The plans mark a first step in improving economic ties between the two neighbours, a relationship that worsened after clashes in the remote Himalayan border in 2020
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UAE, China to improve investment flow with a focus on AI, clean energy, and future economy sectors
UAE is the second-largest trading partner of China in the Arab world acquiring 20 percent of its total trade, while the volume of Emirati investments in China amount to approximately $544.5 million
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Tech, energy, tourism in focus as $24bn deals boost Arab-China ties
For China, the Middle East is a strategic point in its new silk road, with focus on energy, infrastructure construction, trade, and investment in the region
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Changing times: What China in the Middle East looks like in 2020, and beyond
So China’s presence in the Middle East has dramatically changes over the decades and what is going to happen over the next couple of decades over the next 20 years or so will have huge ramifications for business in the Middle East and it will have big implications for the competitive landscape and how companies actually operate here.
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Video: UAE-China trade relationship deepens
Chinese engineering contractors based in the UAE are reporting massive increases in revenue as the relationship between the two countries continues to blossom.
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UAE-China links to strengthen further during Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s visit
UAE-China trade hit $11.2 billion in Q1 2019
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Opinion: China’s big shopping sprees are so 2016
Gone are the mega deals for strategic assets in the West. Foreign fashion brands, commercial real estate and all things Belt and Road are safe
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China to invest $3.4bn in Dubai-based trading facilities
China will invest $2.4bn in Dubai operation that will be used to store Chinese products for shipping around the world
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Dubai developer opens Shanghai office as Chinese investments soar
Sobha Realty announces its foray into China with the opening of its first sales office in Shanghai
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain targets Chinese fashion, news aggregation firms
Bahrain Economic Development Board CEO Khalid Al Rumaihi said that Bahrain-China links are still hampered by a lack of direct air connectivity between the two countries
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Chinese power firm plans $1bn Saudi solar park
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group signs agreement with Ajlan & Bros to launch solar thin-film industrial park in Saudi Arabia
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Video: Is now the right time to invest in Ethiopia?
The accession of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of Ethiopia in April has heralded a political and economic sea change in the East African country.
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Africa and Middle East strategically positioned to capitalise on Belt and Road
Brand View: The Belt and Road Initiative will bring huge benefits to Africa and the Middle East, according to Standard Chartered Bank’s Sarmad Lone and Saif Malik, co-heads of Global Banking, Africa and Middle East
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China’s ‘Silk Road’ project runs into roadblock over approach to foreign aid
‘Belt and Road’ infrastructure programme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and resources, and boosting Beijing’s influence abroad
