat, Nigeria’s petroleum regulator said it stood by its refusal to approve the deal. Under a newly enacted petroleum

A definitive agreement has been reached between Mubadala Capital, an asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and Canada Cartage, a leading logistics company. To some of Canada’s largest blue-chip companies in grocery, food, retail, and e-commerce, Canada Cartage provides

According to Ministry of Finance statistics, Abu Dhabi’s public spending in the first quarter of 2022 totaled AED87.4 billion, an increase of 19.6 percent and equivalent to AED14.34 billion over the same period last year. Moreover, the figures showed that

An international buyer-seller meet in Ladakh attended by buyers from Dubai and Oman and buyer-seller meetings in the UAE on agricultural and food products with registered geographical indications (GIs) tags, as well as a mango festival in Bahrain, resulted in

In the wake of the developments in Ukraine, food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in July, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). As expected, the UN agency has published its latest Food Price Index, a barometer

A joint development agreement between Masdar and Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd. (TANESCO) has been signed regarding the development of renewable energy projects up to 2 gigawatts (GW). The signing was attended by Hon. January Makamba, Minister for Energy for

Early bird ticket sales for the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS), the UAE capital’s prestigious boating, marine, and fishing show, have begun. From 24 to 27 November 2022, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) will host the fourth

The UAE has witnessed significant growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the recent years, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Economy reported that during the past decade, FDIs increased by 116 percent, amounting to US$20.667 billion in 2021

A growing dependence on innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) is evident in the global media and entertainment services sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) estimates the sector will reach US$2.4 trillion next year, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8 percent